Would You Mind if a 20 Year Old Male Repeatedly Said "Vagina" In Front of Your 9 Year-Old Daughter?

Question

3 high school girls may be suspended from school because they intentionally said the word "vagina" while reading to an after school audience that had younger kids.

Much national support is on the girls' side. The author of "The Vagina Monologues" just appeared on the "Today" show with the girls. The argument is "freedom of speech."

So, would you mind if a 20 or 25 year old male went around the grocery store or at the community swimming pool saying the word vagina repeatedly in front of your 9 or 10 year old daughter?

I am not saying that the two instances are equal. But, each does raise the issue of "freedom of speech."

Also, is it ok to say the f word or the n word repeatedly in public. After all, we supposedly have freedom of speech.

(Maybe the girls want to read lines from the movie "Blazing Saddles" where the n-word was said over and over.)

Answer 1

Its a brand new world and our ability to control the social environment has deteriated more and more. This isn't a bad thing because it forces us to have to raise smarter childern. As far as the specific question you asked I would personally be offended. But on the other side it doesn't help me to keep my child away from all things bad, when it could be benifical. Which in the above situation would be understanding that not all people hold the same level of value to all things. Her be able to understand that might make it easier for her to pick friends and lovers later on in her life. At its simplest, its a situation that helps her to understand better what "class" is.