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A Concerned Mother’s Letter to Teenage Girls"

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TossedSaladsAndScrambledEggs · 11/12/2013 17:17

A "friend" just shared this link on Facebook.

www.viralnova.com/a-concerned-mothers-letter/

Words fail me.

" There are boys out there waiting and hoping for women of character. Some young men are fighting the daily uphill battle to keep their minds pure, and their thoughts praiseworthy"

Ffs.

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TossedSaladsAndScrambledEggs · 11/12/2013 17:39

I agree to an extent. I think social media should be used very wisely.

But why is this so aimed at girls? I have seen plenty of pics of guys saying or doing moronic things on FB. The line I quoted in the op really made me boak...

" There are boys out there waiting and hoping for women of character. Some young men are fighting the daily uphill battle to keep their minds pure, and their thoughts praiseworthy"

Oh what hardships her poor boys have to face!

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nilbyname · 11/12/2013 17:35

Oh well, see I think that some people might see this through the lens of "don't rape". Which I whole hearted agree with.

Men rape.

Not because women wear something or drink something or say something. Men rape, because men rape.

However, I think the mother has a point that the girls in sexual poses, wearing very little in their teens are sending a sexualised message which is saying look at me in this sexual way. So while I don't think there is a responsibility on women to dress or behave a certain way just in case they "invite rape" (FFS, as if) but I think young teens do need to be made aware that these hyper sexualised images they make of themselves are not so smart.

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TossedSaladsAndScrambledEggs · 11/12/2013 17:35

Worst thing is that my friend was all "hear hear" about it.

Where do I even begin to respond to that?!

Oh why do I bother ever looking on Facebook? Every time I do it depresses me!

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MrsCakesPremonition · 11/12/2013 17:28

In that case you might want to check that your moral compass hasn't gone wonky Grin. It will, you know, if you look at corrupting pictures.

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TossedSaladsAndScrambledEggs · 11/12/2013 17:27

Oh but she is so "wise".

And I'm sure I've seen plenty of pictures on FB of men who aren't wearing a bra as well. Confused

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MrsCakesPremonition · 11/12/2013 17:22

Yep - it is all definitely the fault of the girls. Hmm

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TossedSaladsAndScrambledEggs · 11/12/2013 17:20

Sorry, don't know what happened to the thread title there!

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