Does comic-book reading influence the sexual development of children? The question of sex education has been much discussed. Some preach almost unlimited openness and frankness, even at an early age. Others feel sex education must proceed very slowly, that it is best to begin with the birds and flowers.
No correct answers can be given to such questions as:
Should sex instruction be given at home or in the school?
because the questions are wrong...
From what I’ve been able to glean so far, Joe took EVERYBODY by surprise with his 21 July tweet. It could turn out to be a political maneuver worthy of Varys or Littlefinger. Now Agent Orange is stuck with a demagogue universally detested by all sane American women… who might even REPLACE him on the ticket should trending poll numbers frighten the GOP enough (???)
https://open.substack.com/pub/wertham/p/the-last-straw?r=g524u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Juvenile delinquency is not just a prank nor an "emotional illness." The modern and more serious forms of delinquency involve knowledge of technique. By showing the technique, comic books also suggest the content. The moral lesson is that innocence doesn't pay.
It has now become de rigueur to tell tall tales about American Fascists in books, on TV and in movies and music, now that absolutism has indeed come to America. And just like Germany in the spring of 1933, there’s been little if any resistance. These smug thugs and bullies actually made it look easy. And who’s to blame for this? It’s never the guy you suspect. (Been watching a lot of 1930s Charlie Chan movies lately. Maybe TOO many?)
https://open.substack.com/pub/wertham/p/unprotectedness?r=g524u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
