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Parents are not owners of their children and as such have no right to deprive them of basic knowledge about their bodies and identities. Sure, there's a slippe

Parents are not owners of their children and as such have no right to deprive them of basic knowledge about their bodies and identities. Sure, there's a slippery slope -- in the direction of authoritarian parental control, which results in parents imprisoning their children within a controlling and insular community to keep them indoctrinated and obedient -- all for the sake of "protecting" them from viewpoints that might one day cause them to think for themselves.

chiefalchemist 4y ago
No they're not. Theories aside. Parents *do* have legal rights and responsiblities. Unless, the parent(s) drop that ball, their decisions have priority. That's how the society works. All this backseat patenting is not a good look. Unless a legal line is crossed, you do not and cannot know what is best for someone else's child. If you believe otherwise, you ironically probably aren't fit to parent. This is how liberty and freedom works currently, at least in the USA.
- mrtesthah 4y ago
  While parents have legal obligations to their children, they have no moral right to control them independently of ensuring basic safety and order. Laws can't define right and wrong, and it is most definitely wrong for a parent to purposefully deprive their children of education and exposure to the world solely for the benefit and protection of that parent's own ego. Children are, and have always been, raised in a society. They are not your personal slaves to lock in a closet and isolate from the world. Our social contract protects the rights of individuals. You can't claim to be in favor of liberty while denying it to someone else.
TheHappyOddish 4y ago
Parents absolutely have a right to withhold information from a child until it's appropriate. Would you teach a 3 year old about the safest methods of heroin injection and not to share needles? It's about their body. You're approaching a very nuanced subject with a very black and white view. Parenting is hard, and marred by our own experiences. In addition, every kid is different in maturity, emotional intelligence, ways of processing information, etc. The person who knows them best and who is trying to do the best they can for them probably has a better idea than you do here.

chiefalchemist 4y ago

No they're not. Theories aside. Parents *do* have legal rights and responsiblities. Unless, the parent(s) drop that ball, their decisions have priority. That's how the society works. All this backseat patenting is not a good look. Unless a legal line is crossed, you do not and cannot know what is best for someone else's child. If you believe otherwise, you ironically probably aren't fit to parent. This is how liberty and freedom works currently, at least in the USA.

mrtesthah 4y ago
While parents have legal obligations to their children, they have no moral right to control them independently of ensuring basic safety and order. Laws can't define right and wrong, and it is most definitely wrong for a parent to purposefully deprive their children of education and exposure to the world solely for the benefit and protection of that parent's own ego. Children are, and have always been, raised in a society. They are not your personal slaves to lock in a closet and isolate from the world. Our social contract protects the rights of individuals. You can't claim to be in favor of liberty while denying it to someone else.

TheHappyOddish 4y ago

Parents absolutely have a right to withhold information from a child until it's appropriate. Would you teach a 3 year old about the safest methods of heroin injection and not to share needles? It's about their body. You're approaching a very nuanced subject with a very black and white view. Parenting is hard, and marred by our own experiences. In addition, every kid is different in maturity, emotional intelligence, ways of processing information, etc. The person who knows them best and who is trying to do the best they can for them probably has a better idea than you do here.