My Space -- What is a parent supposed to do?

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<p>Dean J, I interpreted you to be suggesting that while this isn’t typically done, it’s not unheard of in some cases. No? </p>

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<p>Dean J,
I can believe that kids want to display a great number of “friends”. What really shocked me is finding girls I know to be 13 or 14 pretending they are much older…and posting what they think are provocative photos of themselves on the internet. I assume the goal is to get many comments. And why on earth would anyone want their private messages to be in the public domain? This can’t be good.</p>

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<p>Well, it looks like there are a great many teens out there who are also disenchanted with myspace:</p>

<p><a href=“http://technewsworld.com/story/AJELU6k7aaZtvI/For-Teens-MySpacecom-Is-Just-So-Last-Year.xhtml[/url]”>http://technewsworld.com/story/AJELU6k7aaZtvI/For-Teens-MySpacecom-Is-Just-So-Last-Year.xhtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>There’s an interesting article in the Times…</p>

<p>**For Some, Online Persona Undermines a R</p>

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<p>I am not putting this link in because its a republican candidate…I would if it was a democrat…but can you imagine being Daddy and seeing these pictures all over the web?</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.wonkette.com/politics/facebook/more-facebook-fun-bob-corkers-daughter-experiments-with-mary-cheneyism-180720.php[/url]”>http://www.wonkette.com/politics/facebook/more-facebook-fun-bob-corkers-daughter-experiments-with-mary-cheneyism-180720.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>this is when people are dumb</p>

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<p>Students Arrested After Videotape Of Fight Surfaces On MySpace.com</p>

<p>POSTED: 6:08 pm PDT June 12, 2006
UPDATED: 7:14 am PDT June 13, 2006
TACOMA, Wash. – Two students were arrested after an alleged assault of an Emerald Ridge High School student was videotaped and posted on MySpace.com.
The video showed two high school students attacking a classmate while another student video taped the fight with a night vision lens.</p>

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<p>This month’s Playboy feature–The Girls of MySpace.</p>

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<p>ICK@@@@ But yeah, what are these girls thinking…blech…can you imagine daddy when he sees this, looking at his political website, pro-family, “tradtional” values, etc, this is gonna be hard to explain</p>

<p>hehehe</p>

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<p>Actually a little partying and girl on girl kissing is pretty traditional at many colleges.</p>

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<p>I agree, but when daddy campaigns on family values, anti gay marriage, tradition and has his family pictures all over his website, well, its kind of funny…so he either defends his daughter, who is doing all the things he doesn’t seem to approve of or he ignore it, which implies girl on girl action is really okay, so long as they don’t get married</p>

<p>Its the well, it OTHER people who misbehave who we need to watch, and my house is pure, well, gee its not, and now with facebook, we all can see it</p>

<p>I don’t care what his D does, I could care less, but when you campaign showing what a perfect family you have, and gee, they are kind of wild and gosh, drink, and gosh, party, and gosh, kiss girls, you gotsa laugh a bit</p>

<p>Wonder what her summer vacation is gonna be like</p>

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<p>Maybe they’re in-love…wouldn’t that be a good thing, CGM? I don’t know that you or anyone else should be making fun of them if they are lesbians…GLBTQ: Could be letters #2, #3, #5. Be careful. </p>

<p>Is “outing” them, in this case, a good thing?</p>

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<p>Please, read what I said, one she outed herself, and two her dear old dad is against gay marriage and is for all things TRADIOTIONAL, and uses his family to prove it, and his family, well, gosh, they are NORMAL and not so pure and clean, which reading his campaign literature, is his foundation for his politics…I find it humorous that in his own home, his own child is doing things he finds evil </p>

<p>FS- gosh, read what I said if you can bother yourself</p>

<p>It is the hypocrit of the right that say, I think being gay is evil etc, and deny they have any gays in their family, and volia, there you go, they might have one, and if not, she certaining is being a poser, and its that that irks me, the hypocracy of saying, oh my family is all “perfect” and we exude “family values” and “tradition” and here is our sweet little family, and I dislike gays, and kids who drink, but gosh, if its my family, I will hide it and deny it, and whatever</p>

<p>FS- please, take some time and read what I said for heavens sake, I could care less if this young lady is straight, gay, or likes martians</p>

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<p>“You have to fight, for your right, to P A R T Y.” Beastie Boys.</p>

<p>I think that should be added to the Constitution.</p>

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<p>SO if her father, a Rep, does not support gay rights, she, as a potential L.B.Q adult in the first blushes of sexual freedom, is now open to bigotry and ridicule for her personal lifestyle choices?</p>

<p>Ok. I just wanted to be clear.</p>

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<p>No, please FS, do not twist the words, if she is LBQ or straight, who cares, no one cares but her FATHER who dislikes gays, and certain representatives say, NO GAYS IN MY FAMILY, and suddenly, there could be one, so then what do they do?</p>

<p>The bigotry is from her own father, not from me and you know it…you just want to be annoying</p>

<p>Yes, personal life choices, choices her own father wants to deny many people, and who thinks its okay to discriminate against those people, that bigotry is from people who support her dad, who give him money,not from me, and you are well aware of that</p>

<p>Why do you feel the need to twist peoples words like you do, does it make you feel powerful or something or clever? Because there is no other reason for it than that…</p>

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<p>It is quite a leap from being against gay marriage to being a hater of gays.</p>

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<p>The basic message for teen blogging still stands: accountability and clean up your act.</p>

<p><a href=“http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/06/15/facebook[/url]”>http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/06/15/facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Just to keep up with what is out there - does anyone know anything about the new college counseling network “social site” service now available on My Space (StudentProspector)? </p>

<p>According to the press release, students fill out a short information profile “relevant to schools”, and then college admissions counselors peruse the profiles to recruit students. This use of My Space is touted as “the next evolution in student recruitment” and an innovative marketing tool" that would allow “undergraduate, graduate, continuing education and study abroad administrators to pro-actively search through a database of student profiles.” Innovative marketing tool I do not doubt - my interest is piqued, however, about what this new kind of service on My Space might imply for those who do decide to divulge and receive information regarding college admissions on a social site.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.pr.com/press-release/20089[/url]”>http://www.pr.com/press-release/20089&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>How does that work if your kid doesn’t add you? LOL.</p>

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<p>If Admissions/Intern people have time to check facebook and myspace to view potential admittees/interns profiles, they need a serious hobby or an additional job.</p>