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	I was taking a shit, so I didn't actually get around to why I have a different opinion with my previous post.
		
			
			
				
					  Originally Posted by BananaStand   After reading your post, I'm positively shocked that we have a difference of opinion. 
 My point is this: There is sexual tension between a non-trivial number of students in these types of dances, even at 11-12 years old, and that's why I think everything I said about it a few posts back with regard to consent (to which you said they are 11 years old, etc.) still applies. This is the crux of why I said I think my experience gives me a different perspective since I think sexual education, consent, etc. should really be taken seriously with people of those ages.
 
 
 
	I think it's the natural thing. Otherwise, we would start puberty later in life.
		
			
			
				
					  Originally Posted by BananaStand   Is that a good thing or a bad thing?  Serious question. 
 As to whether it's good or bad, I don't think it's either. I'd say it was good for me and probably bad for the girls in the long run.
 
 
 
	We had tremendous supervision, and it still went down. You're not going to keep people from doing this stuff unless you create a prison-like environment, and it's still going to happen then to some degree.
		
			
			
				
					  Originally Posted by BananaStand   This all sounds like an overwhelmingly strong argument for restructuring school dances to include significantly more supervision, and encouraging kids to mingle with as many people as possible. 
 
 
	I answered most of this above, but just to reiterate, I think it's because we view the ages involved differently.
		
			
			
				
					  Originally Posted by BananaStand   Why are we in disagreement then???? 
 There's a skin in the game pun here somewhere too.
 
 
 
 
	I think wufwugy still does the best impression of the left, but this is solid.
		
			
			
				
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