Katy Perry Song...

[Pandora]

What do you think about "I kissed a girl?" Is it too risque to be played on AFN?

[P_chan]

I really don't like the song. But I don't think it's risque at all and should stay on AFN with the rest of the music I don't like. So what she kissed a girl and liked it, who gives flying ******. Girls kiss girls all the time! If we ban it from AFN pretty soon I won't be able to even buy a maxim and cough medicine from the bx:rolleyes:.

[Pandora]

I really don't like the song. But I don't think it's risque at all and should stay on AFN with the rest of the music I don't like. So what she kissed a girl and liked it, who gives flying ******. Girls kiss girls all the time! If we ban it from AFN pretty soon I won't be able to even buy a maxim and cough medicine from the bx:rolleyes:.

LOL about the cough medicine. :scratchchin:

[Takeo]

What do you think about "I kissed a girl?" Is it too risque to be played on AFN?

I saw the song being played out while walking through the Globe and Anchor on saturday night.

[Burado]

I saw the song being played out while walking through the Globe and Anchor on saturday night.


Should have joined in...............

[P_chan]

It is a very played out song and I wouldn't mind to never hear it again. But like I said, I don't think it should be censored. I don't like to see anything censored, even crappy overplayed songs.

[carms328]

I don't mind the song.... it's a nice change from hearing Bleeding Love every other minute of the day! Ughhh. Hooray for Ipods!

[Pandora]

I swear, that girl plays it every morning on the air. Is it just me?

[socalheart]

I've never heard of the song before now. Why don't you put up a YouTube of it or something for those of us not as hip as the rest. I thought you were talking about the song from The Little Mermaid. :p

[Pandora]

I've never heard of the song before now. Why don't you put up a YouTube of it or something for those of us not as hip as the rest. I thought you were talking about the song from The Little Mermaid. :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoKPi8xtyjA

[socalheart]

I don't think it's too risque for the AFN audience. It's annoyingly repeatitive though, isn't it? The singer girl reminds me of that actress in that one movie about computers... or something. It's like every other chic song out there. eh.

[PolkaDottieDung]

Her other song is better;

http://http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_SzGfMa5nB8

[badkitty]

I like Katy Perry but doesn't AFN kill every song that is considered popular?? For example: Rockstar, Crank Dat Soulja Boy, Viva La Vida (whatever that new Coldplay song is).....

[Old Timer]

It seems her mom has a feeling about it. She has a job on my next Thailand debacle if she needs pointers from some real experts in the field!:first:

But the most surprising criticism allegedly came from the singer's mom, evangelical Christian preacher Mary Hudson, who reportedly told British tabloid The Daily Mail that she dislikes the song and feels that it is "shameful and disgusting."

The paper quoted Hudson as saying, "Katy knows how I feel. We are a very outspoken family, and she knows how disappointed her father and I are. I can't even listen to that song. The first time I heard it I was in total shock. When it comes on the radio, I bow my head and pray."

Oh...one option left out is "It sucks...period".

[P_chan]

She prays? LOL I'm glad those aren't my parents.

[Pandora]

I heard someone complaining about the song the other day on the radio...they were saying they didn't want their kids listening to that. Why can't people just play a cd instead of listening to AFN, or explain to their kids what the song is talking about? Maybe it's good that it's starting that sort of conversation in households. People are way too uptight about music.

[Odie]

Her other song is better;

http://http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_SzGfMa5nB8

HAH HAH!! I love this song, but maybe that's because I've met guys llike that!

[OtisPMerriweather]

I think it promotes and encourages homosexual behavior amongst our female military members. As you know, it is detrimental to the good order and discipline that has always been the hallmark of our fine American armed forces. This song is no more acceptable than a song about man-on-man buttsecks.

As mayor, I will work with community leaders to ensure songs like this are not broadcast to our military members, families, and our host nation listeners. These types of messages- that homosexual and bisexual behavior is not only exciting, stimulating, and acceptable- serve to undermine our role as ambassadors for the United States and reflects poorly upon us all.

That is all.

[Burado]

Freedom of speech.

Quote from Chevy Chase: "This isn't Russia, is this Russia? No, this isn't Russia." ... If you don't like the song turn it off............ sheesssshhhh

[OtisPMerriweather]

Pfft! Who are you again??

[Burado]

Pfft! Who are you again??

Just another old timer here on okinawa................

[Pandora]

Pfft! Who are you again??

Mayor, Sir, if they had to censor that song, where would it stop? I mean there are plenty of songs from what I can only assume is your generation :old: (and not mine) that would be deemed inappropriate, as well. I just wonder sometimes about how they make the decisions about which songs go too far, and which ones don't. There must be a go/no go book at AFN somewhere.

[OtisPMerriweather]

Umm..I thought from the way it was worded, it was pretty obvious i was being sarcastic. I guess not.

Guess you'd have to know me to catch that bit.

[P_chan]

You guys should know that you can't take anything otis says seriously:grin1:

[Burado]

Umm..I thought from the way it was worded, it was pretty obvious i was being sarcastic. I guess not.

Guess you'd have to know me to catch that bit.

Who are you again? pfffft :w00t:

[Old Timer]

I think it promotes and encourages homosexual behavior amongst our female military members. As you know, it is detrimental to the good order and discipline that has always been the hallmark of our fine American armed forces. This song is no more acceptable than a song about man-on-man buttsecks.

