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Highlander II · 25th June 2003, 02:32 AM

Ya know -- ppl said the same things about Barney - you know - the big purple dinosaur - b/c they 'teleported' or whatever from place to place --- Barney was 'occult-ish' and 'evil' b/c of 'magic' -- *gasp*!

I haven't read the books - yet - but I've seen the two movies - and I didn't see anything 'bad' about them -- when the 'good gusy' win at the end - how can it promote 'bad stuff'??

My other point -- KIDS ARE READING!!! BOOKS!!! WHY IS THIS A BAD THING???

So many ppl are griping about kids watching too much TV or playing too many video games or spending too much time on the internet --- but when kids find something that they want to READ - ppl get all in a huff about it and want to make them stop. I'm not following this train here... I mean, if they were reading porn or something, I could see the problem, but they're reading a work of fiction -- 5 books - most of which are well over, what? 300 pages?? That's a LOT of pages for a 10y/o to read (10 y/o's read these right? younger ppl? I don't know the demographic for HP) -- so why is this even an issue?? Magic isn't BAD - heck, for the most part - it's not even 'real'! You cannot wave a black stick at something, utter some quasi-Latin and turn a frog into a bird! Physics won't allow it - it really can't happen that way!

I'm guessing the words 'fantasy world' mean nothing to these ppl making these silly arguments??

Really - I don't see how kids turning off the PC, the TV, and the game consoles and picking up a BOOK and reading it can EVER be a bad thing --- Kids aren't any more influenced by what they read in books than by what they see on TV, hear on the radio, read on the internet --- if they ARE influenced by these things in a 'bad / negative' way -- then it's the *parents* who have the problem and didn't teach their children properly -- (or that's part of it - don't want to get into a parenting arguement) -- there are so many *other* factors that influence ppl - a little 'interest' in something new or different - ie: magic, etc - isn't a bad thing - they're LEARNING! Just b/c a child looks up information about the occult, doesn't mean s/he is gonna run off and join up - don't they always say 'knowing is half the battle'? then - getting info shouldn't be frowned upon - it should be encouraged. If kids are informed, then they'll *know* not to join these groups - b/c a) their parents wouldn't approve, or b) they realize it may not be healthy for them.

Okay - think I'm done now -- and I still don't see how finding kids reading is a bad thing ----- (have I said that enough yet?)

25th June 2003, 02:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
Highlander II There can be only one!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,408	Ya know -- ppl said the same things about Barney - you know - the big purple dinosaur - b/c they 'teleported' or whatever from place to place --- Barney was 'occult-ish' and 'evil' b/c of 'magic' -- gasp! I haven't read the books - yet - but I've seen the two movies - and I didn't see anything 'bad' about them -- when the 'good gusy' win at the end - how can it promote 'bad stuff'?? My other point -- KIDS ARE READING!!! BOOKS!!! WHY IS THIS A BAD THING??? So many ppl are griping about kids watching too much TV or playing too many video games or spending too much time on the internet --- but when kids find something that they want to READ - ppl get all in a huff about it and want to make them stop. I'm not following this train here... I mean, if they were reading porn or something, I could see the problem, but they're reading a work of fiction -- 5 books - most of which are well over, what? 300 pages?? That's a LOT of pages for a 10y/o to read (10 y/o's read these right? younger ppl? I don't know the demographic for HP) -- so why is this even an issue?? Magic isn't BAD - heck, for the most part - it's not even 'real'! You cannot wave a black stick at something, utter some quasi-Latin and turn a frog into a bird! Physics won't allow it - it really can't happen that way! I'm guessing the words 'fantasy world' mean nothing to these ppl making these silly arguments?? Really - I don't see how kids turning off the PC, the TV, and the game consoles and picking up a BOOK and reading it can EVER be a bad thing --- Kids aren't any more influenced by what they read in books than by what they see on TV, hear on the radio, read on the internet --- if they ARE influenced by these things in a 'bad / negative' way -- then it's the parents who have the problem and didn't teach their children properly -- (or that's part of it - don't want to get into a parenting arguement) -- there are so many other factors that influence ppl - a little 'interest' in something new or different - ie: magic, etc - isn't a bad thing - they're LEARNING! Just b/c a child looks up information about the occult, doesn't mean s/he is gonna run off and join up - don't they always say 'knowing is half the battle'? then - getting info shouldn't be frowned upon - it should be encouraged. If kids are informed, then they'll know not to join these groups - b/c a) their parents wouldn't approve, or b) they realize it may not be healthy for them. Okay - think I'm done now -- and I still don't see how finding kids reading is a bad thing ----- (have I said that enough yet?)