The "c" question on millionaire

[miles1]

Was it just me, or does anyone else think the "condom" question on millionaire tonight was inappropriate? Yes, it was humorous, but leave that stuff untill after 10:00 PM.

My ten year old loves the show, and of course was watching tonight even though it was a little past bedtime. His question was inevitable, and I was able to dodge it with a simple answer ("it's a personal care product"). But I'd like to be able to choose when to discuss these things with him, rather than be forced into it by prime time TV. Especially a Disney production.

 

[The_CEO]

Can you quote this question? Didn't get to watch it. Hope he didn't catch the superbowl halftime show.

Sorry to hear about this.

 

[TURKEY]

Paraphrased:

What television show did the first condom commercial debut on?

 

[Maria]

Glad your son was content with your answer... I would have probably asked "personal care, daddy???" :veryconfu - lol

As for Janet´s , it´s a lot less harmful than having to explain what a condom is... come on...




P.S. - what was the correct answer?

 

[PrincessAli]

Originally posted by Maria
Glad your son was content with your answer... I would have probably asked "personal care, daddy???" :veryconfu - lol

As for Janet´s , it´s a lot less harmful than having to explain what a condom is... come on...




P.S. - what was the correct answer?

The answer was Herman's Head, Maria.

And I don't think it was too bad because condom commericals are on all day....I dunno :shrugs:

 

[Woody13]

Originally posted by miles1
Was it just me, or does anyone else think the "condom" question on millionaire tonight was inappropriate? Yes, it was humorous, but leave that stuff untill after 10:00 PM.

My ten year old loves the show, and of course was watching tonight even though it was a little past bedtime. His question was inevitable, and I was able to dodge it with a simple answer ("it's a personal care product"). But I'd like to be able to choose when to discuss these things with him, rather than be forced into it by prime time TV. Especially a Disney production.

I think you are very late in teaching the "birds and the bees" to your ten year old. Dodging the question was not the right thing to do IMO. I think you should have looked upon this situation as a good time to discuss the issue since his interest was at a high level.

If he has to wait until you are ready, then it will never get done in a timely fashion.:wave:

 

[Maria]

Thanks Ali.

I haven´t thought about the commercials! :lol: Wow... I don´t want to be a parent! :lol:

There was a singer here who made her calendar (you know those bikini and very secsy pics) and in one picture she was naked in an honestly pretty picture of her naked but without showing anything, and in the back, she had a laundry line with condoms in different colors hanging from it. One of my uncles bought it, and showed it to my grandma who loved the picture with the "balloons"! :lol: :animwink:

 

[Goofette]

Most people WITHOUT (had to edit, I put with kids first) kids don't think it is a big deal, but when you have a child, you find how uncomfortable moments like that are. And unfortunately, they do pick up on everything. And here we are, on a Disney board, also talking about it, so there might be someones child that is sitting here reading this. The bad thing is, whether we like it or not, our kids (mine is going to be 10 next month) hear and pick up so much, whether it's TV, School, Radio, friends, whatever. I just try to always be prepared, because unfortunately, when my DD was only 5, we were watching Hocus Pocus, and she wanted to know what it meant when they said "A Virgin lit the Candle"....yep, I wanted to hide, didn't know how I would answer that one. It is a shame they have stuff like that on primetime, but unfortunately, it's here to stay, and I think it's only going to get worse....so get ready to start doing some sssplaining to Lucy (in my best Ricky Ricardo voice lol). Like I say, here we are talking about this on a Disney board site. So I'm sure we're going to have parents not to happy with us, or with you for bringing it up :zipit: :animwink:

 

[Woody13]

Big Rock Candy Mountains

Here's a childrens' song that was recorded and made popular by Burl Ives back in the 1950's:

One evening as the sun went down
And the jungle fires were burning,
Down the track came a hobo hiking,
And he said, "Boys, I'm not turning
I'm headed for a land that's far away
Besides the crystal fountains
So come with me, we'll go and see
The Big Rock Candy Mountains

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains,
There's a land that's fair and bright,
Where the handouts grow on bushes
And you sleep out every night.
Where the boxcars all are empty
And the sun shines every day
And the birds and the bees
And the cigarette trees
The lemonade springs
Where the bluebird sings
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
All the cops have wooden legs
And the bulldogs all have rubber teeth
And the hens lay soft-boiled eggs
The farmers' trees are full of fruit
And the barns are full of hay
Oh I'm bound to go
Where there ain't no snow
Where the rain don't fall
The winds don't blow
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
You never change your socks
And the little streams of alcohol
Come trickling down the rocks
The brakemen have to tip their hats
And the railway bulls are blind
There's a lake of stew
And of whiskey too
You can paddle all around it
In a big canoe
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains,
The jails are made of tin.
And you can walk right out again,
As soon as you are in.
There ain't no short-handled shovels,
No axes, saws nor picks,
I'm bound to stay
Where you sleep all day,
Where they hung the jerk
That invented work
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains.


http://21st-century-home.co.uk/music/music.pl/item-B00002529K/cd.htm

 

[SpongeScott]

Re: Re: The "c" question on millionaire

Originally posted by Woody13
I think you are very late in teaching the "birds and the bees" to your ten year old. Dodging the question was not the right thing to do IMO. I think you should have looked upon this situation as a good time to discuss the issue since his interest was at a high level.

