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Quote by: syracusa In the past year and a half I have been frequenting several parenting and baby-related forums simply because I reached that stage in my life (I have a 6 months old).
The problem is that such forums seem to be moderated by such "consensus/harmony" -obssessed vultures that it is basically impossible to start any meaningful, more complex conversation about child-rearing. As soon as that happens, someone gets sanctimoniously offended and the moderators delete the thread.
Any post that goes beyond "oh, how cute our babies are" is considered a "hot, controversial" topic and it is automatically not accepted. Everyone is supposed to be brought to the lowest common denominator - "dumb and happy cow" style. |
What forums are you visiting? My mom runs one on ivillage.com regarding breastfeeding that gets pretty controversial. She also dispenses advice and things on it.
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Got a question: is this how Americans like their women? High-pitched, eternally dressed in pink and idiotic?
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Wouldn't be bad, except for the idiotic part. I need someone I can hold a conversation with, and my tolerance for stupidity is way too low to hold up over a lifetime. In terms of traditional roles, I do like my women at home, that's why I married a traditional woman. Unfortuneately she has to keep her job until next year when i'm done with school, and then she's done with the career thing.
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The only forum I have been to so far where things are actually DISCUSSED is this one; but then again, this is a male-populated forum with no interest in baby-rearing. Shheeeeeshhh...
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I have an interest in baby rearing, in that i am rearing one.
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Quote by: Milton Bradley It is my opinion ( based only on my own experiences, and those told to me in confidence ) that the vast majority of American women ( in the age group we are discussing ) all share a select few opinions about most subjects. |
That they get from either Oprah or The View. Has anyone ever watched that show? The women on there are the most idiotic, ignorant people on television. They lack any sort of an understanding of the issues of the day and instead spout half-truths and repeat factoids as if they were the One Universal Truth...