bila mpangilio Article: Why people should be careful of what they say au post on here.

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Why people should be careful of what they say au post on here.

posted by egyptprincess7

Hello there. As many of wewe have already noticed,there has been a lot of stuff that's not for kids 13 and under. Like pornography in a couple of spots and vile language. As their seniors I guess,we should make this place safer for them. Nobody wants to be arrested for talking sexually to a 12 mwaka older au for posting child porn on here. But many people wonder why they shouldn't curse. I will honestly explain that to you. Please enjoy this opinionated article.

One of the first reasons why a person shouldn't curse (type them anyways) around 13-11 mwaka olders on here is because they might learn it too. A lot of young kids have cursed au at least did something bad these days. Which is not good. But,you may wonder how wewe can help au even stop it. Well,instead of cursing around children on here (if wewe KNOW they're kids around) replace the word with something else. Like for example,instead of saying f**k. Say fudge au fried. Something that isn't the original bad word. Same goes for almost every word. Like..son of a b**h. Replace the last word with gun,door,bell. Something that isn't bad. Kids shouldn't be exposed to this. But then again,they shouldn't come on this site if they're younger than 13. But I,myself,came here when I was 12 so who am I kidding right? Anyways,moving on to the pornography.

In one debate question,I have seen a full blown out porn picture. This shouldn't have been ilitumwa (even if the swali WAS about if sex should be illegal.) Despite that being the question,there was no need for the picture. This could harm au damage a child kwa them seeing it. wewe never know if someone who majibu au even looks at the swali is a child au not. That also goes to the Yaoi and Yuri club. They have some...explicit content there. Stuff that isn't suited anyways as stated in the rules and also for the kids sake. Those pictures shouldn't be on there. A child cannot see stuff like that. They are simply not ready for stuff like this. I mean wewe honestly think ALL 10-13 mwaka olders are ready to learn about sex and those types of stuff? Possibly some of them. Mostly 13 mwaka olders. I HIGHLY doubt a 10 au an 11 mwaka older wants to see au learn about stuff like that yet.

This has been quite a problem. People have also "abused" au insulted children on here. Some of them are mature and some of them are not. Please refrain from yelling au insulting a child when they annoy wewe and calmly tell them to stop au ignore them.

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egyptprincess7 @L Well of course there will be those types of stuff on those particular clubs. But that doesn't mean they mix and mash into a club like...Disney for example. i'm more worried about the kids if they see it. They might not just ignore it though.

X-Kid @egyptprincess7 Hmph, why should I care about how they learn.

egyptprincess7 @X-Kid Because if you teach them in a weird way they might not...grow up as well I guess. They'll have anger inside them and they will revolt against you. Especially if you use a certain type of way that they don't like.

X-Kid @egyptprincess7 You really entertain me by caring about these kids, they should just grow a pair, life sucks but you deal.

egyptprincess7 @X Well, not everyone can deal with life.

X-Kid @egyptprincess Just like yours truly.

Zeppie I understand what you're getting at. But let's live in the real world and not a sugar-coated pc world for a second here. I guess you could say that it's hard for me to connect to the idea that young kids (12 under) would even be surfing on websites such as this because with my upbringing, and all my mates at my age, we weren't on the internet at that age. Heck, I had dial up internet until I was 16. I agree with the cursing, but not entirely. If you know there's kids around (just as in real life too) I for one, really refrain from cursing unless it accidentally slips out. I wouldn't purposely do that. BUT, cursing to an extent can fit into freedom of speech and aid in emphasising an emotion you're trying to put across (because emotion in text is quite often misinterpreted). As for the sexual content, I'm pretty sure kids of that age know what sex is. It's not going to "damage" them as you say. Many things can damage a child. Viewing a picture of some naked people wont. So yeah, I will contain myself if I know a child is around, but I'm not going to censor my online presence to 'protect' the children. I will be myself. If a kid doesn't like what they see, then they can go somewhere else. Just like when I don't like what I see, I will go somewhere else. That is something that applies to anyone of any age.

egyptprincess7 @Zeppie Yes,I perfectly understand your point. Are you sure seeing a picture of naked people won't? How would you know? Kids have a different way of looking at things than people who are older than them. They might find pictures of naked people disgusting and will probably freak out over bad words that they see. I don't think things are any different on any site.

Zeppie I understand that certainly SOME children would have a reaction such as that. But I'm looking at this on a broader scale. How do I know? Well I was that age once of course :P I do remember at that age that I was uncomfortable with those things, but it certainly didn't damage or freak me out if I saw it. I for one was taught about what sex was when I was quite young, maybe 6 or so? And as for language, you hear worse language at school and at home as far as I'm concerned. I knew swear words were bad at that age, but understood that some people used them. I was taught just to not use them myself. Plus. I do a lot of babysitting and have a lot of younger cousins in that age range we're speaking of. When we're on the internet with them and you get little pop up ads of half naked woman in the side bar, they just laugh at it. I think it depends on the individual child. Monitor how a child behaves when exposed to such things, then choose on how you will handle the exposure of that particular content to a child. Every child is different. Not every child will "freak" at the sight of such things. I hope this doesn't come across as an argument. I just don't want kids to be generalised as being weak and completely intolerant to mature things.

egyptprincess7 No,not at all. I don't consider this an argument and I do fully agree with some of the points you're making.

misscrazel I disagree with this article. I knew about all this stuff when I was younger and 10-12 year old children cuss more than most other ages. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm being mean, it's just my opinion. If they don't know about all this by the time their ten they need to learn.

kitty_kat210 I agree with you. I actually had to go through someone cursing at me on here and it didn't feel nice. It's just some people these days are too selfish and greedy to see that other people have feelings too. Sure, sometimes the occasional s*** slips out, it's happened to me before. The sex thing, I couldn't share a point of view from. Just because I had sex ed in 6th grade. But if you meant pornography, there have been sometimes when I've came across a picture that had someone in a disturbing pose. I'm getting carried away. So pretty much I agree with you.