As mayor, I will work with community leaders to ensure songs like this are not broadcast to our military members, families, and our host nation listeners. These types of messages- that homosexual and bisexual behavior is not only exciting, stimulating, and acceptable- serve to undermine our role as ambassadors for the United States and reflects poorly upon us all.

That is all.


At best I was hoping it could encourage some healthy bi-sexual behaviour, especially for the young men who may have the honor of living with some these females in the barracks/ dorms. The sexual opportunities could be expanded for some enterprising young men.

[Pandora]

I guess I was just hoping someone from AFN would read this and take some action about the song...one way or another. Just curious if any of them actually read this forum.

[Sex Wax]

I think that video needs more boobies...and chicks kissing boobies...and stuff

[zeldan]

I used to like it, but then I heard it a million times too many.

[zeldan]

I guess I was just hoping someone from AFN would read this and take some action about the song...one way or another. Just curious if any of them actually read this forum.

That one guy that is obsessed with himself is a member here.

[Guyjin]

I much rather listen that song
than anything by soulja boy or gucci mane :thumbdown:

[dk]

Well there's one nice thing about not having a full-time job... no drives to work. I haven't heard the song in its entirety even once, so I really don't mind it. It's better than Delilah, that stupid Umbrella song, and pretty much anything by Beyonce.

[IndyGal]

I think it is a stupid song and very over played. Maybe the DJ's playing it feel like they are being as rebellious as the singer is being with her mother.

Everytime my kids hear it come on they just say "OOOO gross" LOL

[dk]

How is a girl kissing a girl gross???

[zeldan]

How is a girl kissing a girl gross???

They are kids.
When you were a little boy, did you think a boy kissing a boy was hott?
(Do you think so now? ;)

[dk]

They are kids.
When you were a little boy, did you think a boy kissing a boy was hott?
(Do you think so now? ;)
No, but I do think girls kissing girls is hot!!!

Edit: Removed top image as I'm not sure what's in the right girl's hand! :scared:

http://members.aol.com/vaughnmkcm/images/katie%20rees%20kissing%20girl%202.jpg

Just look at that hotness!

[zeldan]

Hotness, yes.

Buuutttt, I seriously doubt those girls are truly lesbians or bi-sexuals. The second pair look uncomfortable, look at the way their lips are pursed.

[dk]

That's ok! I don't mind!

[Bones]

Imagining the places that those kisses could have been placed at elsewhere on their bodies. Obscene? Perhaps, but an old mind works in mysterious ways.:rolleyes:

[Jimmy Hoffa]

I love it but the video disappointed me. I was hoping it would be spme good perverted shit.

[carms328]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e5IFpEKrRI

Tons of parodies of this song on youtube.... i love it :D

[Odie]

Hotness, yes.

Buuutttt, I seriously doubt those girls are truly lesbians or bi-sexuals. The second pair look uncomfortable, look at the way their lips are pursed.

ITA Zeldan. I don't care if someone's straight, gay or into "plushies" but chicks who "act" bi to get attention are laaaaaame.

2 attention whores + a camera = fakey fake lesbo shot.

I wonder if being gay will become a "sexy" thing among men, so that you see straight guys kissing on each other to try and get womens attention.. somehow I doubt it. :rolleyes:

[zeldan]

ITA?

I totally agree?

[Odie]

Exactomundo!

[Pandora]

That one guy that is obsessed with himself is a member here.
I haven't heard him on the air in a long time...I don't think he works there anymore?

[uriel]

i've never been on the air...

[badkitty]

FYI... It's just a song.... I don't take any of this crap to heart. Just because I hear a song, I am not gonna run out and start kissing girls. I tell my kids the same thing, a song is just that, nothing more. If you get your panties in a bunch over a song, you really have nothing better to do in life. If you don't want to hear a particular song, use that wonderful 'off' button. They make those, ya know. People get waayy to uptight about silly stuff and not about the stuff that really matters. I am not knocking anyone, I am just sayin....

[Hollarey]

The song sucks and tired of hearing it!

I hadn't even heard the song on the radio(while I was in the states) but it seemed to be on EVERYONE's myspace page. I think they were all trying to hint that they kissed girls and liked it.

[uriel]

i fail to see a problem with that...

[Guyjin]

Well i kissed a lot of girls and I liked it!
Does that make me a lesbian:scratchchin:

[Trail]

I agree with Kitty. It's just a flippin' song. Now, if it was called "I love to munch carpet and all straight people suck," I could see where people would get their panties in a bunch about it. At least it is a not hateful song.

[Trail]

Will i kissed alot of girls and I liked it!
Does that make me a lesbian:scratchchin:

Yes, but one of the wrong sex and the wrong body parts.

[Guyjin]

Yes, but one of the wrong sex and the wrong body parts.
Oh,I guess i can live with that:thumbup1: 760

[uriel]

Yes, but one of the wrong sex and the wrong body parts.

lesbian trapped in a man's body! :thumbup:

[Sex Wax]

I'm trying to get my wife to listen to it...maybe she will kiss a chick, and go a little further and let me join in and that married / un-paid for threesome will be a reality. Them things cost a few bucks.

