XPost: soc.culture.usa, alt.psychology   
   From: smith@webejebe.com   
      
   I agree with Frank.  Unfortunately, I doubt that the school, the police, nor   
   a lawyer working on contingency will take the girl too seriously.  I wanted   
   to press charges for assult and battery against a bully in high school, but   
   the police never made an arrest even with evidence.  But on the other hand,   
   the police will issue someone a vulgarity ticket based on a bumper sticker   
   or publically joking about the holocaust.  I read some story where some guy   
   was suspended because he made a joke about "taking a bong hit for Jesus."   
   But you see, these went up against the majority or at least the powers in   
   charge.   
   I think she has been unduely harrassed, but that's the nature of our   
   culture.  Our media really plays up sex, and really pays women to sell sex,   
   just look at all the advertisements done by Madona, Lopez, and Spears.   
   The other day, I walk past a really young girl with her mother.  The young   
   girl had her shirt unbuttoned, showing off her cleavage, but not her   
   breasts.  I remember seeing Jennifer Lopez in such a pose, but Lopez can   
   afford a army of bodyguards.  "Girl," I though, "you are really teasing the   
   dogs by doing that."  I am sure that she loved the thrill, but I also worry   
   that some guy might one day give in to his basic instincts.  She was really   
   playing with fire.  I know that she wants to be the center of attention, but   
   the price might be a bit too high.  The problem is that she [and the media]   
   also creates a climate where other women are seen as sex objects.   
      
   "Frank Arthur"  wrote in message   
   news:CbJdh.1014$Zz2.255@bignews3.bellsouth.net...   
   > How would you feel about your mother being approached for sex by every man   
   > she meets at the grocery store?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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