Rock Parent said on August 4, 2008:

I would be interested in hearing from parents on this issue. It is easy to take the, "I won't keep anything from my child" line when one does not have children. Here is how it works when you have children: the libertine approach may be a defensible parenting tact, but it is supposed to be up to the parent to decide whether they want their kids to listen to Bikini Kill, etc., not a camp counselor or schools or a random stranger. That's the point that is often missed by people who take the reflexive, "What's the big deal?" line on these types of stories. It may or may not be a big deal, but that is not the debate. The debate is whether the parent--not the camp or anyone else who thinks they know what is good for someone else's child--is supposed to decide. I vote parent.

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