[uriel]

only if their concious while it's happening. dang, don't you know anything?

[Sex Wax]

only if their concious while it's happening. dang, don't you know anything?

wait...what?.....it doesnt count if they are passed out?!?!....dang that sux

[uriel]

no, no. if they are awake it costs big bucks, if not...

[Bones]

Two chicks kissing. Not a big deal, but if you stumble upon them unexpectedly, you are the pervert?:scratchchin:

Always wondered about that.

[Kiyashi40]

i think we're so caught up in a society that's so obessed with sexual orientation. Some people don't give a rat's ass about while christian people are up in arms about it because it's a sexual sin in the bible and anything that promotes such behavior should be, how should I say, discouraged. But people have the power of free will to make their own choices in life. Whichever way you choose; whether right or wrong, God knows all of our intentions anyways. He will choose in the end anyways, Our lives are predestined. Heaven or Hell. I say go with the flow and leave the rest to God to figure out the mess. That's his job.

[dk]

Which God?

[ryukyuboi]

I kissed a boy and liked it, too.....(:

[dk]

I kissed a boy and liked it, too.....(:
Gross! Immoral!
You racka disiprine!

[Guyjin]

http://www.pricelessfunnypictures.com/thumbs/original/live-on-nbc-from-olympics-23498.jpg (http://www.pricelessfunnypictures.com/gallery.php?funny_picture=horse-ride-4234.jpg)

Hell kissing might become the next Olympic sport,better yet synchronized kissing:scratchchin:

[dk]

Hell kissing might become the next Olympic sport,better yet synchronized kissing:scratchchin:
That would probably be the one sport I'd watch.

[DougP]

When I see threads like this pop up it reminds me why trivial things such as Britney shaving her head or how many houses McCain owns makes the news. We are all some seriously bored people. Think of all those lonely books in the library just wasting away.

[dk]

When I see threads like this pop up it reminds me why trivial things such as Britney shaving her head or how many houses McCain owns makes the news. We are all some seriously bored people. Think of all those lonely books in the library just wasting away.
Shoot, all the books in my house even. I haven't read for fun in way too long. I can't wait till these classes are finished. First thing I'm going to do is read some junk fiction. Maybe Dean Koontz or Michael Crichton lol.

[Guyjin]

That would probably be the one sport I'd watch.
yea,that and womens beach volleyball!
hey is Misty may a porn star when she is not play beach volleyball:scratchchin::D

[P_chan]

When I see threads like this pop up it reminds me why trivial things such as Britney shaving her head or how many houses McCain owns makes the news. We are all some seriously bored people. Think of all those lonely books in the library just wasting away.

reading is for fags:grin1:

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[Asshat]

I haven't listened to AFN in years. I don't know this song. I have CD's and an iPod. Call me crazy. If I want to hear propaganda, I can sit through millions of AFN TV commercials telling the military how great they are, but not to beat their wives or kids, not to drink, smoke, or gamble, not to sexually do anything to anyone, to drive safely, not to kill themselves, (let the President do it for you) and to eat healthy food, though one is hard-pressed to grab a quick bite of healthy food anywhere but at the commissary deli-counter.

I digress. I can't take any broadcast here seriously, nor do I want to listen to Top 40 crap aimed at the 18-24 year old audience.

[Oki alumni]

LOL, what NEXT? Arnold Schwarzenegger does: "I kissed a BOY?" in concert with Michael Jackson??????

-Oki Alumni:old:

[Guyjin]

LOL, what NEXT? Arnold Schwarzenegger does: "I kissed a BOY?" in concert with Michael Jackson??????

-Oki Alumni:old:
Lets hope not:barf:
Maybe katy will follow up with a new song "I ate some popcorn and it was delicious":scratchchin::thumbup::D

[Ryu]

Yeah I don't care for the song, haven't heard it completely but the couple times I caught part of it and saw her perform it on the news it was a little catchy.

I do like Leona Lewis though. I think she's got an awesome voice and since I don't listen to AFN, it (Bleeding Love) hasn't got played out for me yet. I heard soem new one of hers the other day also that was pretty good.

Hey, Katy and Leona should do an I kissed a girl/Bleeding Love collaboration remix and kiss each other.

[martyman]

It is another fad song that will be archived next year, but until then it will be overplayed. It does have a catchy beat.

[cellophane]

It really isin't that original really. It's your standard ABABC form in something major with the standard 4 beat measure. The lyrics are what have made the song noteable and it's only because this genre of pop is aimed at tweens that has made it controversial. It is too bad AFN doesn't have a program director that is willing to play something really risky, as in more indie and not just mainstream stuff.

[Ryu]

I think the beat is very similar to another song, probably many. But, I keep thinking of Alien Ant Farm's version of Annie are you OK

[Trail]

I think the beat is very similar to another song, probably many. But, I keep thinking of Alien Ant Farm's version of Annie are you OK

Not quite but it is similar....
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=hxeNZOLNh4c

The original
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=c720fVF4A3k&feature=related

[Obe1Canole]

I'm infatuated the her AND the song. I'm not embarrassed to blast it out of my car with the windows down. The way she sings the song is sexy as hell to me. Hope she puts out another good hit and doesn't end up a one-hit-wonder

[Pandora]

I'm infatuated the her AND the song. I'm not embarrassed to blast it out of my car with the windows down. The way she sings the song is sexy as hell to me. Hope she puts out another good hit and doesn't end up a one-hit-wonder
She has another hit in the states- it's called "You're so gay." It's hilarious. Maybe AFN isn't allowed to play it. :thumbdown:

[zeromaint]

the video regularly runs on the mtv block at 1600 on afn extra.

