A psychology professor from Pittsburgh is leading a symposium this weekend about the “Sexualization of Children”. Among her concerns are the dangers posed to girls by, of all things, videogames.

What’s so dangerous about videogames, and why specifically are they a danger to girls? Apparently it’s because boys are a danger to girls. The professor, Sharna Olfman, groups videogames with online porn and claims that boys are taught by this media that women exist solely for their pleasure. According to her, videogames and porn are “an unfortunate growing mechanism by which boys learn about sex”.

To be honest, she’s right. Most things I know about women and sex I learned from videogames and porn. I learned that delivering pizza or unclogging a toilet will get me laid, as will selecting the right multiple choice answers from a dialogue tree. I also learned that women are better snipers and are just as capable as men at kicking ass… wait, those things are actually true!

So what else does Professor Dumbshit think is going to eat our children? Music, movies, television shows, and clothing lines all treat women like sexual objects. Apparently, musicians and actors are trying to sex you up, and people who wear fashionable clothing are just trying to get sexual attention. No, that can’t be true!

This all just sounds like common knowledge to me, evidence that the professor must have just woken from a 400-year coma. Why is there a need for a symposium about this?

The professor’s definition of “sexualization” is when someone “doesn’t understand that sexuality is part of a loving relationship”. Does it really have to be? Do I have to be in a loving relationship before I can squirt some AXE on myself or wear some nut-huggers?

We are not “sexualizing” our children, we are simply “sexualizing” everything in the world where our children live. We are “sexualizing” ourselves because it’s human nature and we like it.

Let me blow your minds with the simple solution: keep your kids away from adult material. Don’t let them watch R-rated movies or Spike TV, don’t let them play M-Rated games, don’t buy them thongs or lingerie, don’t let them listen to rap music (which you should be doing regardless), and for God’s sake keep them away from this website!

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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1 Comment » madpuppy on June 13, 2008 9:52 pm sheesh, (that’s for you LC) first it’s a non-existent race issue with too many black people in Africa, Now it is the whole Misogynist thing again. there a whole lot of people that want to get their name in the news using chop-logic and buzz words. what’s next, the Aborigines upset over Rock band for not having the Didjeridu or the rain stick as part of the instruments available!! RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.