Sex/nudity on TV for Children

i wonder what everyones thoughts on this are

"the male role in sex, the female role in sex,"

varies person to person perhaps?

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but I hope that you mean 'not appropriate' in the sense that it is not appropriate to read Shakespeare to a cat

This is EXACTLY what I mean when I say innapropriate.

I have no problems with kids seeing naked people. I dont understand the issue there either. Nudity is only 'strange' because of the minds of the churches that dot our horizon to death.

^^^^ THAT^^^^^ does not belong on TV geared for kids 6 and under.

Their minds are not 'there ' yet in development.

The idea that a man can put his penis inside a girls body to a child is a form of hurting someone. Not loving someone. Not equal enjoyment..
They. dont. have. that . concept.

There is a good deal of scientific info on how the way humans process the erotic changes with age.

At some ages certain erotic images are just as bad for the child as are violent images.

Experts would know what would be appropriate for Sesame Street,

but my guess is that it would not be much more than upper torso nudity

Most of the show is outside, with imaginary puppets, or in public stores ..or situations like that.

Maybe sesame street was just a horrible example.

You just wanna see people having sex with puppets don'cha?

Can you give us some references please? I won't have time to read them, but some names and dates would be reassuring

Sexually permissive cultures not only allow a less fettered expression of adult sexuality, but may give little attention to the sexual behaviors of children as long as they are not blatantly displayed. Sexually supportive cultures, believing that sex is indispensable to human happiness, encourage early sexual expression as a means of developing adult sexual competency and positive sexual attitudes. The children in sexually permissive and sexually supportive societies display a similar developmental pattern that is not apparent in sexually restrictive and sexually repressive societies:

In infancy, there is usually manual and oral genital stimulation of children of both sexes by parents as a means of comforting and pacifying them (most frequently between mothers and sons).

In early childhood, masturbation alone and in groups, leads to exploration and experimentation among children of same and opposite gender.

Late childhood (prepubescent) is characterized by heterosexual role modeling and attempted intercourse (girls may begin having regular coitus with older boys).

In pubescence, girls rapidly accelerate into a phase of intense sexual experience, culminating in the acquisition of basic sexual techniques at the adult level. Boys follow a similar pattern, but their learning process is not as rapid or complete because they are usually experimenting with younger girls. Heterosexual patterns replace masturbation and homosexual activities for the majority of both boys and girls.

In adolescence, there is increased sexual activity with peers and adults for both boys and girls; and it is believed that birth control is facilitated by the practice of multiple partners. Marriage is common for late adolescent girls, but boys may delay marriage for economic considerations and continue their adolescent sex patterns for longer periods (Ford and Beach, 1951)

There are four stages of childhood and adolescence in which the focus of the body shifts between a primary and a secondary concern. The first stage is from birth to approximately 6 years of age. The physical body is primary; and sexual interests, curiosity, arousal and behavior are spontaneously expressed unless or until the child is taught to repress or inhibit her/his pleasure orientation.

The second stage is from approximately age 6 to pubescence (approximately age 12). The physical growth ratio slows, the basic gross and fine motor coordination is accomplished and reliable and the primary attention of the child shifts to the mental realm. The desire for sexual pleasure continues; however, most children are thoughtful and discriminating about their sexual
behavior and expressions. Their needs for privacy and autonomy characterize this stage.

The third stage is pubescence to early adolescence, and the age range is highly variable: approximately ages 13 to 15. As the hormones come into play, the body is once again primary, with rapid growth spurts, the development of secondary sex characteristics, sensations of increased intensity and a new awareness of the physical self and its impact on others in the social sense. Sexual behaviors respond to a stronger biological mandate, becoming a preoccupation which may be characterized by poor social judgment, high risk behavior and lack of discrimination.

The fourth stage is mid to late adolescence; and again, the age range is variable: approximately age 16+. The body growth rate slows,, the hormonal balance is achieved, the secondary sex changes are incorporated into the body image, the sexual response cycle is accommodated through masturbation or partner sex and sexual gratification is integrated into the context of a relationship.

Thanks for going to so much trouble to conduct your research on as many as 1 participants.

Specifically, I don't think there's any need to deliberately place certain programs late in the TV schedule purely because of their sexual content

What does sex and/or nudity have to do with crossing the street or understanding Dora The Explorer?

You just wanna see people having sex with puppets don'cha?

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Can you give us some references please? I won't have time to read them, but some names and dates would be reassuring

there is this website called google.com where you can search for info. If you type "childhood sexual development" into the phrase box the second link today is http://www.ejhs.org/volume3/Haroian/body.htm

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Thanks for going to so much trouble to conduct your research on as many as 1 participants.

And so you are now speaking for a group of people?

Your research was conducted where?

So save up your money and get digital cable. There are probably twenty channels devoted to sex that run 24 hours a day.

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What does sex and/or nudity have to do with crossing the street or understanding Dora The Explorer?

It has to do with emotional maturity and intelligence...

It's a fact of life and in my experience people really don't have huge issues with understanding the stuff - it's mostly the socially conservative *parents* who get uncomfortable.

Is there any ethical reason whatsoever why sex, or at least full frontal nudity, should not appear on TV, completely uncensored, at any time of the day, available even for children to see?

I'm pretty open minded but seriously, how does nudity advance the story line in any child appropriate story?

So name a movie or television show that involves sex that is appropriate for children.