I don't care for the song but she did get a cast of her boobs done for charity.

[P_chan]

Someone ban this song, it makes me want to kiss girls:w00t:

Think of the children!

[Courtneyandthreemunc]

I dont mind the song to much, but when it first started being played I would quickly change the station cause my boys would start giggling in the backseat of the car. im just not ready to explaine that one to them yet...lol

[hjcpmeek]

my 6yr old girl sings it all the time... I'm tired of hearing the song but I'm not worried about it. She knows what she she and shouldn't do.....

[cellophane]

my 6yr old girl sings it all the time... I'm tired of hearing the song but I'm not worried about it. She knows what she she and shouldn't do.....

Here's another song she might like. It might take her longer to memorize the lyrics though.:grin1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTH2fDzyqOM

[P_chan]

You thought the original was bad!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SA7HHIWKAw

[Guyjin]

Here's another song she might like. It might take her longer to memorize the lyrics though.:grin1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTH2fDzyqOM

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_CSnxUEW7ls&feature=related
Think this is a better choice for her:scratchchin::D

[Guyjin]

AFN knows they can’t please everybody, but they try



By Cindy Fisher (fisherc@pstripes.osd.mil), Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Monday, October 20, 2008


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"I kissed a girl and I liked it / the taste of her cherry ChapStick / I kissed a girl just to try it / I hope my boyfriend don’t mind it."
The lyrics to Katy Perry’s "I Kissed a Girl" can be heard on American Forces Network radio stations across Pacific bases. And for some, the lesbian reference is offensive.
"Every three to four months, a new song pops up that is popular in the States that we will play [and it] will offend certain people," said Gunnery Sgt. Jimmy Stare, acting station manager for AFN Okinawa.
Sometimes it’s parents complaining about songs with sexual innuendo or curse words, Stare said. Other times, he said, people simply say a particular song isn’t appropriate for a military radio station.
For others, it’s not a particular song, just the general music selection.
That’s why Air Force Staff Sgt. Samantha Smothers listens to CDs instead of the Wave, AFN Okinawa’s radio station. "Mostly it plays just a lot of music that I don’t listen to," said Smothers, who prefers hard rock.
In some locations, complaints are few and far between.
Using the music provided by the American Forces Radio and Television Service, AFN Korea has not received a complaint about music in more than a year, said AFN Korea commander Lt. Col. Michael T. Lawhorn.
Public complaints about inappropriate music are rare at Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, too, said Staff Sgt. Dustin Dunk, radio programming director at the base AFN station.
When complaints do roll in, Dunk and Stare said, they explain their station’s policy and how AFN affiliates acquire music from AFRTS (see related story).
AFN’s mission is to inform and entertain, Stare said. The way to reach its target audience of 18- to 24-year-old servicemembers is through current music that’s hot on the charts, he said.
And once music has been approved by AFRTS, it isn’t his policy to censor that music, Stare said, explaining why the Katy Perry song continues to run on his station.
"If I censored that song, then I would have to censor many other songs," Stare explained in a written response to complaints about the song. "For example, Little Wayne’s hit ‘Lollipop’ is a thinly veiled reference to oral sex. Mariah Carey’s last hit ‘Touch my Body’ was extremely blatant in its content. The Rolling Stones classic hit ‘Brown Sugar’ references slavery."
But not all AFN stations follow that way of thinking.
AFN Misawa in northern Japan has removed some songs from its rotation that its audience found objectionable, Petty Officer 1st Class James Stilipec said in an e-mail to Stars and Stripes. Examples include "Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)" by Three 6 Mafia and "Get Like Me" by David Banner, Stilipec said.
"That being said, some of our music might still upset or offend listeners, but that can be said for all music," Stilipec said. "If we tried to satisfy absolutely everyone’s listening tastes, we wouldn’t be able to play anything at all."
At Sasebo, DJs play new music picks from the Power Gold system, a computerized music library and automated player used by AFN, said Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank "Gravy Train" Gravinese, the AFN detachment’s music broadcast director.
Some of the songs that are uploaded onto the Power Gold system come with a "lyrics alert," meaning they could be offensive. When that happens, his station’s policy is to not play them, Gravinese said.
The station still receives some complaints, though none lately, he said. About four songs without Power Gold lyric alerts have been banned by the station, he said, because some listeners consider them offensive.
"If a person brings up a legitimate concern, I can get my supervisor, and we can determine whether we will play it or not," Gravinese said. "We’ve got a lot of kids who listen … we try not put out stuff that could be offensive."
AFN radio stations "have more stringent rules about what we play than most stateside radio stations," said Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Brogan, AFN Tokyo’s operations manager, adding that they receive very few complaints about songs played on Eagle 810, the Kanto area AFN station.
Chances are, though, if it’s popular in the States, then listeners probably will hear it on AFN, Stare said.
Even if he removed songs such as "I Kissed a Girl" from his DJs’ playlists, the audience would still hear them when the station switched from live broadcasts to its satellite feed, because that’s what is being played in the States, he said.
Mindy Smith, 21, an Army spouse on Okinawa, said she has no complaints with the Katy Perry song.
While she and her husband, Army Sgt. Wesley Smith, 23, don’t like every song that plays on AFN Okinawa, they said the radio station does a pretty good job.
"They do the best they can … to provide a variety of music for everybody," the sergeant said.
No matter what they play, Stare said, the potential is there to offend someone.
"We can’t please everybody."



