Originally posted by HeartlandGirl:
How many little kids buy their own clothes, especially underpants? I didn't.
How many little kids even know what thong underwear is? I didn't, again.
In response the first question, I honestly dont know, but kids do tag along with their parents when theyre shopping for clothes, and so they do have direct input into what gets purchased - at the parents discretion of course.
In response to the second, youd be suprised, times have changed at a pace where its sometimes sickening to think of things people are getting into at younger and younger ages. I was watching the news and it had a little study about sex, and kids as young as 12 are experiancing sex now, and thats turning into commonplace. So, logically, if kids have older sisters, or idealise their older brothers and listen to them talking with their friends about how some chicks ass looked good in a thong, theyre gonna say ok this is what guys like, and theyre going to want a peice of that action, because nobody likes to be left out.
Summaritively, morality is not whats instilled as being good, being accepted is. Similarly, parents of these younger generations are folding like lawn chairs over key issues, parents are afraid of punishing their kids, for whatever reason, be it the child welfare board, be it their kids being even more rebellious as a result which can cause more problems and make them look like bad parents... Kids want something and its more common that they get it than they be denied. So maybe this thong thing is just a tale of the times, maybe some parents out there have been perverted by their own life in this society, or wish for their children to be happy and accepted and feel that its a necessary risk to buy them things that they wouldnt in good concious buy them, and hope that their kid doesnt start to exploit this and become a brat like everyone elses kids when the parents have done the exact same thing. Farbeit from me, a 17 year old, to accurately depict the thoughts and actions of a culture which you all probably dont think I understand, but this is just how I see it. I have a lot of friends, of a lot of different ages, and to be honest, a lot of them are good people, just like the people of this message board are for the most part good people with a solid logical and moral basis. You have to remember though, that not everyone is as enlightened as some of us, there are a lot of idiots out there who dont understand life, who dont understand there is more to everything then just being popular, raising children is a challenge that a lot of people are too immature to accept and subsequently they think they can make their lives easier by spending money on trivial physical objects and then just assume that thingsll work out. I certainly dont support abercrombie and fitch in this matter, but I certainly dont blame them for pandering to the masses and exploiting society at face value. There is probably such an uprising over this because people are so elitest that they dont like to look in the mirror and see themselves for what they really are. However, again, I know the majority of people here, and the majority of people I know, can think for themselves, and can realise whats right and wrong. But we all, im assuming, come from a well off, highly moral background, we understand our principles, and interpret what we see around us and make solid logical judgements on that based on our life experiance. Some people dont have that, some people get their whole lives funneled into the norm, the status-quo, the preppy im better than all of you look what my parents bought me attitudes, and subsequently they dont see things as offensive or wrong, but there are more followers in the world than there are strong-willed, intelligent, leaders and individuals.
Anyone else want to question me about my answers?