Archive for the ‘Parental outrage’ Category
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Calling for stricter regulation of treadmills because children have been injured by them is like calling for stricter regulation of kitchen knives.
They are both items intended for adults. Any injury a child sustains from them is likely because the parent wasn't supervising them or didn't take proper measures to prevent ...
Posted in Panic, Parental outrage | 3 Comments »
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Kate Sikora from the Daily Tele asks how far do lobby groups, which claim to have childrens' best interests at heart, want to go with curtailing any possible shred of fun our youth might have?
If the fun police in this country have any more influence your only enjoyment looks like ...
Posted in Parental outrage, Politicians and Prudes | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Jay Jays will remove the Little Loser line of clothes from their stores window displays and will not restock shirts that carry alcohol-related messages or sexual innuendos.
The removal comes after concerned parent groups and the Family First New Zealand lobby group demanded the shirts be removed from sale. Family First ...
Posted in Clothing Censorship, Parental outrage | 5 Comments »
Monday, January 14th, 2008
Let's not forget in these crazy times of Internet censorship that the moral crusaders haven't given up roaming our streets, fighting the good fight, and trying censor anything that doesn't coincide with what they think is acceptable.
The Australian Childhood Foundation is demanding retail fashion chain Jay Jays withdraw their line ...
Posted in Clothing Censorship, Parental outrage | 10 Comments »