Whirlwind586 Let's all just use "Quark" as a word since Smurf is lame. Example: If you have such a big Quarking deal with it and wish to Quark with me about it, go Quark yourself. But yeah, I agree. let's make sure kids stay as kids instead of letting them turn into surly midgets. :3

gwendiamond I agree with you. Just because kids aren't allowed to make accounts it doesn't mean they don't come on here. It isn't right. Pornography on clubs like Disney or places like that is not right. Think about others. You know kids, if they see something they'll just keep on talking about it and they'll never tell their parents were they learnt it from. I wonder if there are a few adults here who agree. Cussing is a natural teenage thing, ok maybe I wouldn't say natural but its really common. We can't really stop that but the porn we can. Don't put porn on places for "non-porn" stuff. True kids already know about sex and stuff, my sister learnt about it 5th grade but try and stop it them seeing porn. Please. Be responsible and keep Fanpop clean.

IllusionDolls I agree with you. While it is, obviously, true that children 11-13 will be aware of sexuality, and etc., at that sensitive age, seeing that sort of thing can be harmful to them. All of us on Fanpop are perfectly aware that there are plenty of users who lie about their age, in order to create an account, so, its up to us to hold up a discretionary end of things, and make a good example for them. That is inclusive of cursing. Some people, I'm surprised, at their age, can't restrain themselves in front of pre-teenagers and children. Its irresponsible and infantile. A lot of pre-teenagers get into a "cursing phase", mainly because they're afraid they'll be ridiculed or excluded, if they don't. It's not a good habit to stay into for your entire life, because once you reach a certain age, it will give others a bad impression of you. I, myself, don't even use curse words, because I think that it sounds stupid, and makes it seem as if someone has a limited vocabulary. To everyone who says: "I disagree. I knew about that stuff when I was ____" you are missing Egypt's entire point.

Bluekait I completely agree with this. I seen people swear in front of kids that are younger than 11 *cough cough* my aunt with kids that are ages 3 and 8*cough cough* and it's completely stupid to say those things around young children. What's happening with today's society is kids doing stupid things like having sex, getting pregnant, using drugs, etc. and NO ONE cares! For the sex part, yea okay. You gotta learn about it sooner or later. So? It's learning. We are talking about actually seeing it on here or doing it that's makes it a problem. When kids ask their parents about it and says they seen it on here, this website is going to shut down because of it. You REALLY gotta watch what you post on here because you aren't sure who you talking too is a 8 year-old child or a 31 year-old adult.

x-Yumi-x3 Why should I stop doing something because a 11 year old who should be on here in the first place can't follow the rules. Kids now days are not so innocent, no where near. I'm pretty sure an 11 year old already knows about sex and I'm pretty positive they know about cursing or they curse their self. I get what you're saying tho but I don't care about other kids, when they're doing something they shouldn't. These rules on this site smh no wonder on one gets on here that much. But I don't really curse that much but if a curse word slips out, shit happens. Oh and this isn't pornhub there shouldn't be porn on this site, not even in the yaoi club 'sadly'.

EgoMouse "As many of you have already noticed,there has been a lot of stuff that's not for kids 13 and under." Yo, Fanpop is for 13 years old or older. We're not responsible for those little s**tbags. Their parents should be monitoring their kids, not us. Kids cuss far more than I do. But anyhow, cussing is a way to intensify an emotion. Nudity is not a bad thing, we were born nude. Its something kids and adults shouldn't be ashamed of. However, I will agree that does violate our agreement: http://www.fanpop.com/terms We cannot post pornography on this site. Not all nudity falls under porn though. As for the last paragraph, that also falls under the terms, both kids and adults alike. Children are not the only one targeted. Though, for the most part, I agree with X-Kid. Fanpop doesn't have automatic censoring. Its not supposed to be a kid-friendly site, but a site for 13+. Usually by then, kids would be fairly introduced to sex (through sex ed and ads) and cussing (by community). "Replace the last word with gun,door,bell. Something that isn't bad" You're f**king kidding me. That sounds stupid. Why sugar-coat everything for people that shouldn't even be here?

pearlxashxdawn I agree with you completely... I'm 13 so I'm legal here :P And I want my innocent mind to stay innocent. I don't curse. Well I can take the word "hell" and "crap/shit" but that's all there is. Look, I first created this account 2 years ago. I know I'm not legal at that age (please don't report me). But when you first saw an interesting site that you want to sign up for, even though at that age you're not allowed to, you'll still go for it. Put yourself onto that state of mind. Even my dad agrees to what I'm saying...

Bvb_Sws_TH_BMTH I'm 11 and me and everyone in my class cuss. Also fanpop is more appropriate than Homestuck, which I've read. Not trying to be rude, just my opinion.

Bvb_Sws_TH_BMTH Also, I've seen porn in music videos and it doesn't bother me at all, though we should keep it off the website.

egyptprincess7 *Resists urge to say something mean* If you're 11 and you act the way you act now then you shouldn't be on here.

egyptprincess7 Why are you even commenting on something that's 9 month old? Especially since you already commented on here disagreeing so...I guess somebody either.. a) scrolled through the articles for quite a bit of time b) went onto my profile and found the article through there

True-Finn-Fan it's all about decency.

egyptprincess7 ^ That's true.