Is Phatmass Dangerous To Teens?

[Philippe]

phatmass has been great for me, ive learned so much while i was hear although at one point it did make me very conservative, so much that i was being very closed minded but ive overcome that.

I read this whole thread and i was disgusted by the things i saw while browsing regarding the transgender situation. Im not disgusted by the topic, its life, im disgusted by the lack of maturity and charity that these posts were made with.

As a 15 year old id like to say:

GROW UP WE ARE NOT ALL OUT TO GET YOU

and im spent

[Ash Wednesday]

Despite all the bumps in the road that comes with just about any website or forum, I think dUSt has done a great job. I would have loved phatmass as a teen, much like I loved [i]YOU! magazine[/i] as a pre-internet-era teen. It felt so great to know that being cool and Catholic weren't incompatible.

While I can totally understand the concerns raised regarding the ssa/transgender threads that came up, I think the subjects themselves are a part of a teen's everyday experience these days and I really don't have a problem with them being addressed so long as it is in an appropriate way (which I leave up to the phatmass team).

And quite simply, you just can't please everyone. But I think the majority are more than pleased.

[jasJis]

PhatMass isn't dangerous to teen's faith... Our behavior here sometimes is.

[cathqat]

[quote name='popestpiusx' date='Feb 8 2005, 09:56 PM'] The argument is with your assertion that it is not dusts responsibility to monitor the content of this site. [/quote]
I did not say that it is not dUst's job to monitor the site. In fact, I said he does a good job of that. I said it was the responsibility of parents to monitor what their children read.

[MichaelFilo]

I think that Phatmass, with it's doors open to all topics and people would be seen as a great good, and a prevelant sign of the true Catholic way of accepting all, and teaching the world, not just those who we like.

However, I came across tradionalism on this site. My past love for perfection, tradition, and being part of the few didn't help when I saw the Traditionalists on here who, although in line with the Church on somethings, pulled every card possible without crossing the line of dissedent. For myself, I have come to love traditionalists even more than comming upon this site, but I have also found them to be in error in some parts. I think the real danger is/will be, that one day, in a moment when I see so much abuse within the Church, so much error among the Body of believers, that I'll just turn and become like the others, following a disciplined emptieness, devoid of love, and the Truth entrusted in the Church. However, I guess I'd come across it sooner or later, so I assume it's better here than elsewhere.

I learned alot about this faith, and I also learned many things here. Mostly about people, and how they act. I had a friend or two when things didn't get so hot here. I also learned how heartless some people can be, while still being part of the Body of believers, but that just helped me learn how imperfect we are. I think Phatmass did one of the best things to me, it helped take me down from my crazy, nazi-influenced ideologies about humanity, about people, about perfection, etc. Even if it still lingers in my mind, Phatmass has helped me alot with that and many other things (and I'm sure I won't realize many anytime soon, or even ever), and for that I am ever grateful.

The only change that would seem reasonable is no change; why fix it if it's not broke?

God bless,
Mikey

[kateri05]

[quote name='rachael' date='Feb 7 2005, 08:29 PM'] tacos, so very tasty and good for you,. ew. :angry: [/quote]
<<gasp>> how DARE you say such a thing! :angry:


<<all my tacos, so very tasty and good for you, leave and go cry>> :leave:

[Fixxer]

we as catholics, need to be informed of the evils that roam the earth to destory us, and other innocent people. I say the topics should stay.

[Donna]

Great question, dUSt.

The sharpest of my pre-pubescent bunch has brought up things to me quite ahead of schedule.

I had a fantasy...that they would be exposed mostly to purity...(we'd find that true Catholic school...[i][b]not.)[/b][/i] It is a futile expectation unless one aposatcizes and joins the Amish community.

The worst thing to do is to not allow a child that latency period, which is so sweet. I think the parent could be in a good place to judge whether the child is ready enough to see the more delicate threads on PM. BUT the only thing I know of the t/gender thread is what's in this thread; depending on the content, I might forbid it.

The worst about Phatmass (in considering my own child) is just what jas said; also, some people's posts are overly graphic when they needn't be.

PSPX, I think my husband'd agree with you, maybe fully.

As a mother, I don't think I'd have this [i]particular [/i]child on for quite awhile. Not until we had gone through the finer points of of 6th Commandment. This child will require [i]the why [/i]of Church teaching, over time. She's got eyes. All the classmates who come from divorced homes. That kind of child is seen as a lot more normal (2 parents + outside "love interests", or 2 sets of parents, for one child) than we are, trotting in many strong, no cable, no MTV, etc;

If the school was teaching sex ed (or even drug prevention), they'd be in the hall. How much (for a teenager) may be brought up by a routine visit with the doctor via Q's on the teen-health questionaire about guns in yo' home, access to birth control and STD's?

It would be cruel to not speak w/ them (teen or pre-teen) about weird things. That [i]is [/i]one thing I can do - acknowledge the confusion of living in an apostate world, [i]and[/i] give the supernatural and natural reasons for the wisdom of our Holy Mother's teaching.

Unless there is a ban of certain specific topics, parental pride of place could be compromised. But to ouright ban means that the stray souls, [color=red][i]including those from sound homes who cannot help disdaining parental involement for whatever period of time, [/i][/color]are left with...whatever they happen to be left with.

The world? Certainly. Virtuous friends? Maybe.

Parenting = humility!

My opinion therefore, at this time, is that the delicate conversations on PM are a necessary occasion of sin at worst. At best, they are Catholic hands, arms and hearts that that child may well hear.

Edited February 11, 2005 by Donna