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The problem is, we can't always predict what those consequences will be. Going out of business isn't at all guaranteed, especially in small communities that are overwhelmingly and aggressively anti-gay, black, Muslim, etc. People who belong to minority groups in those areas don't have the...

Hi everyone- I'd really like to apologize for some of the tweets that were particularly rude. As much as I stressed the importance of being vigilant with security settings, I never got around to actually privatizing my own stuff, which was incredibly hypocritical of me. But, that's not even...

Actually, I've always had really great relationships with my teachers (I'm facebook friends with several of them), and the last time I was formally "disciplined" was when I got a half hour lunch detention in 6th grade for not closing the lock on my locker. My teachers/professors/parents have...

Ah geez, I wasn't trying to insinuate that people actually felt like that about me to that actual degree. Sarcasm really doesn't translate all that well over the internet. Well, I'll be 20 in about a month, and judging from my immediate and extended family, my "argumentative" nature has...

I sincerely apologize if what I've been saying has been coming off as condescending and pretentious. When I came into this thread, I wasn't thinking "Hah! Look at all you stupid plebeians! I, Captain Academia, will teach you about how the real world works!" I've been a member of the Fierceboard...

No, I totally agree that 9-10 year olds don't necessarily need to have advanced critical thinking abilities. But the age group that tend to be posting the sort of things that presented the issue doesn't tend to consist of 9-10 year olds, but of teenagers who CAN be expected to have a...

Well, I'm 19, so I still technically think like a teenager ; It obviously wasn't too long since that I was in the age group Twist and Shout is primarily focusing on. Even as a young teenager, I was never satisfied with being demanded to do something solely "because I [the adult] said so". I know...

You seriously don't understand how they're related? As I've said before, I legitimately appreciate that Twist and Shout is trying to look out for its kids. I can certainly appreciate the intent of the ban. But the whole point of this thread was to ask people their opinions about the specifics...

I don't think it's unreasonable to be annoyed when the vast majority of the responses in this thread aren't actual criticisms of what I've had to say, but just oversimplifications and sarcastic remarks as a ploy to get more shimmies. I guess I should have taken the audience of the FierceBoard...

Wow, thanks a lot; I really appreciate it! In reality, it would be very difficult for me to care any less about what type of dance moves a gym in Oklahoma bans. I don't live anywhere near Oklahoma. I don't go to clubs. I've attempted to twerk maybe 3 times in my life. I just get bothered by how...

The only thing I've insisted on is encouraging people to understand that issues, even ones as silly as twerking, can be complex. Thinking critically is a valuable skill to have for any and all situations. If you think my arguments are boring, that's fine. I'm not trying to be the next JK...

Sorry, I'll try to pay closer attention to my future word choices so you won't be confused when interacting with someone who uses vocabulary that's not on a 4th grade reading level. Again, feel free to keep on ignoring everything that I've said. No part of my argument has relied on the...

You raise some really good points, and I appreciate your perspective as a parent. I hope we can at least agree that while some teenage girls twerk in an effort to look "sexy", some don't. In my perspective as a college student, I hardly ever see twerking going on as a way to get male...

1) The lack of evidence and lack of testability of hypotheses is a very common criticism of evolutionary psychology. One of the most accessible works of evolutionary psychology, "How Women Got Their Curves and Other Just-So Stories", explores many of issues that we've been discussing. However...

It wasn't my intention to say that the butt isn't at all related to sexuality. I'm saying that there isn't sufficient evidence to claim that it definitively is a biological part of human sexuality. If you can show me the scientific theory that supports your claims, I'll be happy to eat my words...

Speaking as someone who's actually taken several college courses on evolutionary biology and psychology, while there are lots of hypotheses for the evolutionary benefit for women's curves (whether it be rear ends, hips, legs, breasts, etc.), there isn't much actual scientific evidence that...

First off, I genuinely want to thank you for taking the time to find some actual evidence against my argument. It's a breath of a fresh air. Part of the problem with relying on Internet definitions is that you don't know who they're being written by, or the motivations for why the author...

As the main poster defending twerking, I'd like to point out I never said twerking can't be, or isn't sexual. All I've said is that the context of the dance carries considerably more importance than the dance itself, as is the situation with a score of other cheer-related activities. But...

Huh. I guess I lack creativity, but I genuinely don't understand the mechanics of how a couple would actually be able to maintain the stability needed to do that sort of sexual activity if one or both of the partners were to actually start twerking in any of its forms. I understand that in...

Your limited imagination in this department doesn't really mean anything; the unwanted pop-ups and the oodles of graphic comments that I've seen prove my point. Please read what I wrote: biologically speaking, the rear end is not sexual. Yes, it can be sexual in a cultural context, but so are...