To think we need a campaign to improve morals?

[jennymanara]

To think we need a campaign to improve public morals? I know I sound like Mary Whitehouse, but public morality does seem to be in decline.

happyhillock
im not talking about couples who have lived together for year's, im talking about girlfriend/boyfriend who still live with there parent's and are just going out together and there parent's allow them to sleep together, i question was about moral's, if you dont teach your children moral's no one else will.

OK but if - i guess you're talking about - teenagers over the age of consent, who are both consenting, shouldn't be sleeping together under one or both sets of parent's roofs, where should they do it?
Since they can't do it outside (although I'm sure they do).

Surely it's better to teach that sex should be safe, consensual and fun, rather than it's dirty and should be hidden away.

Except for consumption of porn in public, i agree that shouldn't happen. But I've only seen it once (on a train) and before I could say something the chap sitting next to the offender told him it wasn't appropriate and it stopped.

So what I'd prefer to see is people challenging this kind of behaviour when and where it happens (insofar as it's not desirable) rather than huffing and puffing and saying nothing.

@happyhillock

So only people who live on their own should be allowed to have sex? What about people in their twenties or older who still live with their parents or moved back in? Or should we raise the age of consent?

Because I hate to break it to you, but teenagers having sex is as old as humanity. Just because their parents don't let them sleep in the same house doesn't mean they won't do it.

And by the way, Mary Whitehouse was a vile bigot.

What you mean like the 'no trousers' day where people ride the tube in their underwear? I used to have nightmares about being trapped outside in my undies, now we should all embrace it. No thanks. And yes I do know that is not exactly morals, and it raises money for charity (so that's OK then) (if it does) blah blah blah - still think it's wrong...

This is slightly off topic, but I would like to reclaim rainbows and multi coloured things for young children and nurseries, so that you could send your child out in a rainbow shaded jumper or with a rainbow coloured backpack and no-one would think that you were making a political point. I know that the LGBT rainbows have been around for a while, but there seems to be rainbow flags everywhere these days, lots of bandwagon jumping I think, rather than an appreciation of the issues.
But I really wish kids could do more rainbow coloured stuff without have all the political undercurrents

@Gooigi of course it's not only people who live together who should have sex, i know teenagers have sex, but a lot don't, couple's who are only going out together seem to expect there parent's to allow them to sleep together under there roof, i think they are being disrespectful to there parent's, and the parent's not teaching moral's, i know a lot of parent's who have allowed there young adult children to sleep together in there house and regretted it as they began to treat there parent's house like a hotel, if couple's want to live as a couple they should get there own place. I have 2 DD's and a DSS none of them slept with partner's in my house.

So people who live with their parents, regardless of age shouldn't be allowed to have sex then. Because it's immoral... for some reason you haven't really explained.

@PavlovaTescobar

I see kids wearing rainbow stuff all the time and no one seems to ascribe any political meaning to it. Kids like bright colours.

What I mean are things like wearing fetish gear in public, sex in public, men looking at pornography on trains, etc.
I do think a certain standard of behaviour in public should be expected and be normal.

Totally agree.

Absolutely no one with any sense sees a kid in a rainbow top and thinks oh they’re supporting LGBT issues.

Gooigi and gamerwidow, don't pretend to be naive. You are deliberately misinterpreting what I said. No-one expects kids to wear beige, maybe if kids wear rainbow tops it's because their parents are making a point. Nothing wrong with parents supporting it, but too may people use their kids for their own agenda. Where I live any kids wearing rainbow tops would be slagged at school, as rainbows don't seem to be for kids any more but carry political implications. Sad but true.

Or maybe they’re just wearing a top with a rainbow because they like rainbows.
I don’t believe primary school kids would be slagged off for wearing a top with a rainbow on it. What utter tripe.

For example Are you seriously telling me this dress is exclusively worn by kids whose parents want to make a point www.welovefrugi.com/kids-clothes/collections-kids-main/ss19-over-the-rainbow/spring_skater_dress_3_over_the_rainbow.htm?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&productid=36213&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6cHoBRDdARIsADiTTzYz0FMXyVKbvOJiu1csU8hzErRA6mq477gg5TEDah0t6PWc_IZf2NcaApiXEALw_

An off duty train guard/ driver told an attention seeking loon guy on our train to keep his voice down on his phone as it was disturbing the rest of us in the carriage.

For a split second it was like King Arthur had reappeared in Britain, lol!

Whatever happened about Keith Vaz?

DD has lots of rainbowy stuff (her bday was rainbow themed) because she likes rainbows and I buy her what she likes.

Having sex in public and viewing porn etc is illegal.

We are all entitled to decide our own sexual morals, as it should be.

I don't know where you live, but I don't know anyone who would see a kid with a rainbow t-shirt or pencil case and think 'their parents are forcing them to support gay pride'. In fact I don't think I'd even register it.