tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post758634421545969654..comments2024-01-09T03:43:05.103-05:00Comments on Y(A)? Cuz We Write!: D is for...DrinkingPam Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09872183610393667619noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-59087838397046190862012-04-05T03:15:16.961-04:002012-04-05T03:15:16.961-04:00I'm not a great advocate in this regard since ...I'm not a great advocate in this regard since I started sneaking my mum's wine at age 9 or so. hahaTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-2089510889405350992012-04-04T21:25:50.655-04:002012-04-04T21:25:50.655-04:00Great comments so far, ladies! I think most of us ...Great comments so far, ladies! I think most of us are on the same page. It's not like we condone underage drinking--but we have to be realistic. Teens are not sheltered today--we certainly won't when I was a teen, either!Pam Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872183610393667619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-70980243518607317132012-04-04T17:07:44.253-04:002012-04-04T17:07:44.253-04:00Drinking is everywhere. I think, especially if you...Drinking is everywhere. I think, especially if you're writing a contemporary or urban fantasy novel, if drinking isn't somewhere--it might not be realistic. That's just my pov tho - maybe I'm wrong.ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-54550604122843373712012-04-04T12:35:29.295-04:002012-04-04T12:35:29.295-04:00Thank you for another important and informative po...Thank you for another important and informative post.Fairviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130996970916886241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-68809973158204034542012-04-04T11:16:14.993-04:002012-04-04T11:16:14.993-04:00The whole issue of censorship in YA writing makes ...The whole issue of censorship in YA writing makes me so sad - a good writer is never going to "glorify" the things teens struggle with. It's the same thing with the argument for abstinence-only education or the whole ridiculous thing in Tennessee over the "Don't Say Gay" law that would have made TALKING about homosexuality illegal in schools (as if *knowing gay people exist* is somehow going to *infect* children) Ostrich behavior has never and will never stop teens from participating in harmful acts. Authors who can write thoughtfully and compassionately about dark or tough topics can do so much to help and inspire teens. I think people forget that for many kids, being a teenager IS a dark experience. It's the same thing with issue around the film "Bully" (to tie into your Letter B) - there's swearing in the film that accurately represents teen experience, but the MPAA refuses to give the film anything less than an R rating because of it, effectively barring the kids who would be most impacted by its message from being able to see it because there's this idea that bad language is "not appropriate." But the whole POINT of the film is that it's these kids' lived experience. *Sigh* Keep on keeping on, guys. You're doing good stuff.jerichashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313710420089008960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-91232349832920423832012-04-04T10:44:24.847-04:002012-04-04T10:44:24.847-04:00Wow, 37% by the end of 8th grade? I shouldn't ...Wow, 37% by the end of 8th grade? I shouldn't be shocked, but I am.Rebecca Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12138361115317776477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-3423490565552917792012-04-04T10:36:49.099-04:002012-04-04T10:36:49.099-04:00I don't think it can be left out. There are p...I don't think it can be left out. There are plenty of characters/ books that don't have drinking in them just like there are teens who don't drink but I think that books with drinking in them show an accurate picture of what life is like for teens.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-70657567589050849492012-04-04T09:44:25.451-04:002012-04-04T09:44:25.451-04:00Wow I had no idea about the statistics of drinking...Wow I had no idea about the statistics of drinking. I guess I was very sheltered because I didn't start drinking until 14 (that was once!) and then barely had a drink even at 21. I have had friends drop me as a friend because I had NO interest in getting drunk. (Clearly they weren't good friends) I'm in the minority I think because I just find drinking doesn't appeal to me as much as to others. I like going to the movies and going out to eat rather than going to a party and getting drunk. <br /><br />I personally don't think it can left out. Unless you do it tastefully, like see my post on D for today - in the DUFF Keplinger doesn't use drinking it all but still uses sex ( a taboo in writing for YAs too). I know in my Project VD, I have a ton of drinking and smoking cigarettes and sexual activity but thats because it was necessary for the characters to do that... I also think it depends on your novel as well.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076907708483883575noreply@blogger.com