re: #141 EmmmieG

Oh, I do think that past a certain level, competitive gymnastics, ballet, or any number of other things are, in fact, child abuse.

But APox is very right when he talks about the grey area. If this law were actually to be passed— with the part making it a crime to take kids out of the area to get it done— it would most likely cause a lot more problems for kids than otherwise.

Hell, my parents taught me that sex was shameful and that masturbation was a terrible sin. This resulted not only in me getting rather depressed and thinking badly of myself (let alone that I was both sexually and physically abused, not by them, but by others) during my teen years, and, later, having much riskier sex because of my ignorance.

Does that amount to child abuse? It’s certainly non-optimal. It both put my life in danger of suicide and caused me to engage in risky behavior. But I don’t think it rises anywhere close to the level of abuse.