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exboyfil

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3. Sorry I think the hook

Tue Feb 25, 2014, 04:27 AM

Feb 2014

up culture and promiscuity is libertine. That seems to be what the poster behind the kids seems to be communicating to me. I do not think it is healthy or wise. On the other hand I am all for responsible education about STDs, sex, pregnancy, contraception, and abortion. I am not saying that they cannot have these posters and games at Berkeley, but I am saying that I do not think sex is a game - it is much more serious than that. What adult students see and do at Berkeley is different than what children should be exposed to.

From a purely practical standpoint how much political traction are you going to gain about advancing the important topics noted above if you see nothing wrong with exposing children to displays intended for adults. It would be no different than screening Reservoir Dogs for a group of kids.

As an adult student I view these displays as foolish. That is my right.

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UC Berkeley exposes elementary kids to giant penis, 'pin-the-tail on the anus' game [View all] alp227 Feb 2014 OP

Sorry I can't go there exboyfil Feb 2014 #1

...and comment #1 manages to read like Campus Reform comment alp227 Feb 2014 #2

Sorry I think the hook exboyfil Feb 2014 #3

"Reservoir Dogs"? Really? alp227 Feb 2014 #4

I'm still goggling at "libertine". riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #35

I'd Like to Point Out That Two Weeks ago was National Condom Week DEMTough Feb 2014 #5

exboyfil expressed his admiration for Reagan recently. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #10

So have Obama and Hillary. merrily Feb 2014 #24

Both are misguided in their admiration. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #27

That is not true exboyfil Feb 2014 #29

Pointing out that Reagan was responsible for ignoring the largest crisis to social Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #32

Elementary school kids aren't going to be impressed by much of it. Warpy Feb 2014 #6

Scarred for life. blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #9

I don't think it's right to expect college students to be appropriate for children. JVS Feb 2014 #28

Hmm. davidthegnome Feb 2014 #7

Wow, they start young these days. TexasTowelie Feb 2014 #8

College kids doing typical college stuff on a college campus are not the problem in this story riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #11

Really? UC Berkley officials who authorized pipoman Feb 2014 #12

College kids doing typical college stuff on a college campus are not the problem riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #17

How would the elementary teachers know about National Condom Week? pnwmom Feb 2014 #13

Honestly that doesn't matter.It's Berkeley. If you're going on campus you take your chances riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #18

Lots of people in CA don't know enough about Berkeley to know that -- especially first generation pnwmom Feb 2014 #19

Well my kids are farm kids so I guess my sensibilities maybe different riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #22

Seriously?!?! REP Feb 2014 #33

I work on a large college campus belcffub Feb 2014 #38

It could just as well be the pro-life group with their graphic dismembered fetus pics 5 feet high riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #39

I wish right wing campus reform noamnety Feb 2014 #14

LOL. if those "pro life" protesters were on campus during a kids' tour alp227 Feb 2014 #30

Did you consider the controversy over SI pipoman Feb 2014 #15

see my reply #4 nt alp227 Feb 2014 #31

This sounds like a communication error gollygee Feb 2014 #16

Plus the kids' "trauma" would be directly related to how the adult chaperones reacted. Gormy Cuss Feb 2014 #34

And they say we are modern and have no taboos and superstitions. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #20

the college students serve as an easy target Enrique Feb 2014 #21

Homo or hetero, sexual things to which kids are exposed should be age appropriate. merrily Feb 2014 #23

Uh-oh pintobean Feb 2014 #25

Why were the elementary/middle-school kids touring Berkeley? Brickbat Feb 2014 #26

Last week was National Engineering Week tammywammy Feb 2014 #36

So if the educators were savvy enough to examine the calendar for that riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #40

I'm a graduate student and had no idea there is a national condom week. tammywammy Feb 2014 #41

Hey wingnuts, Coyotl Feb 2014 #37