Cloudman said:
I don't mean to say the body is unnatural, I agree that it is. And I think it is good for kids to learn about the body and differences between males and females, but I also think there is a time and place for that. I mean, there is sex ed, right? : P And I would agree that sexual connotation could and would likely fly over kids' heads. Heck, it did for me. Though, since it is aimed for kids, and perhaps it doesn't fly by all the kids, is likely why it is censored. And this time, I side with that, but that's just me. And if I saw you naked when I was younger, I would have likely covered my eyes and be very embarrassed, haha... |
Hehe, i don't remember this, but my Mom tells me that when I was around three years old I used to ask very...interesting questions in very public places, like the tube. She swears that after the 'where do babys come from?' question, everyone around us was very busily preoccupied with things that would allow them to listen in on the answer! XD
Apparently she told me that she would explain at home, and told me about the reproductive system etc at home. Like I said, i dont remember any of this (even though I usually do have good memory and can remember stuff as far back as my first birthday, which many people apparently can't) but i do remember reading/looking at an educational book in kindergarden about the topic, that had lovely illustrations. It started of by introducing these two people (and showcasing their anatomy) that liked each other a lot, did the sex and from then it went into the technicalities of sperm, eggcells and embryonal stages of pregnancy. I remember being particularily impressed with the many many illustrations of the growing baby.
So while I, at age four, could have probably told you all about pregnancy and the technicalities how babys are made, any and all sexual innuendo or even the concept of 'sexyness' still went completely over my head! I knew two people in a romantic relatioship did it as an act of love and I was unimpressed. XD
Aww that's sort of adorable! I started to want to cover myself at a certain age, when I became more aware of myself and my body and society. But when I was smaller, no shits were given. :P
And I think what you're saying has merit as well, we don't need to present kids with sexualized imagery, while I personally don't think this would do anyone any harm, that doesn't mean I'm also right about it.
