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Satire: Experts call for restrictions on childhood imagination - CNN.com
by Decius at 1:27 pm EST, Feb 22, 2007 |
"Defuse the ticking time-bomb known as your child's imagination before it explodes and destroys her completely," said child-safety expert Kenneth McMillan, who advised the HHS in composing the guidelines. "New data shows a disturbing correlation between serious accidents and the ability of children to envision a world full of exciting possibility." The guidelines, titled "Boundless Imagination, Boundless Hazards: Ways To Keep Your Kids Safe From A World Of Wonder," are posted on the HHS website, and will also be available in brochure form in pediatricians' offices across the country. According to McMillan, children can suffer broken bones, head trauma, and even fatal injuries from unsupervised exposure to childlike awe. "If your children are allowed to unlock their imaginations, anything from a backyard swing set to a child's own bedroom can be transformed into a dangerous undersea castle or dragon's lair," McMillan said. "But by encouraging your kids to think linearly and literally, and constantly reminding them they can never be anything but human children with no extraordinary characteristics, you can better ensure that they will lead prolonged lives."
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RE: Satire: Experts call for restrictions on childhood imagination - CNN.com
by Rattle at 2:44 pm EST, Feb 22, 2007 |
Decius wrote: "Defuse the ticking time-bomb known as your child's imagination before it explodes and destroys her completely," said child-safety expert Kenneth McMillan, who advised the HHS in composing the guidelines. "New data shows a disturbing correlation between serious accidents and the ability of children to envision a world full of exciting possibility." The guidelines, titled "Boundless Imagination, Boundless Hazards: Ways To Keep Your Kids Safe From A World Of Wonder," are posted on the HHS website, and will also be available in brochure form in pediatricians' offices across the country. According to McMillan, children can suffer broken bones, head trauma, and even fatal injuries from unsupervised exposure to childlike awe. "If your children are allowed to unlock their imaginations, anything from a backyard swing set to a child's own bedroom can be transformed into a dangerous undersea castle or dragon's lair," McMillan said. "But by encouraging your kids to think linearly and literally, and constantly reminding them they can never be anything but human children with no extraordinary characteristics, you can better ensure that they will lead prolonged lives."
Somehow, when I saw this meme.. My eyes did not parse the "Satire" part at the beginning of the subject, but did parse the "CNN.com" part, before reading the quoted text. There is nothing quite like going from a jaw dropping "wtf?" to a good belly laugh. |
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RE: Satire: Experts call for restrictions on childhood imagination - CNN.com
by ubernoir at 2:53 pm EST, Feb 22, 2007 |
Decius wrote: "Defuse the ticking time-bomb known as your child's imagination before it explodes and destroys her completely," said child-safety expert Kenneth McMillan, who advised the HHS in composing the guidelines. "New data shows a disturbing correlation between serious accidents and the ability of children to envision a world full of exciting possibility." The guidelines, titled "Boundless Imagination, Boundless Hazards: Ways To Keep Your Kids Safe From A World Of Wonder," are posted on the HHS website, and will also be available in brochure form in pediatricians' offices across the country. According to McMillan, children can suffer broken bones, head trauma, and even fatal injuries from unsupervised exposure to childlike awe. "If your children are allowed to unlock their imaginations, anything from a backyard swing set to a child's own bedroom can be transformed into a dangerous undersea castle or dragon's lair," McMillan said. "But by encouraging your kids to think linearly and literally, and constantly reminding them they can never be anything but human children with no extraordinary characteristics, you can better ensure that they will lead prolonged lives."
Somehow, when I saw this meme.. My eyes did not parse the "Satire" part at the beginning of the subject, but did parse the "CNN.com" part, before reading the quoted text. There is nothing quite like going from a jaw dropping "wtf?" to a good belly laugh. |
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RE: Satire: Experts call for restrictions on childhood imagination - CNN.com
by bucy at 4:56 pm EST, Feb 22, 2007 |
Decius wrote: "Defuse the ticking time-bomb known as your child's imagination before it explodes and destroys her completely," said child-safety expert Kenneth McMillan, who advised the HHS in composing the guidelines. "New data shows a disturbing correlation between serious accidents and the ability of children to envision a world full of exciting possibility." The guidelines, titled "Boundless Imagination, Boundless Hazards: Ways To Keep Your Kids Safe From A World Of Wonder," are posted on the HHS website, and will also be available in brochure form in pediatricians' offices across the country. According to McMillan, children can suffer broken bones, head trauma, and even fatal injuries from unsupervised exposure to childlike awe. "If your children are allowed to unlock their imaginations, anything from a backyard swing set to a child's own bedroom can be transformed into a dangerous undersea castle or dragon's lair," McMillan said. "But by encouraging your kids to think linearly and literally, and constantly reminding them they can never be anything but human children with no extraordinary characteristics, you can better ensure that they will lead prolonged lives."
Anyone read We by Yevgeny Zamyatin? |
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Satire: Experts call for restrictions on childhood imagination - CNN.com
by janelane at 12:25 pm EST, Feb 22, 2007 |
"Defuse the ticking time-bomb known as your child's imagination before it explodes and destroys her completely," said child-safety expert Kenneth McMillan, who advised the HHS in composing the guidelines. "New data shows a disturbing correlation between serious accidents and the ability of children to envision a world full of exciting possibility." The guidelines, titled "Boundless Imagination, Boundless Hazards: Ways To Keep Your Kids Safe From A World Of Wonder," are posted on the HHS website, and will also be available in brochure form in pediatricians' offices across the country. According to McMillan, children can suffer broken bones, head trauma, and even fatal injuries from unsupervised exposure to childlike awe. "If your children are allowed to unlock their imaginations, anything from a backyard swing set to a child's own bedroom can be transformed into a dangerous undersea castle or dragon's lair," McMillan said. "But by encouraging your kids to think linearly and literally, and constantly reminding them they can never be anything but human children with no extraordinary characteristics, you can better ensure that they will lead prolonged lives."
This article's part of the 10% of The Onion that's pretty damn funny. -janelane |
Satire: Experts call for restrictions on childhood imagination - CNN.com
by skullaria at 7:24 pm EST, Feb 22, 2007 |
Got me too - I just saw the CNN part and after news today that a popular pediatrics magazine advised doctors to 'monitor homeschool students for socialization' (the studies out show that homeschool students are BETTER socialized than their public school peers, so that had to be based on the author's uninformed opinion only) ...I just got SO pissed off after just seeing that, and then this - and I can say yeah, I *HIT* the mouse. What timing. I was about to go ballistic. |
Satire: Experts call for restrictions on childhood imagination - CNN.com
by flynn23 at 9:38 am EST, Feb 23, 2007 |
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