LOL @ lesbian reference

!
if they only knew half of the things I have witnessed first hand at some of the off base clubs between some women:D
they used to have "lesbian rings" when i just got on island,boy do I miss those days,I was happy just being able to watch all those open mouth kisses:thumbup::thumbup:


BTW I think Rach H is HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!

[Guyjin]

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Meet the DJs of AFN Okinawa
Marine Cpl. Todd Hunter
Age: 25
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
Favorite genre: Classic rock and country
Favorite song: “I don’t have a specific favorite.”
Least Favorite genre: Heavy metal
Least Favorite song: N/A
Surprising fact: “I was born without a human growth hormone and had to take natural growth hormone shots for two years as a child. Without it, they said, I would have been 4 feet, 6 inches tall.” Hunter is now 5’6 1/2”.
Show day/time: Weekdays from 2 to 6 p.m.
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachael Herrmann
Age: 27
Hometown: Air Force brat
Favorite genre: Classic rock
Favorite song: “Houses of the Holy” by Led Zeppelin
Least Favorite genre: Techno
Least Favorite song: N/A
Surprising fact: “I can bend my thumbs all the way back to my wrist, and I have horns.” Actually, the “horns” are cysts on her scalp.
Show day/time: Weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m.
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Aries D. Early
Age: 33
Hometown: Hampton, Va.
Favorite genre: Neo-soul
Favorite song: “The Hollywood Recordings” by Sa-Ra Creative Partners
Least Favorite genre: Silence
Least Favorite song: “I can’t say that I do” have a least favorite song.
Surprising fact: “I like ‘Sex and the City.’ I got my wife into watching it because I started watching it when it came out.”
Show day/time: Weekdays from 8 to 10 p.m.

I can't stand this corn ball:thumbdown:

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The Janitor
Age: 39
Hometown: Cleveland
Favorite genre: Classic rock
Favorite song: “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Least Favorite genre: “I can’t stand bubble-gum pop.”
Least Favorite song: “Handlebars” by Flobots
Surprising fact: “I’m a former recon Marine who lat-moved late in life because I loved the concept of the job.”
Show day/time: Extra DJ
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Lance Cpl. Amber Watson
Age: 22
Hometown: Vancleave, Miss.
Favorite genre: Punk
Favorite song: “Wherever You Will Go” by The Calling
Least Favorite genre: Gospel
Least Favorite song: “In Love with a Girl” by Gavin DeGraw
Surprising fact: “I’m from the South, but I don’t sound like it half the time.”
Show day/time: Extra DJ

[wenjam]

I don't mind the song...I do however think it should only be played at certain times. My 7 year old sings it when it comes on, and I turn it off when she is in the car and it comes on.....She said, "Mommy, why is a girl kissing another girl?". What do you say to that? So, I try to think of the best answer, and say, it is just a song, but one you don't need to know about yet...It is not a children's song.

[badkitty]

Its better to talk to them now before they learn from the kids at school. You can only shelter kids from it for so long.

[wenjam]

She is in first grade!!!What do they know...Age 8 is when I plan on having that talk with her....don't tell me how to parent....Believe me, she is not sheltered...she knows babies don't come from a stork...she knows...she was there when her sister was born.

[uriel]

so, 8 is the magic age where they understand everything and 7 is when they don't know which way is up? why wait?

[Trail]

Heh, I knew "what was what" way before 8. My parents had a medical book and I figured it out from there in like... kindergarten. Longer you wait, the more misinformed they become from their peers.

[thistle]

I don't mind the song...I do however think it should only be played at certain times. My 7 year old sings it when it comes on, and I turn it off when she is in the car and it comes on.....She said, "Mommy, why is a girl kissing another girl?". What do you say to that? So, I try to think of the best answer, and say, it is just a song, but one you don't need to know about yet...It is not a children's song.


Why don't you just say, 'well, some girls like to kiss boys and some girls like to kiss girls'. I don't see that kids are going to read that much into it.

Most kids at 7 or 8 think it is yukky to kiss anyone.....don't they?

[wenjam]

Why don't you just say, 'well, some girls like to kiss boys and some girls like to kiss girls'. I don't see that kids are going to read that much into it.

Most kids at 7 or 8 think it is yukky to kiss anyone.....don't they?

That is what I tell her....she just turned 7...last week, and yes, a year makes a BIG difference. And, yes, she thinks all kissing is EEWWW...those are her words.

[wenjam]

so, 8 is the magic age where they understand everything and 7 is when they don't know which way is up? why wait?

I never said it was the 'magic' age....When the age is right...which they say 8 is the average age, I will explain everything to her...oh, she knows quite a bit already.....just not the WHOLE thing. Kind of scary how much she knows at this early age. I might be ignorrant, but growing up, I learned about everything in 5th grade...when the boys went out while the girls stayed in and watched the movie.....my parents did not say anything to me until I was 15...and then it was too late......I already knew.

