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Sledgehammers and footynuts : Comments
By Alex Perrottet, published 19/5/2009It seems people love to report on what promiscuous teens get up to, rather than discussing ways to help young people behave better.
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The behaviour is not encouraged as it is unhealthy and leads to a range of problems. A bit like ads discouraging excessive sun-tanning, smoking and alcoholism. You can take it or leave it, but you can't deny that there are consequences and shouldn't pretend to young people that there are no strings attached to rampant sexual permissiveness.
It's not a matter of conforming to 'society's norms'. I agree with Alex that there is objective upright moral behaviour. People from all times and places should be able to understand it. If people don't understand it, it is not because they are enlightened by some special detachment from 'society's agenda.' It's more likely that they need to be told about how to behave in public, treat a female and avoid making decisions that could screw their life up.