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ORIGINAL: Aylee
Let's celebrate the "wussification" of America. We're going to destroy stamps because they show cannonballs, skating without kneepads, and doing a handstand without a helmet?
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/a-headstand-without-a-helmet-the-postal-service-halts-just-move-stamps/?_r=0
"These are the well-meaning attempts of empathetic, concerned, careful, thoughtful adults to protect our children, but it’s striking that, as a culture, we’re working so hard to protect them from exactly the experiences that helped us become adults ourselves. We learn from making mistakes, even big mistakes. We learn from the things that go wrong, that aren’t fun, that leave us thinking hard about how something could be better. A few of us even learned how valuable those helmets and shinguards are by having an accident while not wearing them. If you never learn where your limits are, it’s hard to learn to respect them — or to transcend them."

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ORIGINAL: Owner59

Much adieu about little

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ORIGINAL: Aylee


Let's celebrate the "wussification" of America. We're going to destroy stamps because they show cannonballs, skating without kneepads, and doing a handstand without a helmet?


http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/a-headstand-without-a-helmet-the-postal-service-halts-just-move-stamps/?_r=0


"These are the well-meaning attempts of empathetic, concerned, careful, thoughtful adults to protect our children, but it’s striking that, as a culture, we’re working so hard to protect them from exactly the experiences that helped us become adults ourselves. We learn from making mistakes, even big mistakes. We learn from the things that go wrong, that aren’t fun, that leave us thinking hard about how something could be better. A few of us even learned how valuable those helmets and shinguards are by having an accident while not wearing them. If you never learn where your limits are, it’s hard to learn to respect them — or to transcend them."

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ORIGINAL: Marc2b
I hereby propose that all images of Christ nailed to the cross (or being nailed to the cross) be destroyed because having sharp objects pounded into your flesh is... you know... unsafe and stuff. It might give impressionable young minds ideas.
I also propose that all of those street signs near schools that depict children crossing the street be destroyed because crossing the street is dangerous.

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ORIGINAL: Marc2b
I hereby propose that all images of Christ nailed to the cross (or being nailed to the cross) be destroyed because having sharp objects pounded into your flesh is... you know... unsafe and stuff. It might give impressionable young minds ideas.

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ORIGINAL: Just0Us0Two

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ORIGINAL: Marc2b
I hereby propose that all images of Christ nailed to the cross (or being nailed to the cross) be destroyed because having sharp objects pounded into your flesh is... you know... unsafe and stuff. It might give impressionable young minds ideas.

Plus he's way up high off the ground without a safety helmet insight. And those Centurions doing the nailing, no safety goggles. A flake could chip off one of those nails and put someone's eye out! Also those crosses look heavy, and no one is wearing a back brace. I think that's an OSHA violation.

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ORIGINAL: TreasureKY

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ORIGINAL: Aylee


Let's celebrate the "wussification" of America. We're going to destroy stamps because they show cannonballs, skating without kneepads, and doing a handstand without a helmet?


http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/a-headstand-without-a-helmet-the-postal-service-halts-just-move-stamps/?_r=0


"These are the well-meaning attempts of empathetic, concerned, careful, thoughtful adults to protect our children, but it’s striking that, as a culture, we’re working so hard to protect them from exactly the experiences that helped us become adults ourselves. We learn from making mistakes, even big mistakes. We learn from the things that go wrong, that aren’t fun, that leave us thinking hard about how something could be better. A few of us even learned how valuable those helmets and shinguards are by having an accident while not wearing them. If you never learn where your limits are, it’s hard to learn to respect them — or to transcend them."

I agree that this sounds absurd. There's nothing wrong with encouraging folks to be safe, but this is overboard. Particularly because they're simply destroying images. What is next... destroying great works of art and literature because they portray unsafe activities?

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ORIGINAL: TreasureKY

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ORIGINAL: Owner59

Much adieu about little

psst... the word is ado. It's old English and means fuss or trouble. Adieu is french for goodbye. [;)]

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ORIGINAL: Aylee


Let's celebrate the "wussification" of America. We're going to destroy stamps because they show cannonballs, skating without kneepads, and doing a handstand without a helmet?


http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/a-headstand-without-a-helmet-the-postal-service-halts-just-move-stamps/?_r=0


"These are the well-meaning attempts of empathetic, concerned, careful, thoughtful adults to protect our children,


Why do you find this offensive?


but it’s striking that, as a culture, we’re working so hard to protect them from exactly the experiences that helped us become adults ourselves. We learn from making mistakes, even big mistakes. We learn from the things that go wrong, that aren’t fun, that leave us thinking hard about how something could be better.

That would be those of us who survived that shit.



A few of us even learned how valuable those helmets and shinguards are by having an accident while not wearing them. If you never learn where your limits are, it’s hard to learn to respect them — or to transcend them."

Perhaps that was the purpose of destroying "official advertisements" for unsafe behaviour?

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ORIGINAL: Just0Us0Two

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ORIGINAL: Marc2b
I hereby propose that all images of Christ nailed to the cross (or being nailed to the cross) be destroyed because having sharp objects pounded into your flesh is... you know... unsafe and stuff. It might give impressionable young minds ideas.

Plus he's way up high off the ground without a safety helmet insight. And those Centurions doing the nailing, no safety goggles. A flake could chip off one of those nails and put someone's eye out! Also those crosses look heavy, and no one is wearing a back brace. I think that's an OSHA violation.

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ORIGINAL: BamaD


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If we protect children from even the concept that there are consequences they will grow up thinking there aren't any.

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ORIGINAL: AdorkableAiley

Makes me wonder how any of us made it to adulthood back in a time where wrapping our children in bubble wrap and protecting them from every choice that could have a negative outcome wasn't the norm.

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ORIGINAL: AdorkableAiley

Makes me wonder how any of us made it to adulthood back in a time where wrapping our children in bubble wrap and protecting them from every choice that could have a negative outcome wasn't the norm.

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ORIGINAL: Aylee


Let's celebrate the "wussification" of America. We're going to destroy stamps because they show cannonballs, skating without kneepads, and doing a handstand without a helmet?


http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/a-headstand-without-a-helmet-the-postal-service-halts-just-move-stamps/?_r=0


"These are the well-meaning attempts of empathetic, concerned, careful, thoughtful adults to protect our children, but it’s striking that, as a culture, we’re working so hard to protect them from exactly the experiences that helped us become adults ourselves. We learn from making mistakes, even big mistakes. We learn from the things that go wrong, that aren’t fun, that leave us thinking hard about how something could be better. A few of us even learned how valuable those helmets and shinguards are by having an accident while not wearing them. If you never learn where your limits are, it’s hard to learn to respect them — or to transcend them."