Kissing girls?

[pastorables]

Someone please explain the "kissing girls" thingy to me? I continue to see many avatars and pictures on Facebook and Myspace of girls kissing. Is this related to the Brittany/Maddona kiss? Are these girls involved in bad things? or Is this just playfulness in bad taste?


Thanks,
pa

[Pastor Gary]

Girls kissing is almost always the result of guys pushing them because they think it is "hot." No, I can't explain it, beyond that.

[Sherry]

Devils advocate here.....

All you see in that one picture is two girls giving each other a kiss, doesn't look like a big sexual thing to me, honestly. I have a 19 year old daughter who I have seen kiss her close friends, nothing sexual in that...just friends, and it wasn't long lusty kisses either by the way!

When we see these pictures (and I do know that there are many out there that it is girls just being raunchy, so don't get me wrong) we are usually seeing just a moment frozen in time, but it was just a peck given between friends, something innocent.

Just a females thought on the subject. Besides, I'm a kisser and I've kissed girls!!

[pastorables]

Devils advocate here.....

YR,

I will not say that you're right or wrong here. I asked for opinions and have received two valid, albeit different thoughts. However, this is just one example of hundreds. This one may be innocent, but I do not believe the trend of girls posting shots of themselves kissing with girls on the internet is recommended, although it may done in true friendship or playfulness.


pa

[dolfan]

I see it a lot -- teenagers talking about homosexual behavior between girls. Our store is a hotbed of teenage customers, and I see and hear things that, while they don't shock me, never cease to amaze me. And, girls liplocking and more with each other is the thing to do, it seems. I think it is a fad, personally, but it is sick and icky and a whole host of other bad, bad things. I guess someone could say, "Hey, at least they're not doing drugs." Yeah, right.

[Sherry]

PA, I hope I made myself clear....(probably didn't, but give me break eh, I haven't had much sleep the last few days!) but what I was talking about and what I think you may be talking about are two different things.

I'm talking friends who give each other a kiss or peck. And kids tend to snap photos and pose for their myspace, etc ....and I think you are talking about the girls who are wanting to "get a reaction" from kissing another girl. Am I correct?

[pastorables]

I'm talking friends who give each other a kiss or peck. And kids tend to snap photos and pose for their myspace, etc ....and I think you are talking about the girls who are wanting to "get a reaction" from kissing another girl. Am I correct?

I understand what you are saying. I am just not so sure that we are able to casually distinguish the innocent peck from the intent to shock the world photos just by a simple view of the photo. Thus, my advice to my daughter (if I had one) would be to refrain from posting pictures that could be misinterpreted... kind of when in doubt/don't advice. I don't know that we can put all the pictures of this nature in a box and determine intent. Personally, I find these pictures distasteful (even if intended to be innocent) due to all the hype brought upon teen girls by the Brittney/Madonna kiss. I guess that is a little unfair to the good girls, but society has made it such concerning many issues... not just kissing.

It's just hard to distinguish the intent in snapshot, unless other obvious signs in the photo.

pa

[Sherry]

Personally, I find these pictures distasteful (even if intended to be innocent) due to all the hype brought upon teen girls by the Brittney/Madonna kiss. I guess that is a little unfair to the good girls, but society has made it such concerning many issues... not just kissing.

It is unfair to link all girls with those two....besides, Madonna & Brittney, that was several years ago, believe me....there's more than M&B that kids see in the public eye. But I do think it's unfair to assume all girls who have a kissing picture is "one of those kind of girls."

And for the record, my daughter does not have one of those type of pictures posted on her myspace nor on her facebook.

[Pastor Gary]

It is unfair to link all girls with those two....besides, Madonna & Brittney, that was several years ago, believe me....there's more than M&B that kids see in the public eye. But I do think it's unfair to assume all girls who have a kissing picture is "one of those kind of girls."

And for the record, my daughter does not have one of those type of pictures posted on her myspace nor on her facebook.

IMHO the whole lip-locking, lipstick-lesbian trend is very pervasive, and there are FAR more of those pictures than the innocent buddy-kiss pix. If you look at the profiles on MySpace you'll find tons of girls who label themselves lesbian or bi because it is fashionable to do so.

I am telling you, YR, the porn producers like Girls Gone Wild have promoted girl-on-girl action and made it "acceptable" to many girls who might have found it gross otherwise.

[one love]

PG I didnt know you were a "girls gone wild " fan
Sorry Im just kidding

[Pastor Gary]

PG I didnt know you were a "girls gone wild " fan
Sorry Im just kidding

"Fan" is not even close to the right word. I have never seen one of the videos; the late-night commercials are bad enough. I have read up on the filthy-rich guy who started the company, and how he induces drunk college girls to expose themselves and do embarrassing things for a free t-shirt, using a lot of peer pressure.

Being older, and male, I find myself asking "What on earth were those girls thinking??" Twenty years from now, when they grow up and settle down and have kids, those DVD's will pop up to bite them in the rear and cause a lot of shame.

[Shellie]

Another photo taking trend that disturbs me? Pics of two girls or a pic or a boy and a girl or even a pic with a boy and a boy.....I've seen all combinations that have one hanging out their tongue in the direction of the other one.

[stevenson]

"What on earth were those girls thinking??" Twenty years from now, when they grow up and settle down and have kids, those DVD's will pop up to bite them in the rear and cause a lot of shame.

Maybe they can marry a rich guy who perverts the Bible and have his lawyers obtain and destroy all the copies like Melissa Sctt did!

Most the pics as PG said are girls giving into peer pressure and trying to fit in. And it will come back to haunt them someday.

There is innocent kissing though as YR is talking about. My wife and I know some very wealthy families and they always kiss on the lips (just a peck) when they greet you. It's just their culture and upbringing. The parents even greet their kids this way. It's just normal, nothing sexual.

Unfortunately most of what you see on MySpace or Facebook is not normal and is intended to be sexual.

[teach]

have you been to a high school dance lately. Girls dance all over each other. It's gross!

wendy k

[MacUser]

One of our after church discussions somehow got on the man vs woman ratio and that especially among minorities.. it was several women to one man. Mostly because of prison and other factors.

This might be a result of no options? Uggh.