Flutterby™! : Harmful To Minors 2002-06-10 15:00:53+00

Harmful To Minors

2002-06-10 15:00:53+00 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

Finished Judith Levine's Harmful To Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children From Sex this weekend. I was slightly disappointed. Maybe I was looking for something closer to what I've heard Not In Front of the Children: Indecency, Censorship and the Innocence of Youth presents, but I found strong arguments on how our attitudes about childhood sexuality are wrong, broken up by rants on things like welfare policy, in a way that I'm sure would alienate any of those who might be persuaded. In a few middle chapters I was considering buying copies and leaving them absolutely everwhere, at the end my enthusiasm had waned to thinking that she had some good arguments, but they would only be accepted by those of us who already think that way.

Shawn mentioned Harmful To Minors earlier on Flutterby.

arguments on how our attitudes about childhood sexuality are wrong, broken up by rants on things like welfare policy

I noticed this also in the first chapter or two, and was a bit annoyed. I haven't gotten any farther at this point because other priorities intruded and I'm trying to wrap up Not In Front Of The Children.