No Kids Allowed

To a lot of people, Mike Vuick of Monroeville, Pennsylvania could be considered something of a cult hero. A hero in an almost IMPOSSIBLE battle: Convincing parents that their precious little angels AREN'T necessarily precious little angels. Mike owns McDain's Restaurant and Golf Center in Monroeville. And he recently announced a new policy: As of this Saturday, all children under the age of six are BANNED FROM THE RESTAURANT. In an email to his regulars, he wrote, quote, "We feel that McDain's is not a place for young children. Their volume can't be controlled and many, many times, they have disturbed other customers." When some parents freaked out and told a local TV station, Mike took an even stronger stance against young kids in the restaurant. Quote, "I think it's the height of being impolite and selfish, and therefore, I instituted a policy." And then, his best line of all: Quote, "You know, their child, maybe as it should be, is the center of their universe. But they don't realize it's not the center of THE universe." What Mike is doing here IS legal. Restaurants aren't allowed to ban people of different races or handicaps or senior citizens because they're protected under the law . . . but there's no law that keeps someone from denying service to children.

Midget Ban

The group Little People of America wants the FCC to ban the word 'midget' from all television broadcasts. They say it's just as offensive as racial slurs.

Daily Rant: Breast Feeding Photos Banned

Today I heard, and read, on several news sources that Facebook has decided to ban photos of mothers breast feeding their children. What they've actually said is "Photos containing a fully exposed breast (as defined by showing the nipple or areola) do violate those terms (on obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit material) and may be removed," Which is right. I don't think that breast feeding photos should be allowed on Facebook. There are many sick individuals out there who would look at photos like that far out of the context in which they were posted. I doubt the mothers posting these would like to receive lewd messages from these people. Heck people send messages like this to people who aren't exposed... plus there are people under the age of 18 on these sites and these types of photos can also be used for purposes other than they were intended for. We try to keep our kids safe and pure from these images. It is not right to have them out there. I believe in some instances, you can get an "adult" album which is only accessible by those over the age of 18. Still, we all know what these galleries are for, and that would not be in promoting breast feeding of infants and the welfare of children. I support facebook's owners in their decision to can such images. Of course people have a right to freedom of expression but I think they should think about what they are expressing, and more importantly, what the consequences of this will be. (i.e. nasty messages and sickening acts prompted by innocence).