[Ryu]

I don't know why, when, where or how I learned but I was trying to hump girls in pre-school. One was even a cute little asian, man I've had Asian fever since I was 4! Seriously, no joking here, it's like I was naturally horny since birth or something, weird huh?

[uriel]

so, you don't want anyone telling you how to be a mother, and yet in the same breath you say you are waiting until 8 to tell your kid what's what because of what "they" said? what makes "they" any more knowledgeable on the development of your child than "you"?

[badkitty]

My boys are 3 and 9. I started teaching them about the human body and sex little by little. Kids are learning about sex younger and younger and the longer as parent stay in denial or wait to teach them about their bodies and about sex, it will hurt them. Kids are far smarter than we were as kids. The music, TV, movies and toys all influence their behaviors. The school yard is a bad place for him/her to ever learn about sex..

[wenjam]

so, you don't want anyone telling you how to be a mother, and yet in the same breath you say you are waiting until 8 to tell your kid what's what because of what "they" said? what makes "they" any more knowledgeable on the development of your child than "you"?

It depends on her maturity, I have to admit....I don't let anyone tell me what to do, I do, take suggetions, then ponder them to see if it may be something worth looking into.
Noone IS more knowledgeable than me about my child.....like I said, she just turned 7, and has no interest in boys, kissing, or anything of that nature. When she reaches a bit more maturity, then I will talk to her....

[wenjam]

Back to the topic at hand...I said my piece on the song...I did not get into this forum to be lectured by anyone....WTF is up with everyone today?

[badkitty]

No one is lecturing you. I am simply replying back in general and using what I do. Take it or leave. Plain and simple.

[wenjam]

I don't know why, when, where or how I learned but I was trying to hump girls in pre-school. One was even a cute little asian, man I've had Asian fever since I was 4! Seriously, no joking here, it's like I was naturally horny since birth or something, weird huh?


LMAO...that is funny.

[uriel]

but once she starts taking an interest, don't you think she'll ask her friends first? i know that's how i started getting all twisted up about girls. if you were to give her the information before she starts taking an active interest, wouldn't that kind of head off at least some of the crap that you know the schoolyard will put into her head? if you teach her before they do, when they come up with some sort of nonsense, which they will, she'll think twice about it because the person that she trusts most in this world told her first.

[wenjam]

she comes to me for everything already....some questions are 'different', but she knows if she EVER needs anything, she just has to ask...we are completely tight in a Mother daughter bond. And it is just something I completely trust.

[wenjam]

Every parent has their own way of having 'the talk' with their kids...let sleeping dogs lie, and let it be......There are always 'better ways' to do things according to others...the only thing you can do, is trust your instincts, and hope you raise you kids the best way possible. If I wanted options or opinions, I would have asked for them.. You know nothing of me or my daughter, so back off....If she asks her friends fine...that is what will be....but you can't sit there and worry about every little thing that 'could' happen...you will die at an early age....and life and your kids life will pass you by.

[uriel]

you are pissed that we are "worried" about how you talk, or rather don't, to your kid a bout an "offensive" song on the radio, and yet, you come to an internet forum and let everyone know that your daughter's sensitive mind is being corrupted by the radio and you don't want to talk to her about it until she's 8 because "they" say that's the right time? hello! you didn't see the big sign that said peanut gallery over the door? you want to let your kid be raised by the schoolyard, and that's fine too. more power to you.

[thistle]

you are pissed that we are "worried" about how you talk, or rather don't, to your kid a bout an "offensive" song on the radio, and yet, you come to an internet forum and let everyone know that your daughter's sensitive mind is being corrupted by the radio and you don't want to talk to her about it until she's 8 because "they" say that's the right time? hello! you didn't see the big sign that said peanut gallery over the door? you want to let your kid be raised by the schoolyard, and that's fine too. more power to you.

Who says that 8 is the right time?
Did I miss that somewhere? If 8 is the right time I am 2 years too late talking about 'it' to my son.

and just for the record I think your post here is out of line, uriel.
In fact, you are the one who is sounding hysterical.

[Zim the Invader]

When I see threads like this pop up it reminds me why trivial things such as Britney shaving her head or how many houses McCain owns makes the news. We are all some seriously bored people. Think of all those lonely books in the library just wasting away.

The books aren't wasting away in the library. They're kindly keeping them temperature controlled and safe for future generations and museums.

[uriel]

Who says that 8 is the right time?
Did I miss that somewhere? If 8 is the right time I am 2 years too late talking about 'it' to my son.

and just for the record I think your post here is out of line, uriel.
In fact, you are the one who is sounding hysterical.

out of line because she comes letting everyone know her intentions and reasons then gets upset that anyone picks apart those intentions and reason?

and how is laying on the sarcasm nice and thick sounding hysterical?

[DougP]

The person who controls the dials on the radio controls what songs are being "listened to" and "when".
I got some quick reflexes too, let me tell ya. When a song comes on that I do not like, I change that junk with a quickness, throw in a CD, play MP3s or turn it off. There, problem solved. I don't need the radio station to keep me safe from bad music, I'm responsible enough to see to it that my ears are spared of such things. Sure I may hate 98% of the songs played on the radio today, so I solve my problem by just not listening to it. Its tough work, I know.

