There have always been areas where I am politically conservative. Unfortunately, there is no political party for people like me. After reading a story in the NY Times this morning, there is one more area to add to my list of conservate leanings. High school principals are cancelling dances because students dance like the hoochies on music videos. The simulation of sex acts, grinding into each other, and 'dropping it low' are making chaperones faint across the land.
I tried to get to a point where I could argue freedom of expression, or that people were in an uproar over the "Twist" back in Chubby Checker's day or that it was harmless. Unfortunately, I cannot get there. It is not freedom of expression, it's highly inappropriate. It's not comparable to the "Twist" because in dancing the "Twist" you don't bend over and grind your ass into a teenager's crotch. It's not harmless, either. Kids get groped and get the message that bending over to take it doggy style or being seen as nothing but a sexual object is an honorable pursuit...instead of say, developing a sense of right and wrong and behavior that's appropriate for public and not appropriate for public consumption.
That being said, I'll be called hypocritical if any of you have ever danced with me while I had my hand down your pants. I'm an adult, hopefully you were an adult, too. There are things we do that are appropriate for adults that are not appropriate for children. Fifteen year olds are children, in case you forgot.
The other area where I'm conservative? Taxes. If you fuckers take one more cent of my paycheck for the horrible service you provide I'm gonna smack you. Thirty-three percent? For the amount of money I pay in taxes every year, I expect 'full-release' the next time I meet an I.R.S. agent...or the President.
Right on the money, PD. I went to the graduation dances for both my 8th graders t a Catholic school, and joined the nun patrol breaking up tight circles of kids protecting the hootchers in the center. Really got my attention, and brought back fond memories of the sock dances in the gym of my youth.
I'm a free speech guy, and I would never buy the shoot an immigrant or other violoent computer games, not would I ban them. But I get really pissed off at all the instant experts, real and imagined, who shout from the rooftops that they're not harmful.
I remember the anti Japanese and German cartoons in movie theaters during WWII. Ask me how long it took me to stop hating. I also recall taunting a German kid when I was with a group of like minded dimwits in the 7th grade, which would have been in 1948.
The principals are sick of children acting worse than animals. It is a sad day for American culture, but there must be boundaries for sick behavior. Thanks for your comments.
Once more, my love of the cheerleader bill is vindicated....
As a culture, we have sexualized children. It is our fault and it makes me sick.
IRS doesn't do full release, but they do bring the crunchy peanut butter lubricant...
I agree that the high school prom has become a mass episode of dry humping and groping. But I wonder if cancelling the dances protects children, or if its meant to keep a few teachers out of trouble, lest they find themselves bumping up against indecency charges.