heaven help us-who is giving these children these jobs here?

does anyone really feel the tiniest bit edified being preached at by a teenager?

if i want britney spears ill read some pulp at the newstand- i come here to get away from this sensationalist garbage.

sorry temder youngster- but not many of us are going to read books with "girl" in the title

while it may be life altering for you, were adults and have pretty much already been there

come back in 10 years maybe

"As an atheist, I'll never understand this strange aversion to freedom of sexuality."

And as long as atheists describe the commodification of sexuality as an irreducible component of atheism, responsible supporters of the family will have to oppose them and atheism generally.

Commodification of sexuality is wrong because sexual behaviour is by definition inseparable from its biological basis in reproduction. Commodification of the sexual act inevitably results in the commodification of the participants, first any resulting children (who will come to be regarded as inconvenient byproducts of the transaction), and then of the participants themselves, first of each other, then of themselves.

Not worried about the flesh factor here (indeed, as a male, I am fine with it...yet somehow couldn't find it in me to be "titillated" by Brit at the VMA's. Wonder why). My concern is that this skin as entertainment thing is nothing more than bad crappity crap crap. Bad art (or lack of art) will kill you way before Brit's overstuffed tramp routine.

How can you make a statement on someone else's dignity? Who are you to decide that a stripper is degrading her or himself, or that the strip club patron is lesser for his or her choice of entertainment? Why can't we enjoy each other's bodies in a consensual manner? As an atheist, I'll never understand this strange aversion to freedom of sexuality.

This Wendy Shalit seems to be a true anti-feminist, believing that there are inherent differences between men and women that need to be adhered to, such as that adolescent males are the only horny people in the world. She's perpetuating that idea that girls who have sex are sluts, but boys who do the same are just being themselves (The article and her book both only mention girls in the title, because girls must control their urges!). Of course, let's not subscribe to an individualistic perspective, because that's just not God's way. This woman objected to co-ed bathrooms? Because we should all fear the genitalia of the opposite sex? Who even sees other people's naughty bits in the toilet?

One is entitled to his or her personal beliefs regarding modesty, but to judge other people for their different beliefs is disgusting.

Also, Britney Spears' issue wasn't trying too hard to look sexy - it was being (most likely) high, nervous, and out of practice. In case you weren't aware, she had been doing sexy really well for years without a hitch.