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JeannieDark · 25/08/2023 13:30

The comments on this Facebook post about the story all seem to be supportive of the parents:

m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0H6dNiUkNhFyGCdyhQakanr7z16jPAySZptQNnG8q2TeLLSa57umPwKAthixttCHBl&id=100063815800062

Grammarnut · 26/08/2023 07:43

borntobequiet · 24/08/2023 11:09

”Some people do attend Pride events wearing that kind of clothing but that tends to be abroad. The weather here rarely lends itself to dressing in a revealing way."

Takes the biscuit for disingenuousness.

He clearly has not been to Blackpool pride. I've seen bondage gear, uniforms of various types and eroticism. Blackpool centre (touristy bit) is entirely used to women in little but a wisp of fabric and men in dresses (occasionally with fairy wings or Viking 'axes') as the summer week-ends draw hen and stag parties. But Pride takes the biscuit. (Recommend Blackpool if you like opera, btw. The Grand does several each year (we've seen The Marriage of Figaro, Madame Butterfly, La Boheme) in Jan/Feb/March and is reasonably priced.)

Grammarnut · 26/08/2023 07:57

Helleofabore · 23/08/2023 14:23

It is ALL about boundaries though. This book is about lowering sexual boundaries. And to be clear, of course I am not talking about LGB people having 'low boundaries'. It is the fetishistic nature of what is being shown in the book. And the hidden message aspects.

But it is all about getting this book into the hands of people who will read it to children for the author.

Exactly. There are blatant references to paedophilia e.g. MAP (minor attracted people), Love is love, the compass accompanying the map etc. And the fetish gear, mastectomy scars etc. Not appropriate.

Cattenberg · 26/08/2023 22:30

I took DD (5) to the library today and that book was there, in one of the units we always pick from. I only had time for a quick look, so missed any subtle references/Easter eggs. The book looked quite innocuous apart from the guy in bondage gear, but at least the illustration wasn’t revealing or explicit.

Granddad misses his former partner (known as Gramps) who apparently died. So, the book is partly about grief. It’s strange to think of a young girl arranging a Pride celebration though. My DD knows that families come in various configurations (single mum, two dads, children living with grandparents etc.), but she doesn’t know anything about sex or sexual orientation, and I don’t think she needs to know about that yet.

Right now, I can’t think of a reason that a parent would need to read this book to their child. I’ve seen picture books about children living with two mums or two dads which look much more appropriate for this age group (2-7 years).

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