I'm glad to see that somebody is finally taking a stand on this

[ZEE]

meh... i am older than MOST of you...

and better looking as well...

[Odin]

Why the hell are we treating 17-year-olds as if they were 7 year olds?

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Spiffor
This is the kind of thread that shows ageism is a real issue.

You guys (I'm talking about the ageists here) would never say the same if the mall had banned blacks, gays, or women. Well, 50 years ago, you probably would have

It all started to go down hill once they let women walk around in public without a male escorting them.

[DinoDoc]

Would you be Ok with treating 16 year olds as 7 year olds?

[Dinner]

Originally posted by molly bloom

I think shopping malls somehow repel some gay men- something to do with an abundance of teen and pre-teen girls with excess wet look hair styling products and the very high polyester quotient on clothing racks.

Unfortunately even in non-mall shops, one sometimes unavoidably glimpses luridly coloured thongs appearing above waistbands.

Anal floss is not a pretty sight.

Are you kidding? The gay men I know love to go clothes shopping. They spend far to much time at the mall.

[Berzerker]

Campaign Against Violence, the group that organized the protest, said Mayfair's program hurts inner-city kids who can't get their parents to bring them to the mall.

Maybe those parents dont want their kids hanging out all day at the mall. Next they'll tell us movie theaters have to let 'em in for free because Mommy and Daddy wont get HBO.

The group said that to be a part of the community, the mall should provide a safe place for kids.

What is so safe about a mall?

Why should they be free babysitters for the community?

Yup, activists using "it takes a village" to stick other people with the burden of raising kids they didn't have...

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by b etor


Actually, butt floss isn't uncomfortable at all. Especiall if you're wearing jeans. It takes a little getting used to the first time but that's about it. They're also usually cheaper to buy. ~$1 usually.

I don't understand it, but I know other girls who prefer it as well.

Jon Miller

[b etor]

I prefer boyshorts/ultralowbriefs for the most part. Thongs are nice when playing some sports though. You don't have to worry about getting a wedgie since you'll have one the whole time anway.

[Odin]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Would you be Ok with treating 16 year olds as 7 year olds?

I don't think teens should have to have parental supervision to go to the frigging mall. I mean, it's the MALL, teens normally hang out at the there and that been normal since who knows when.

[Odin]

Originally posted by Berzerker


Maybe those parents dont want their kids hanging out all day at the mall. Next they'll tell us movie theaters have to let 'em in for free because Mommy and Daddy wont get HBO.



What is so safe about a mall?



Yup, activists using "it takes a village" to stick other people with the burden of raising kids they didn't have...

Your logic is pathetic.

[Berzerker]

My logic recognizes that the mall owners are not babysitters nor do malls exist as an after school program

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Oerdin


Are you kidding? The gay men I know love to go clothes shopping. They spend far to much time at the mall.

No I'm not kidding. You're confusing two things:

clothes shopping and clothes (or any other kind of ) shopping in American-style shopping malls.

I have no serious objection to the former, but have a distinct aversion to the latter.

[Ecthy]

I don't know the phenomenon in its American entirety, but in Europe you find some kids hanging around at the malls and nothing ever happens. But then again they also do have their spots in their neighbourhoods and since cities are not as extended as in the US the overal situation is just a bit different.

What do kids do in American malls? Do they do drugs, shout, molest people? I wouldn't mind if they just fooled around that's normal.

And while it would be normal to kick people out who disturb the regular business, no entry for under 18s is just silly.

[DinoDoc]

What's a Eurocom Mall like?

[KrazyHorse]