Having children is repulsive and out-dated

I'll be sure to Tell this to my Kids, thanks.

I've never heard this expressed as an "ideology". I have heard it expressed as a personal preference or opinion. I think someone needs to look up a definition of "ideology"

Interestingly, I just received a pamphlet in my mailbox that they would be running a seminar on this ideology at the local lesbian run, organic-vegan healthfood co-operative that is above the Adult Only Video Store next to the GreenPeace office.  I was going to call up my Nation of Islam buddies and go.  If for no other reason than to meet chicks.

then I`ll add to that statement ``and if you were smart enough you`d figured out that you were just a mistake twice in a roll - one to get pregnant with you, and second to have kept you instead of abortion``.

WOW! What parent would actually say that to their own child??  Seriously, you would have no business having children.  Saying, "don't have children until you are established and married" is different than saying "children are repulsive".

You are telling your child that he/she is repulsive and out-dated. Not to mention that you, yourself are repulsive and out-dated, because you were once a child too.

Let me get this straight- don't have repulsive kids and then clothe them like...say.. Buster Brown? What sort of list is this anyway?

Not sure how I should rate strawmen.

I'm just glad my parents didn't think this way.

If you're a "progressive", than this is by far the best advise to pass along to your children (providing of course that you have or will have any). I object to the term "progressive", socialism isn't progress.

I wouldn't say repulsive and out dated, I know a lot of parents that are perfectly happy about it. Rather I would say that it's no longer as imperative as it used to be. Now it's more acceptable for women to wait until their 30's or 40's, rather than having kids as soon as they possibly can. Teaching kids that children are repulsive is just going to lead to warped and twisted families, when those kids have kids of their own.

ah no, my kids might take it personally.

What the hell is this even on here for.

Someone has to mow the lawn.

I believe the natural urge for people to have children would overwhelm even this attempt to indoctrinate the child.

So liberals are against the continuance of the human race? That's a new one on me!

Kids are a hit-and-miss proposition, at best. Repulsive is too strong a phrase (inconvenient and dangerous might be better-used). I've always predicted a future where children are brought about orderly and mentored by individuals who are best equipped to recognize the strengths of a child (EVERY child has them) and route those strengths into fields of endeavor where they'll end up with maximum effect (how many biochemists have been wasted as plumbers, and vice-versa?). And yes, I'm a big advocate of personal freedoms, but if we're gonna get off this planet before it collapses under our sloppy weight, we're gonna have to get it in gear and become more efficient.

Not particularly a liberal view but for the sake of argument it still wouldn't make sense. My wife and I don't plan on having children anytime soon (if ever) but children really are a gift and not to be taken so lightly.

Children are Gods greatest gift to us (after salvation), but if you feel this way, don't have any kids, you might be doing society a favor.

If you had children, you wouldn't be teaching them this. If any parent did, I wouldn't be surprised if their names were on the community welfare's list of people to be suspicious of. All though I've never heard this theory, if anyone held to that, there would be no more people on planet Earth in the next 100 years.

For most of us having children is great, wonderful. Unfortunatly there are many, many people out there who shouldn't have or even be allowed NEAR children. I work in a school, my brother works in a school and I have a sister who works for Child Protective Services, we could tell you story after story about people who shouldn't have kids. For the rest of us, it's a blessing-nothing is so wonderful or rewarding.

it's not replulsive or out-dated....well, it's a little repulsive. more than that, it is unneccessary. i see people on here talking about having kids to keep the human race going. here's a question? why is that of such dire consequence to you? you wont even be around. have we become that self-serving that things have to exist long after we are dead? there are too many people as it is. but people wont quit having kids, so here's my prediction. seems a lot of education people are opting out of having kids, where these southern huckleberries and god-goons are reproducing, as are a lot of other LCD types, who will raise their kids to be idiots. Human society, if it lasts, will be full of a bunch of inbreds who can't light a fire, but will know how to quote the bible. i'm glad i'll be dead.

Well if you think that you wouldn't have kids to begin with - and therefore you wouldn't be able to teach this as a progressive ideology to them - unless you decided that after having them. But I get the feeling that the relationship between parent and child would be bad and the kid would think 'when I have children I'm gonna be great and good to them'

What? Are you trying to sabotage humanity's glorious future-to-be?

If you say so.

I don't think this fits any so-called progressive ideology I've ever heard. Maybe some fringe lunatic one. Most people appear to be doing the exact opposite. I think it might be nice if more people would make better plans to have a family keeping in mind that birth control - until you are financially and otherwise ready to proceed - is a really good option too.

...and neccessary. UPDATE: What little weirdo thinks reproduction isn't needed? IT ONLY KEEPS THE HUMAN RACE GOING!

I'd tell you that this would cause progressives to quickly become extinct, if evolutionary theory wasn't taboo on this list.