Families vs. Smut-National Endowment For The Arts (NEA) Votes for Smut
Millions of parents are struggling to protect their kids from ;
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Internet pornography that is approaching One billion web pages;
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the 600,000 U.S. registered sex offenders, plus the ones yet to be caught;
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teen cyber bulling and sexting that is out of control;
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and all the rest of the garbage to be found in the world wide web landfill we call the Internet.
So, what is our wise and compassionate government doing to alleviate the problem? Congress, through the National Endowment for the Arts, is using $50,000,000 (50 million) in Stimulus funds (your money) for grants to so-called arts projects which, in this case, is a euphemism for pornography. The average grant runs close to $50,000. If you don’t believe me, check out these news reports here and here.
The following is a simple cost/benefit analysis to think about. The cost to print 1,000,000 (one million) Kid Safe Cyberspace booklets would run about $50,000, the same amount as that being given for some pornographic arts festival or theatrical exhibitions (interesting term). Who doesn’t believe that protecting one million families from Internet dangers isn’t a better use for that money? Apparently, congress! We have a congress out of control with no real concern for the average family.
I have distributed about 15,000 Kid Safe Cyberspace booklets throughout the country, but there needs to be a way to reach parents by the millions. The Internet’s dark side has destroyed tens of thousands of families, and will continue to do so unless we educate parents about Internet safety and encourage them to be parents.
Families need help, and the Kid Safe Cyberspace booklet is the perfect start. The booklet was written as a practical guide to assist busy moms and dads (which is most of them) by giving them a one-stop solution to protecting their kids from Internet dangers without having to wade through several books or search all over the Internet. They need the basics ─ to be convinced that the problem is real, and then given options as to what they can do. That is exactly what this booklet and website provide. In a couple of hours mom and dad can go from concerned parents who are at a loss as to what to do, to being informed, knowledgeable and confident that they can understand the essentials of filtering systems, parental controls, chat room and social networking dangers, interpreting their kids chat shorthand (LMIRL – let’s meet in real life), and much more. To continually aid them, the website is filled with links for further study.
Does anyone know anyone who runs a foundation that would like to work with me in making the Kid Safe Cyberspace booklets available to families nationwide. Are any of you “grant” writers who know the ins and outs of applying for federal grants, and would like to assist in this effort. It is time for major corporations to step up to the plate and embrace families once again. Here is an opportunity to be associated with protecting children and families, and build your customer base at the same time. Find out more about one corporate sponsorship idea here.
From the hundreds of Internet safety related news articles and reports I read each month, I know that right now there are thousands or tens of thousands of parents distraught and grieving over what their children have been exposed to over the Internet. There is no arguing the fact that the world is out to rip kids from the safety and protection of the family. However, with your help we can keep that from happening by getting into parents hands a copy of the Kid Safe Cyberspace booklet.
I look forward to hearing from some of you. The email address can be found on the contact page in the navigation bar above.
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