Pride event features a toddler on a stripper pole

https://www.foxnews.com/us/north-ca...d-video-young-child-stripper-pole-child-abuse

I’d say I’m surprised, but I’m not in the least. In our future, I see armies of toddlers marching the streets waving rainbow and ANTIFA flags.

 

No matter what the left says, they aren’t grooming our kids.

 

I have no issue with LGBT people or their right to have a pride parade. This crosses a line.

 

Must be one of those little kids that just "knows" he was born in the wrong body.....

I have seriously heard that argument here.

 

The only problems I have with gay pride parades are the sometimes over the top nudity, a few of the freaky things that occur, and the idea that a straight pride parade parade would be racist. Why can't the people in these parades just build floats and drive down the street to the music of marching bands?

 

Toddler? Stripping?

Lol. Must be Newsmax day.

 

Yeah they are just practicing to be firefighters...

 

It's tasteless....but outrage-worthy? Come on.

 

That draws a line far past “tasteless”.

 

And this post must be from someone who didn't bother to check the picture, before commenting.

How does the picture, qualify as pedophilia? You realize that the child:
1) is fully dressed; and
2) Is not on the pole, by himself, but with a woman who it must be assumed, is either his mother or aunt. Or do believe some random child was grabbed off the street, and is not there, with at least his mother's consent, if not even her presence? For the young boy, it cannot be any different than being on a fireman's pole, except for the scantily- clad (but dressed) female. But if he has ever been to a beach, there should be nothing shocking in that.

Grooming this boy to be what? At worst, if that is not his mom, whose chest is supporting his weight, he is being "groomed" to be a ladies man (in the conventional sense of that expression).

Have you seen the picture? What line is being crossed? How could the same thing not be simulated, in a way that would be perfectly unremarkable, on a Jungle-gym, at the beach?

The only line being crossed, is by FOX NEWS, to call this "child abuse."

It is a shame that you suffer from that delusion, but it does not excuse your misrepresenting this perfectly normal play, between a mom or aunt, and her son or young nephew. The only thing which makes this stand out to anyone-- an adult woman, essentially in a bathing suit, spinning/sliding on a pole, with her young charge-- is the VENUE, at which it is taking place.

 

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It's absolutely disgusting and I have no desire to have a conversation with someone who enjoys this type of material as we are WORLDS apart.

 

Child abuse.

 

just cause someone does something bad on the left does not mean all the left bad

just cause someone does something bad on the right does not mean all the right bad

is the right grooming our children too, bad Pastors seem to be abusing them, are all Pastors bad?

even seem to have some in congress taking them across state lines... all Republicans bad?

 

IOW, You have no argument.

 

that is all that needs to be said, not the left or the right, it's what is happening to the child, social workers need to check out the family environment

 

Alright, I'll give you the chance, to explain how something one might see at a beachside jungle-gym, without raising an eyebrow, is "child abuse."

 

Delete pls

 

I'll show here, that I do not partake in partisan discrimination, and that I take every issue, on its own terms-- same question to you, as I just asked SiNNik (and Oldyoungin, before that).

http://www.politicalforum.com/index...er-on-a-stripper-pole.603214/#post-1073685499

I see a fully clothed little boy, having innocent fun with his mom or auntie. What am I missing?

 

the event is not appropriate for children, I would still have a social worker make sure everything ok with the family

would say the same if was a straight man with a little girl pole dancing

could it be harmless, sure, but social workers need to make sure

 

In your opinion...

 

Bottom Line:
Event: A Bunch of Homophobes Freak out on Twitter...
RW Take: Faux News feels this Homophobic Twitter Outrage is worthy of a "News Story"...

MY TAKE:
Seems like much ado about nothing...
I assume the woman on the pole was his Mom...
So? WHY is it anybody else's business?
Parents subject their kids to all kinds of weird experiences...

Who are we to judge?

 

BINGO!!!

 

I think to categorize that as "pole dancing," is a complete mislabeling. They are hanging onto a pole, perhaps spinning around, and maybe sliding, a little. You might as well call what kids do on a swing, "swing dancing (you know what I mean)." Or going down a slide, cradled by his adult guardian, as "slide dancing." Unless you are contending-- devoid of any evidence-- that the woman initially came to the pole, fully dressed, with that little boy, you have no basis for treating that "strippers' pole" as anything but just a pole.

So all you really can cite, is the "event." I will allow that, of course, potentially, there might be something occurring there, which is inappropriate, for a child to see. But we do not see that, in the picture. So your characterization, is based on nothing but your assumption.

Nevertheless, I certainly respect any parent's right, to consider a "gay parade," as an inappropriate thing, for a child to participate in, or be present to see. But so do I think, parents have a right to, while being very attentive of all that is occuring around them, not hide their children from people, just because they look, act, think, or feel, different than the majority of their society.

I have a sense that much of the objection, for many, has to do with nudity. I would dispute anyone's automatically judging all nudist parents, who don't conceal this from their children, to be "child abusers."

 

like Mardi Gras is not appropriate for children due to the straight sex atmosphere, same here, not appropriate for children to participate in due to the highly sexualized nature of the event

" I would dispute anyone's automatically judging all nudist parents, who don't conceal this from their children, as "child abusers." "

that seems wrong to me as well, not sure about the legality, sure some claim freedom.. etc... but if it were up to me, would be a crime

 

While I appreciate the chance to explain myself, I think that if I have to explain why placing a toddler into an exclusively sexual activity is evil then no explanation I provide will convince you.

I stand with FreshAir on this.