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Post by Hermione Potter on Oct 11, 2003 22:21:28 GMT -5
do you think that emma is like all "sexed up". do you, huh?
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Post by Hermione Potter on Oct 14, 2003 17:34:04 GMT -5
[shadow=red,left,300]as in wering chlothes that are too, like, more mature for her...[/shadow]
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Post by ~*Padfoot*~ on Oct 16, 2003 12:26:34 GMT -5
Well not in the movies obviously, but she does sometimes, like when i saw her on Leno. But how old is she now 13, 14?
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Post by Hermione Potter on Oct 16, 2003 15:33:56 GMT -5
i didn't mean in the movies.
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Post by Philosacratic on Nov 10, 2003 2:17:49 GMT -5
hrm...she's like 13 maybe even 14 now. I don't think she's necessarily sexed up, I just think that the Clothing Industry has sexed up what teenagers wear nowadays. Young ones are no different. ...(lol, thinking back to when I was on the Handbook committee in high school, battling the administration over whether or not girls should be allowed to wear speghetti straps...in the end, I lossed that battle, and the administration banned spegheti straps, but I won a huge victory for attendence records hehe.)
Anyway, I have a sister whose 10 now, and you should see the things she and her friends wear! In the summer...they all have 2 peices! I think its incredibly insane, call me puritanical, but I don't think kids should be allowed such (at least at 10. but, maybe 14. that's almost high school)! At least they weren't (often) bakinis or anything...but the kids at the summer camp I'm a councilor at wear them too, its crazy. Not even the councilors are allowed to wear them! So...no, I don't think Emma is sexed up. I just think she's errr...fashionable...and that a lot of that blame can be placed on what the industry advertises to increasingly younger kids. And I guess the parents, but if I were a parent, I probably wouldn't not allow my kid to wear what her friends were..as long as it wasn't too vulgar. So, its hard to blame them.
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Post by Philosacratic on Nov 11, 2003 15:49:01 GMT -5
Hrm...I didn't just write a double negative there? lol. So much for grammar, at least in the English language.
let me rephrase that silly sentence. If I were a parent, and my kids had friends wearing those kinds of things, I'd find it hard to ban my daughter from wearing it.
there, that should be better! lol
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Post by elysium on Nov 12, 2003 17:29:38 GMT -5
I'm not allowed to wear clothes that show my mid-driff, or my cleavage. That's mainly because my dad thinks I get enough attention without doing that, LOL. I do think that there are extremes that need to be avoided. For example: My cousin wears extremely innapprpriate clothes, and it's kinda embarrassing to look at her. But, my best friend is not even allowed to wear perfume or nail polish, let alone make-up or spaghetti straps! Both situations are a bit appalling, in my opinion. I remember one time when my sister was 17 she wore a top that was a bit short because her new boyfriend was coming over, so my dad put on a pair of dirty, ripped-up jeans. She was embarrassed and commented. His reply was: "If you're not going to respect yourself, I won't either." I don't think girls should be pressured to show off their bodies; I think Britney and Christina are sluts. People, no matter how open-minded, will always judge you by what you wear and the company you keep. And let's face it, they are reflections of you. And Philo, your not Puritanical; you're a concerned brother. I can't count the number of times my older brother and cousins have scared off guys or made me wear their sweaters. It's cool that you care.
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Post by Philosacratic on Nov 13, 2003 13:08:54 GMT -5
I do think that at a certain age, it should be up to the girl what she wears, even if its something I would find untasteful---but I hate how a lot of people get so preocuppied with styles and such. The women I respect most in my life have their own unique styles and wear what they want. Do some show some skin, yes, but its because they choose to and are comfortable with it---not because they're boyfriends think it looks good or because so and so wears it just like that or for extra attraction. I guess being comfortable with yourself should be a person's priority, not with how ya look to others.
Anyway, that's why I tried to allow for girls to wear what they wanted when I was in High School. That, and I knew if they did make that change, it wouldn't be followed. Why bother making rules you can't or won't enforce?
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Post by HikariHeart on Nov 17, 2003 9:40:48 GMT -5
*shrugs* I honestly don't care if people ran around nekkid all day.
Whatever they are more comfortable in.
(But Emma is geting hot, a couple more years and she might even be drool worthy)
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Post by elysium on Nov 17, 2003 12:47:39 GMT -5
Oh, are you one of those lesbians?
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Post by HikariHeart on Nov 17, 2003 19:18:47 GMT -5
No. I'm what people deem bisexual, why?
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Post by elysium on Nov 18, 2003 8:23:36 GMT -5
Well, I was getting ready to answer your post on my column. Are they discriminating against you because of your sexual preference? Because I assumed you meant race. So I'll need to change my advice a little, in terms of what you should do. Are there a lot of bi/homosexual people being discriminated against at your school? Because if there are, it'll be easier to do something about it.
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Post by HikariHeart on Nov 18, 2003 18:31:59 GMT -5
No, I was talking about race. There's actually not that much sexual orientation discrimination at my school.
Of course, that could be only because not many people are out.
THe only trouble my school has had with homophobia was when a it got out that one of the teacher's was gay.
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Post by elysium on Nov 19, 2003 8:21:59 GMT -5
Oh, ok then. I wasn't sure exactly, because there are a lot of societies and stuff that you can start for Gay-Strait Alliances. Ok, I'll be thinking about that then, I'll prolly answer tonight.
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Post by Philosacratic on Nov 24, 2003 1:12:36 GMT -5
Oh, are you one of those lesbians? probably not the best way to phrase that question...just for future reference. May want to just straight out ask "are you lesbian?" Of course, many people probably wouldn't care either way, but by adding the word "those" it doesn't come off probably the way you meant it.
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