If he has to wait until you are ready, then it will never get done in a timely fashion.:wave:

IMO, you don't live at his house or know what is going with him and his family and if he chooses not to tell his son about the birds and the bees, it's his call. Perhaps dodging the question was the right thing to do at the time. Each parent makes their own call as to when their child is ready for the facts of life. Let him do it. :wave:

 

[Goofette]

Re: Re: Re: The "c" question on millionaire

Originally posted by SpongeScott
IMO, you don't live at his house or know what is going with him and his family and if he chooses not to tell his son about the birds and the bees, it's his call. Perhaps dodging the question was the right thing to do at the time. Each parent makes their own call as to when their child is ready for the facts of life. Let him do it. :wave:

I agree, I'm not ready to teach the birds and the bees yet...but, as I've found out, I'm not really having a choice....dd comes home all the time asking new stuff. I mean, are we ever really ready for our little ones to ask such grown up stuff I wish I could keep her young forever. I still find it Ironic that it was brought up here on a "Disney" board though, we have a lot of young kids here. :lookaroun

 

[Goofette]

Woody13....What is with the song? :lol: :lol: I keep reading it thinking there is some hidden message, but I'm not quite finding it. I guess you're going to have to spell it out for me

 

[Woody13]

Re: Re: Re: The "c" question on millionaire

Originally posted by SpongeScott
IMO, you don't live at his house or know what is going with him and his family and if he chooses not to tell his son about the birds and the bees, it's his call. Perhaps dodging the question was the right thing to do at the time. Each parent makes their own call as to when their child is ready for the facts of life. Let him do it. :wave:

The child asked a question and the parent "dodged" the question. The parent was embarrassed, not the child. Sorry, but honesty is better IMO. Or perhaps it is better to give a false answer to "protect" the child? Perhaps it is better to say, "You're not old enough"? Parents often neglect to teach their children because of silly embarrassment.

 

[SpongeScott]

Re: Re: Re: Re: The "c" question on millionaire

Originally posted by Woody13
The child asked a question and the parent "dodged" the question. The parent was embarrassed, not the child. Sorry, but honesty is better IMO. Or perhaps it is better to give a false answer to "protect" the child? Perhaps it is better to say, "You're not old enough"? Parents often neglect to teach their children because of silly embarrassment.

Yes, he dodged the question by his own admittance. He never mentioned or even hinted at embarrassment and he did not give a false answer. He merely gave the simplest answer that he felt was appropriate at the time, perhaps to save his son an embarrassing moment, since we don't know all the circumstances. Woody, you would have reacted differently, obviously, but he acted as he thought he should have as a father at that time. He did the right thing.

 

[prberk]

Woody, I do not think "Big Rock Candy Mountain" was considered singularly a "children's song," as much as it was a "folk tune" from Appalachia. Many people have sung it (more recently John Hartford for "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack). But it was a popular folk song from around the turn of the twentieth century, I believe. Anyhow, it had broad, comic appeal: not a children's song specifically, as I understand its history.

So, your implied argument does not hold; except to say that children have always had to deal with popular exposure to adult or negative influences.

 

[Woody13]

Originally posted by prberk
Woody, I do not think "Big Rock Candy Mountain" was considered singularly a "children's song," as much as it was a "folk tune" from Appalachia. Many people have sung it (more recently John Hartford for "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack). But it was a popular folk song from around the turn of the twentieth century, I believe. Anyhow, it had broad, comic appeal: not a children's song specifically, as I understand its history.

So, your implied argument does not hold; except to say that children have always had to deal with popular exposure to adult or negative influences.

It was and is a children's song. Perhaps you missed the link I posted? Alan Lomax is my source. Your opinion and belief is valid (if you desire to think that way) but the link I posted proves my point.

Perhaps you could post a link that would refute my position?

Do you know what cigarette trees are? I do!:wave:

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[Woody13]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The "c" question on millionaire

Originally posted by SpongeScott
Yes, he dodged the question by his own admittance. He never mentioned or even hinted at embarrassment and he did not give a false answer. He merely gave the simplest answer that he felt was appropriate at the time, perhaps to save his son an embarrassing moment, since we don't know all the circumstances. Woody, you would have reacted differently, obviously, but he acted as he thought he should have as a father at that time. He did the right thing.

He thought it was "inappropriate". Does that not hint at embarrassment? Anyone can deceive by either an overt act, or by omission. He (or she) asked for advice. I provided very proper advice for the situation. Your opinion is OK with me, but I would not advise my family to follow in that direction.:wave:

Honesty is the best policy in such matters.:animwink:

 

[SpongeScott]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The "c" question on millionaire

Originally posted by Woody13
He thought it was "inappropriate". Does that not hint at embarrassment? Anyone can deceive by either an overt act, or by omission. He (or she) asked for advice. I provided very proper advice for the situation. Your opinion is OK with me, but I would not advise my family to follow in that direction.:wave:

Honesty is the best policy in such matters.:animwink:

Doesn't hint at embarrassment to me, but he is the only one who can really answer that question. I don't think he asked for advice either; he merely wanted to know if anyone else thought the question was inappropriate.

Heh, we're splitting hairs now and it's too late to do that. To each his own....:wave:

 

[Woody13]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The "c" question on millionaire

Originally posted by SpongeScott
Doesn't hint at embarrassment to me, but he is the only one who can really answer that question. I don't think he asked for advice either; he merely wanted to know if anyone else thought the question was inappropriate.

Heh, we're splitting hairs now and it's too late to do that. To each his own....:wave:

Inappropriate behavior does not embarrass you? Of course it does! I think that "...he merely wanted to know if anyone else thought..." is what is called, "asking for advice".

I think you should not split any more hairs! :lol:

 

[JBSLJames]

At least Regis' question wasn't:

"In what year did I first wear a condom?"