[Zim the Invader]

Every parent has their own way of having 'the talk' with their kids...let sleeping dogs lie, and let it be......There are always 'better ways' to do things according to others...the only thing you can do, is trust your instincts, and hope you raise you kids the best way possible. If I wanted options or opinions, I would have asked for them.. You know nothing of me or my daughter, so back off....If she asks her friends fine...that is what will be....but you can't sit there and worry about every little thing that 'could' happen...you will die at an early age....and life and your kids life will pass you by.

I agree. Everyone learns it at some point. Hell, I learned about sex when I was 3 years old and found my dads porn drawer. I knew I wasn't supposed to look at that stuff in the bathroom so I tucked it under my shirt and went into the living room and sat down on the couch to read it. That didn't go so well. But my parents gave me a very vague explanation in a mostly scientific way and then I saw asking questions about it as a school subject more than something dirty. Not saying that was the best way, but it did help me learn about things like STD's and birth control and pregnancy without stumbling upon them first hand.
I learned that :12a: leads to :05: which leads to :20a: resulting in :03: covered in :150:

[thistle]

out of line because she comes letting everyone know her intentions and reasons then gets upset that anyone picks apart those intentions and reason?

and how is laying on the sarcasm nice and thick sounding hysterical?

Oh it was sarcasm? I guess i didn't see that, sounded more hysterical.

Are you going to tell your daughter about every little thing in life, before the school kids do? That is not physically possible.

[uriel]

no, but I'm not going to wait until x age because someone else says it's the right thing to do while saying that nobody tells me nothing about what to do because it's my kid. seems kinda funny is all.

[uriel]

on a side note, did anyone notice that the OP is pandora? shoulda left this box closed. well, it was funny to me anyways.

[thistle]

no, but I'm not going to wait until x age because someone else says it's the right thing to do while saying that nobody tells me nothing about what to do because it's my kid. seems kinda funny is all.


Now I understand what you are saying. It is more clear now and understandable:)
yea, there is no right age, kids ask you a question and you answer the best you can according to their age.

Yes indeed...think we should close this box.

[wenjam]

you are pissed that we are "worried" about how you talk, or rather don't, to your kid a bout an "offensive" song on the radio, and yet, you come to an internet forum and let everyone know that your daughter's sensitive mind is being corrupted by the radio and you don't want to talk to her about it until she's 8 because "they" say that's the right time? hello! you didn't see the big sign that said peanut gallery over the door? you want to let your kid be raised by the schoolyard, and that's fine too. more power to you.

I just said I turn it off when it comes on...then the whole sex thing blew up...it is done, and over with....I am raising my child, not the schoolyard...I can't monitor her 24/7 at school...I do monitor what she listens to, and watches on TV....if she watched any that day. I am more in tune to my child than a lot of parents. TV is almost non existent. She plays outside...and like I said if she has a question, she knows she can ALWAYS come to me. Sex is a fine line within every family, and will be taught by th parents at the right time. Enough said.

[badkitty]

My question is why are people getting all butthurt over this??? It's as simple as this, parent your child. Teach them sex ed when you, as the parent see fit. The End.

[Zim the Invader]

My question is why are people getting all butthurt over this??? It's as simple as this, parent your child. Teach them sex ed when you, as the parent see fit. The End.

I'm going to make my kids "accidentally" walk in on their grandparents having sex. If that doesn't ensure abstinence until at least college, nothing will.

[wenjam]

My question is why are people getting all butthurt over this??? It's as simple as this, parent your child. Teach them sex ed when you, as the parent see fit. The End.

Good ending BK...

[jthizz]

Show day/time: Weekdays from 2 to 6 p.m.
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachael Herrmann
Age: 27
Hometown: Air Force brat
Favorite genre: Classic rock
Favorite song: “Houses of the Holy” by Led Zeppelin
Least Favorite genre: Techno
Least Favorite song: N/A
Surprising fact: “I can bend my thumbs all the way back to my wrist, and I have horns.” Actually, the “horns” are cysts on her scalp.
Show day/time: Weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m.
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http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=14257677 :scratchchin: some myspacefu

[trissytrissy47]

Okay well...little late but my 2 cents.

I think it's a stupid song. But catchy. >.< In the same way that that one song...oh hell who sings it. I dunno but it goes something about ay-er, ay-ay-er, it's a stick up touch the ceilin' bay-be!...ay-er... :D :D :D I freaking love that song. <3 It transforms me into a gangsta!

The I kissed a girl song goes into the same "won't listen to it" category as that Avril song. The boyfriend one. The lyrics are just...childish and immature to me. Oh look at me! I kissed a girl! Now I'm gonna milk it for attention! Whatever I used to do that when I was a teen :P I dunno maybe I got old too fast as far as music goes. I'm 22 and most of the top 40s annoy the hell out of me and they don't play enough country. Not that I wanna listen to country all day but still. I still find myself listening though. To the top 40s I mean. It's all pretty hit or miss with me, just don't wanna always worry about changing out CDs cause I don't really care for listening to the same group for an entire CD (I need to invest in an MP3 player >.<). Except Rhianna (sp?), I tend to like her stuff. <3 that song she does with Maroon 5.

