The Pusification of America

[Legzman]

Has anyone else noticed this thread in the past several years? Its not the governments job to protect us from ourselves.

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  Plastic Tonka Trucks
• Seatbelt Laws
• Taking dodgeball out of gym class

I had more, but these are what I've come up with right off the top of my head. Feel free to add yours. And discuss!

 

[Namreg]

can't find an interesting topic to write about?

toys are plastic these days because it's cheaper;
seatbelt laws are in effect globally;
dodgeball sucks.

 

[redpaint]

WTF you guys don't play dodgeball anymore what's up with that?

 

[skechers]

Kids are coddled and spoiled these days. That definately has an effect on them when they reach adulthood. Also, there are tons of articles about chemicals in our water and in our food that messes with our hormones. Some people think that has alot to do with the shortage of manly men these days. Not alot of John Waynes coming up, you know what I mean.

I don't know. I'm undecided on that one. Could be conspiracy theory BS. But also sounds like it could be likely.

No spankings? I got the crap kicked out of me when I screwed up good. Discipline man.

 

[Legzman]

No spankings? I got the crap kicked out of me when I screwed up good. Discipline man.

Yea thats the other one I forgot. Along with there is no winners or losers in kids sports these days. For one, you have to spank your kids, or they'll never fuckin learn! Kids these days walk all over their parents. I see it all the time in the stores. As for sports there has to be winners and losers. How else will they be motivated to get better at any given sport?

The tonka trucks are plastic because they were afraid of the effects of the lead based paints on them. I turned out just fine!
*twitches*

 

[STDiva]

can't find an interesting topic to write about?

toys are plastic these days because it's cheaper;
dodgeball sucks.

Tonka Trucks aren't toys. They should be made of steel.

Dodgeball definitely doesn't suck.

 

[Boobinator]

Who gives a shit. Just penalize yourself violently if you're into that sort of thing.

The morepart I don't think enjoy having balls thrown at them by some fucked up bully who grow up to be an alcoholic anyway, and what, you're too cool to wear seat belts? That's just retarded.

As for Tonka trucks, I don't even know what that is.

 

[rawlwear]

Yea thats the other one I forgot. Along with there is no winners or losers in kids sports these days. For one, you have to spank your kids, or they'll never fuckin learn! Kids these days walk all over their parents. I see it all the time in the stores. As for sports there has to be winners and losers. How else will they be motivated to get better at any given sport?

The tonka trucks are plastic because they were afraid of the effects of the lead based paints on them. I turned out just fine!
*twitches*

but everyone is always keeping score regardless

another thing that has changed in food in schools, no pop machines etc, they want everyone eating health, but thats a good thing, but we have legs the kids can go buy it at lunch

 

[DukeLaCrosse]

i was in a coma for 6 years after a dodgeball game

 

[ThatRedWing]

i was in a coma for 6 years after a dodgeball game

This explains SOOOOO much.


When I was a kid you just learned how to take a fall. I have had over 200 stiches in my head from various head wounds along with many concussions. If I was growing up today my folks would be in jail. But back then we were having fun. A little dirt is good for you. The more you PROTECT kids the less they can fend for themselves. Yes some things are change for the good but FUCK, let kids be kids.:2 cents:

 

[Elwood70]

Seatbelt Laws

Helmet laws.
Do kids still play Maul-ball?

 

[D-rock]

I find the elimination of dodge ball particularly bad. It’s a tradition in school gym classes throughout the country. Sure it was just used as a means letting off some mindless aggression where one could assert one's dominance over your school mates, and it eventually just degraded to where it became a forum where you could learn how to legitimately humiliate your weaker peers. And sure, some people might have nightmares even today or have some social anxiety disorder because you it. You know what though? As long as you didn't get The Fat Chick on your team which usually insured quickly being undermanned or you weren't one of the last people picked to be on a team thus showing what everybody really though of you it could often be fun, assuming you didn't get some ball smashed into your face (or maybe even worse in the back of your head while unaware), have it ricochet into your groin, or have the apathetic gym teacher put your team up against some sadistic upperclassmen, of course. :yesyes::tongue::1orglaugh

 

[Facetious]

"feel free to add mine ?"

√ There IS no more father in the family these days. Would you expect anything different than pussification ?
Now, granted, there are mothers out there that kick royal ass and run a tight ship with their kid(s) but it isn't the majority of mothers, you can be sure.

√ "Go to your room" used to be punishment before multimedia took over our lives. Shit, today a kid would rather be in their room instead of being outside in the cool clean fresh air these days.
Now we're stuck with anti social AND obese young people ! Sad !

√ "Outcome based grading system" in school where there is no right or wrong answers. Everything is just sorta relative and all that is req'd is mere participation. Nothing has an absolute value these days, everything is shadowed in gray.

√ The idea that the City of L.A. would spend a fortune on cinco de mayo celebration but not a damned dime on American Independence Day (that's the "4th of July Day" for you victims of today's publik edukation system) really pisses me off !

√ The idea that the nanny government is going to go beyond that of which is Constitutional to bail out businesses that they have selected as "too big to fail" simply so that they can capitalize politically and they do without a peep of dissent from any would be opposition infuriates me ! Businesses are supposed to go bankrupt in a normal economic dynamic.
You think that Capitalism is bad when the govt. surreptitiously forces everybody to pay higher taxes to rescue democratik party supporters (e.g. unions etc ? :wtf:

√ it's funny, somebody said that dodge ball was banned in schools ? it was actually. When I was in elementary school we used to call dodge ball "Smear the Queer" :OMFG: !! :shocked: lol !

Go a yhead ! arrest me ! I still live for yesterday !



Awesome idea for a thread, Legz! :glugglug:

 

[ThatRedWing]

Kids don't have to learn anything. What? Our test scores are too low, make the the test easier. Sorry wrong answer. If you don't get it take the class again. Get over it.

Stoned, drunken, lazy assholes at the partystore at 1:00 am buying beer and wraps. Bitching about not being able to find a job that pays $20 an hour. Sober up asshole and get a job. I have lost jobs and been homeless twice in the last 5 years. If I can find two different jobs from the streets, you can get a damn job. It might not be what you want, but deal with it. You are not OWED anything. I don't want to be selling beer to a lazy fuck that's pissing himself, but I'm working.

 

[Legzman]

Helmet laws.

Yea, thats the one that got me thinking about making this thread in the first place.

 

[himperv203]

I am for the seat belt law.

 

[The Paulinator]

I have heard stories of Tag being banned from school playgrounds on the premise that it was "unwanted touching"

"Timeout"...Seriously? You were bad, so sit and do nothing...not even facing the corner.

I have always worn seatbelts. Insurance used to give a 15% discount for seatbelt usage. Make of that what you will, but you can never sway me away from my conspiracy theory about the insurance lobby. It became law, the discount went away.

ADD, ADHD....I believe they are real disorders, but overdiagnosed to an extreme degree.

Why do people seriously expect kids to just sit quietly all the time? They're KIDS !

Bicycle helmets- unheard of when I was a kid, but definitely a good thing. Thankfully my skull is of Scottish descent.

 

[Demoman]

It all started when they criminalize weed. Then eventually the government became the obnoxious, overprotective mother that wouldn't let you go to the party on Saturday night because it was too late and you had church in the morning.

 

[gunslingingbird]

Am I the only one who remembers traveling distances of 20+ miles, on the freeway, in the bed of a truck? Ah, those were the days...

 

[ThatRedWing]

Am I the only one who remembers traveling distances of 20+ miles, on the freeway, in the bed of a truck? Ah, those were the days...

Shit. We used to play in the bed going down the freeway.:thumbsup: