Tuesday Blogwrap
Fort Greene. Photo by kizzzbeth. Park It in Gowanus: Slope Parking Dream Coming to an End [Curbed] Good News/Bad News: Smith Street’s CloverClub [Eater] Heights History: Applegate on Beecher [BHB] What Bites on Summer Nights [Flatbush Gardener] Proselytizing in Slope Playgrounds [GL] Ikea’s Benevolent Despotism [TRE]
Fort Greene. Photo by kizzzbeth.
Park It in Gowanus: Slope Parking Dream Coming to an End [Curbed]
Good News/Bad News: Smith Street’s CloverClub [Eater]
Heights History: Applegate on Beecher [BHB]
What Bites on Summer Nights [Flatbush Gardener]
Proselytizing in Slope Playgrounds [GL]
Ikea’s Benevolent Despotism [TRE]
10:10- can you elaborate on the crazy doll lady? Who is that?
Kids in the city face a lot of dangers, we all know that but the dangers of proselytizers is that they aren’t scary- they’re sneaky and subtle and present a non-threatening face to a child who is in no position to understand the subtleties of being manipulated. frankly I think they should not be allowed in playgrounds or school yards- the same rules as child abusers. Sorry- but I think people who use children to further their own agendas are abusing them.
I am more concerned by that crazy lady with the doll that harrass children at JJ Byrne (looks like she is trying to eat the children) then a bunch of Jesus freaks proselytizing to a bunch of kids who dont have a clue as to what they are talking about.
That being said – any stranger offers my Kid a candy at a playground I will likely break fingers 1st and ask questions later.
If we push them out of the park they’ll just go off elsewhere and ruin some indigenous culture instead.
I find proselytizing offensive in any case, and freedom of religion notwithstanding, do they even have a right to approach children without a parent’s consent? I’ m assuming were talking underage kids. Handing out candy to proselytize to children? They’re child predators. It’s one thing to evangelize adults, and another very different thing to go after children.