Letters to the Editor
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Yes, you are a feminist, knowledgeable about everything, experienced with nothing
I'm proudly a part of that first generation to grow up with the Internet constantly at its fingertips and, in fact, have a prized photo of me as a diapered baby banging on the keyboard of some early-model PC. But I'm with professor Turkle's old-fashioned advice: "If you're lucky enough to have a kid next door, I'd have a play date instead of letting your kid sit at the computer." Not to mention, there's something to be said for that adolescent right-of-passage that simply can't be duplicated virtually: The maiming and defacing of a formerly prized Barbie doll.
So Ms. Clark-Flory,
a) You have no kids
b) You have no experience with these sites
c) You read an article
Why of course you are an expert and should be telling us all how to behave! And we should listen to you!
After all, is there anything you would ever hesitate to judge or give us your informed opinion of?
(Kind of funny that you can't figure out why these sites have so many girls on them....)
Well Ms. High and Mighty, these sites can provide very nice playdates for kids situated across town or even across the country. And sit the kids at both homes down at a free VOIP Speakerphone and let the giggles and laughs roar!
The absolute cluelessness and inability to acknowledge ignorance of Broadsheet authors and so many feminists (and so many people) is a constant amazement.
Journalism much, or just phoning it in Tracy?