Family Friendly Sex Shops -- Taint heard that one!

Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:03:00 GMT

Because apparently this week is devoted to dildos and children, I bring you this story of an Australian sex shop that bills itself as family friendly -- complete with coloring books for the kids so mom and dad can shop for a ball gag in peace.

And did I mention the dolls!

I found this story via Jezebel and clicked on the link and was all, like, you know: Finally! A sex shop I can bring the kid to! Why didn't they think of this in the states!

Seriously, I kept reading the article and found myself agreeing more and more that children should be allowed into the stores -- if I followed the owner's rational. She said she wasn't inviting families or throwing parties. Rather, if parents absolutely needed to bring their kids in -- say, instead of leaving them in a sweltering car -- then of course they're welcome.

Well, duh. Cars bad. Sex shops better. This is a no brainer. But I guess it doesn't get to the heart of the question.

New York has a few. I'm not sure exactly if they're considered "family friendly" but San Francisco has some remarkably clean sex shops I wouldn't hesitate to bring the kid into in a pinch. ("Hold her! Now quick, where are your maid outfits?")

So tell me, are sex shops acceptable places for kids to hang while parents peruse?

PBS Dropping Mister Rogers??!!

Cole Gamble — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:45:00 GMT

The bible tells us there are a number of clear and distinct signs the apocalypse is coming. Plague, pestilence, famine and the cancelation of Mister Rogers Neighborhood.

How could this happen? PBS has announced its plans to pull the venerable 40 year old show from their weekday schedule. While not a full on cancelation, MRN (that’s what we “Neighborheads” in the know call it) will be relegated to a single episode on the weekends.But there’s something you can do to save it.

It’s is hard, no, impossible to imagine the landscape of children’s educational television without looking at Mister Roger’s Neighborhood as the forbearer of all that has come since. In its time it was revolutionary, though revolutionary might seem an odd term for a snail’s pace TV program featuring the world’s most soft-spoken, cardigan loving gentleman. What Mister Rogers cared about most was healthy child development and giving kids the tools to look with hope and confidence upon a world that often inspires neither. That’s still a foreign concept to some.

But don’t strap on that black armband for just yet Mister Roger’s devotee Brian Linder has stared SaveMisterRogers.com an effort to reverse PBS’s decision. Go there now to find out how you can help keep MRN on. Need a little more motivation? Here’s Mister Rogers to tell you how proud he is of you.

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