That was just one example that stuck out, as a father, Cubmaster, Ham radio Elmer for a kids club and as a man that spends the majority of his off time teaching and tutoring children.Â
Alright, KC...your Cubmaster comment caught my attention so now I need to jump in. This might get long so make yourself comfortable.
I'm not going to berate you for having sensitive eyes/ears, but I will ask you this question: What's your priority, being offended or being quit?
It may not be explicitly stated, but this IS a site for adults. That means some colorful language at times, pictures/avatars of a sexual nature, and definitely a number of people who like to use their words to shock some members who might be struggling and sliding toward a cave. It's clearly not for the meek. However, I can understand your concerns.
I am also highly involved in the BSA...Pack Trainer, Cubmaster, District Training Committee Chair, Wood Badge staff x3, getting ready to start a new troop...you get the idea. The reason I mention all that is because of the question I first asked. Like you, I teach children (including my three youngest) on a regular basis, and I teach the adult leaders of the BSA in how to make their programs better...and I'm an addict.
So, I ask myself that question again. My answer, and I would assume your answer would be the same, is that I can't be a role model to the youth and the leaders who teach them if I'm walking around with a big wad of Copenhagen stuffed into my lip. That's a clear violation of the 11th Scout Law. Now given that, you might respond with the Scout Oath...specifically about keeping myself "morally straight", and I could see the conflict with some of the things that go on around here. But, I would ask you to examine the standard of "morally straight". What does it mean to you? For me, it means that I will not engage in any activity that would bring my character into question...bottom line, "do the right thing". I don't see anything on KTC that would even come close to bringing my character into question.
I've been quit for 86 days as of this morning and it's all because I found this site and got engaged in it. I have a wife and three young kids still at home. I don't get on the site when the kids are around because I don't want to expose them to the content of the site...that doesn't mean that the site is wrong, just too much for their young brains to process. I don't use "colorful language" around them, but I do from time to time on here. My wife knows how things work on the site, and she's ok with it...I say that because if my moral character is at a level of 10, she would be around 38...she has very high standards. I'm still trying to figure out why she married me, but I digress... The point is that you have to make the choice of whether or not you want to be offended.
There may be an offhand comment from time to time, and when someone does something stupid like caving you'll hear things that would make a sailor blush...and I can say that with confidence since I was a sailor...however, I can assure you that it's all about supporting each other, nothing with malicious intent anywhere. And, as far as "erotica for children" goes, I'll guarentee you that if there was ANY questionable activity like that going on, the vast majority of the people here would put an immediate squash on it. These are good people...good people who I owe my life to. They will save your life too...if you let them. The choice is yours. If you quit with us today, we'll quit with you. You won't find support like what you'll find here ANYWHERE. I sincerely hope you join us. Shoot me a message offline if you need anything. 'archer'
BTW, here's the link for
Verse of the Day which I also read...hope to see you there too.