I have a 13 year old son who is now getting his feet wet in political learnings. I've tried to give him the opportunity to read and research various political issues from as many sources as possible. DKos is a great source to witness excellent political discourse and varying viewpoints. For this reason, I want him to be a member here, and be able to ask questions and have input from his perspective.
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The problem is, that as a responsible adult (I hope I fit that bill anyways) I have child protection software on his computer that blocks this site due to the profanity used so often. I understand it's a blog and meant mainly for adults, but for those of us who would like to have our children politically knowledgeable at an early age, while keeping them from a barrage of profanity, it's an impossible task.
It's very simple to get around using the actual profanity, and actually imparts a much better view of the site in general if F-bombs aren't the norm. It is possible to sneak F@ck and sh!t through child protection filters, thus allowing minors to view our thoughts and ideas.
I love this site and want my son to grow to love it too, only he can't see most of it due to the language used on a regular basis. I hope everyone can understand where I'm coming from as a concerned parent who wants politically active youth in our households, who will be much greater informed than those at their age who parrot their parents views, resulting in generations of lemmings.
If there is a more thorough diary on this subject let me know and I will delete. It's just time for my kids to get views from the prgresive left that he won't see elsewhere.
This is my first diary, since I'm mostly a lurker, so please be kind! :)
EDIT By Suggestion I am using eTrust Security Suite and any suggestions on how to allow this site to pass the filters would be greatly appreciated. I hate to admit my lack of patience and understanding of software setup. :)
Edit 2:Anyone interested in helping start a youth oriented political blog, please contact me.
allskinners at hotmail dot com