As far as the song being played on the radio...stop crying and turn just turn it off.

I did not vote, my answer isn't there. I don't hate it because it's the devil, I hate it because it's stupid. (but I understand why people would like it, it's catchy--I'm just a little anal about lyrics) :D Kudos for Katy. :)

That Amber girl's voice annoys me.

Phew.

[P_chan]

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=14257677 :scratchchin: some myspacefu


I think we all know who she is on the forum now:D

[uriel]

and who might that be?

[P_chan]

and who might that be?

http://www.japanupdate.com/forum/member.php?u=3152

http://www.japanupdate.com/forum/showpost.php?p=154061&postcount=573

[uriel]

i'll give it to her, she gives a good visual that will hopefully block out the estrogenfest that is on every morning. giggle, giggle, oh yeah, music is supposed to be playing, giggle, giggle, oh, I know, let's get more women on the show, giggle, giggle... repeat, ad nauseum.

[jthizz]

i remember her talking about AFN, in chat a while back but not going into much detail, explains this thread also :p

[P_chan]

What sucks is I sold my car so I can no longer hook my ipod up to my radio. Now I'm forced to listen to AFN, or the hum of the AC. I'll choose the hum of the AC:D

[uriel]

i have found that a nice distraction to The View, as I like to call it, is to roll down the window on the way to work and see if I can get a buzz off the diesel exhaust that the local "eco friendly" buses and trucks and gy vans spew out.

[uriel]

and it hurts less... i found out that 79 something or other, the chatan radio station, ain't too bad. they just gotta talk less, music more.

[dk]

What sucks is I sold my car so I can no longer hook my ipod up to my radio. Now I'm forced to listen to AFN, or the hum of the AC. I'll choose the hum of the AC:D
You don't have a CD player? The new Radiohead album is the shit.

[P_chan]

I listen to the japanese stations from time to time. There used to be one station that played some decent smooth jazz from time to time but I haven't heard it in a while.

[P_chan]

You don't have a CD player? The new Radiohead album is the shit.

I have a CD player, but no blank CDs to burn or any albums anymore. All my stuff was thrown on my computer right before katrina and I lost all my CDs during katrina. Plus I'm PCSing so I really don't need anymore crap to lug around. I'm already crossing my fingers that I don't go over my weight limit.

[uriel]

people have gone over their weight limit? i always thought that was a legend, shrouded in the mists of time...

[P_chan]

My wife has a ton of junk, and we shipped some of it though the USPS. I don't think I'll go over, but you never know.

[uriel]

TMO said that when you leave out of here you can request a waiver, which is always granted, that allows you to take your full weight allowance per the JFTR manual. you might go over that? damn. pack rat. do what I do, blame it on my wife.

[P_chan]

I'll admit I am a pack rat. But I threw out a lot of junk when I was going though all my stuff. Oh and I did get my full JFTR, you always do when you leave here. At least that is what I was told when I went to TMO.

[uriel]

damn. dat's a lot 'o stuff!

[trissytrissy47]

P-chan, get one of those little...things...that like turn your ipod into a little radio thing.

You choose the frequency, then tune your radio into that frequency and VOILA! radio...ipod...thingy.

You can get them at the bx.

Only problem is sometimes you get stuck behind someone at a stoplight who has the same/close frequency as you and you have to listen to their music...it always makes me wonder when I'm in my husband's car if the people around him are being forced to listen to Britney Spears... :D

[Zim the Invader]

My wife has a ton of junk, and we shipped some of it though the USPS. I don't think I'll go over, but you never know.

Have you ever considered just selling your wife?

[P_chan]

Sorry can't sell the wife. Trafficking in persons is illegal:D

P-chan, get one of those little...things...that like turn your ipod into a little radio thing.

You choose the frequency, then tune your radio into that frequency and VOILA! radio...ipod...thingy.

You can get them at the bx.

Only problem is sometimes you get stuck behind someone at a stoplight who has the same/close frequency as you and you have to listen to their music...it always makes me wonder when I'm in my husband's car if the people around him are being forced to listen to Britney Spears... :D

Yeah I want one, but the only one they had at the BX was about 90 bucks. I'm thinking about just getting it so I don't have to suffer any longer.

[dk]

The new Radiohead album only costs like twelve bucks. Save yourself $78 for the weekend. Also, it doesn't take up much space. :D

[jthizz]

Sorry can't sell the wife. Trafficking in persons is illegal:D



Yeah I want one, but the only one they had at the BX was about 90 bucks. I'm thinking about just getting it so I don't have to suffer any longer.

get one that plus into the car adaptor, keeps it charged and you dont have to worry about radio static

[cellophane]

Well I still say this song sucks. And it's not because I don't agree with the sentiment-even though I don't.

I did kiss a girl and I didn't like it. Just wasen't my thing. The kicker is she was Okinawan. She was a cool enough chick and all and even though I could tell she was really into me and wanted to do more I just was not feeling it. Oh well I gave it a shot.

[Ryu]

Cool I wonder how many Okinawan/American female on female relationships exist here. I'm sure there's some. Some one should make some vids.

[badkitty]

I kissed a girl and it was okay. No real difference between chicks and dudes really....

[P_chan]

No real difference between chicks and dudes really....

What kinda guys have you been with?:D