Response about: Keeping kids safe from the temptation of the net

Keeping kids save from the temptation of the net. Lots of parents don’t understand the most effective way how to keep their children “safe”. Some assumed that the Internet mostly gives bad influences to their children, but I think that it’s not always right. Lots of useful information can be found in the net. I always use the net to find many sorts of information which is needed to do my schoolwork. After all, Internet is a form of informative technology

Based on my opinion, I completely agree with all the suggestions that the author gives to all her/his readers. Parents shouldn't give their children tensions so that the children won’t open the prohibited sites. They should act as their children’s peers, understanding the mind of their kids. Let them learn by themselves. Children still have a majority emotional side than rational. If they’re angry of somebody, or dislike someone, children tend to avoiding them. The children will have a mindset that their parents cannot understand them. By using questions instead of scolding, children can use their logic, so that they know by themselves that surfing too long or opening non-responsible sites can give bad implications to themselves. If we support them at whatever they do, children would come to us whenever they have problem

I've been taught that the best way to counter temptation is by faith. Teaching religious values to children can improve their faithfulness. Faith can broaden their minds about the world. From faith also, children can learn whether this is a good decision or a bad one, because all the values which every religions taught to their followers can strengthen their soul. Parents should introduce the good values of faith in their children’s early ages, so than that values would be rooted firmly in children’s soul.

Faith only is not enough. Logic is needed. They’re definitely can think for their own benefits. But most importantly don’t let they experience it so that they can get their understanding. Becoming a supportive parent is sometimes hard to practice. Bark to them isn't advisable. Sometimes to understand children, act and think like them is the best way. Doing what your children do isn't a bad idea, so that we may have a clear image about what children like.

Faith, support, and logic are the three key points to keep children/teen save from the temptation of the net. What the parents have to do just make sure that the teens/children know what they’re doing, and also have controls in it. If the children are facing the net like that, there won’t be any reasons for parents to be worried about their children.

Because I also a child of my own. And also I won’t make my parents disappointed of me

Keeping kids safe from the temptation of the Net (Source 2)

Taken from : Digital Life (page 13), February 13, 2007 , The Strait Times

Response about : A shade too opaque for comfort

Pornography still ignites controversy in Indonesia. Some radical religion movement mentioned that pornography is against the religious values that the majority believes. But the other group states that pornography itself still doesn’t have any visible “boundaries” and their opinion that what they’ve done is another way to illustrate an art.

Actually according to my personal opinion as an Indonesian, pornography has disturbed the public since Playboy has issued its first copy. It seems like they accuse Playboy as the “founding father” men’s magazine in Indonesia.

The fact is that’s not true at all. Lots of other media that depict clearly about women’s body which have published long before Playboy itself. This is the problem that needs to be criticized. Why just after the Playboy published the first copy, the Indonesians started to strike for pornography?

It seems like Indonesian-version Playboy is the pioneer for all the pornographic media in Indonesia. The truth is that Playboy just followed the success of its rivals which have been published in Indonesia, like Maxim, FHM, and Male Emporium. Moreover, Indonesian
Playboy seems softer when dealing with the depictions of women if we compare them with other similar magazines. Not just that it’s worse if we compared with cheap tabloids which are sold freely in the interchange kiosk in Jakarta.
The rejections tend to be radical with sweeping without permission letter to kiosks and bookstores and also burned tabloids or magazines which they assume to be “pornographic”.

Anti-pornography law, especially about soft-pornography still becomes a polemic for us. Breasts, hips, and buttocks aren’t allowed to be shown fully or partially. Fine will be placed onto the offender as to be mentioned in the article. If this law applied, what would happen to indigenous tribes in Papua who don’t wear clothes (men and women) only koteka for man and grass skirts with no bra for women to cover only their primary genital parts. Do they have to be given fine for their cultural habits? What about dancers in Bali? All these are Indonesia’s national wealth. Would it be nice if indigenous tribes and dancers are being forced to wear “proper” garments? Things like these are the same as destroying Indonesia’s culture.

Furthermore we face a farcical paradox. Some group speaks for the Parliament to legalize the anti-pornography law. But the same group often practices polygamy. If there’s a law that manages pornography, it should have also a law that deals with polygamy. It’s because both pornography and polygamy are dealing with the women’s rights. It seems like they pointed women as the scapegoat for the temptation of their faith just because their attributes as a women. This shows us about how they treated women, not only as their partner, but also a threat. Women in Indonesia are being exploited by the men both with polygamy and pornography. If there’s a law about pornography and there isn’t a law about polygamy, this would tell the incapability of Indonesian law-makers to establish justice.

A shade too opaque for comfort (Source 1) Cont . . .

Second section

Taken from : Review (page 19) , The Strait Times Monday, February 12 2007

A shade too opaque for comfort (Source 1)

First section

Taken from : Review (page 19) , The Strait Times Monday, February 12 2007

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