Is it just me?

My whole right side hurts like hell, so I didn't get much of any sleep to speak of last night. So, here I am.

I just got done making coffee and sat down to do something with my life here and then I read it...

Study: Abuse, provocative images increase Internet risks for girls
There is a problem with the way we portray things in this country.
Our perspective is skewed.

Instead of constantly making it out that girls/women are the weaker, more susceptible, it's-all-up-to-us-we're-the-issue, let's start calling it what it is.

That headline should realistically and far more accurately read:
Men should stop hitting on minors.

The study was on girls age 14-17.

Newsflash: I don't care what kind of avatar the girl has, you should know better than to hit on or make sexual advances on a CHILD.

What the fuck is wrong with people?

Instead of saying, "the girls have probably been abused..."
blahblahblah...

How about saying something like, "SOME men on the Internet, and in life in general, have yet to learn BOUNDARIES and should seek help because this is clearly unacceptable."

How about that shit instead.

Really, even the LAW did away with the whole, "She was wearing that outfit, so clearly she was asking for it" bullshit.

Which party is the ADULT?

Teens are stupid. You have to love them, but they are. There's a reason why we don't give them enough credit to even enter into a legal binding contract. Even the smartest of the bunch is still too stupid to own a house, have credit, buy a car or act on their own behalf in any way other than states where abortion is still legal. The law doesn't even allow this age group to get married or join the Military without parental consent. What does that say?

They don't have the presence of mind to do so.
They're not smart enough.
They're not responsible enough.

By the time a few decades have passed though and you've been walking around with your eyes open and provided you don't live in a cave after being raised by wild wolves - YOU SHOULD HAVE A CLUE.

The points in the study are valid. You do have to monitor your child. The Internet isn't safe. The world isn't safe.

Yes.

However, I really resent that it all falls on that point.
wtf?

Not one mention of, "The guys involved must have been abused or from broken homes" or some other non-sense that we'd like to pawn this off on.

How about simply saying, "HEY, ASSHOLE! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! YOU'RE THE ONE DOING IT. I WANT YOU TO FUCKING STOP IT RIGHT NOW. GOT IT?"

Because again - who's the adult in the situation and who is suppose to know better?

It's called...
wait for it...
P e r s o n a l... R e s p o n s i b i l i t y.

Its other common name is...
S e l f... C o n t r o l.

Its twin's name is...
A c c o u n t a b i l i t y.

People do because they can.
However, just because you can - doesn't mean you should.

I don't care if a 14 year old girl is full on, coming on to you like no tomorrow.
DON'T DO IT!

Do I REALLY have to point this shit out to ANYONE?!
Well, obviously I do.

They should save all the money they put into these studies and just give me the situation and I'll issue a valid warning.

Look at that, I didn't even need a staff to write this.
I could save the tax payers millions of dollars every year.

Making people responsible for their own actions is long over-due.

Everyone acting however the hell they want like it's their God given rite, regardless of who they trample on - has to stop. Now.

And believe me when I say that you do NOT want to be an adult hitting on my 16 year old daughter. If you do, then I will meticulously come to the conclusion that all the words are totally lost on your dumb ass after all these years and that you need to be taught the old-fashioned way.

Which will require my shed, a portion of land and a shovel.
Knock it off.