# The issue of Children **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [September 25, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044 "2026-09-25T17:19:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Matt](https://www.thongforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://www.thongforum.com/u/Matt)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044/41 "2026-10-08T21:46:19Z")
Noticing what people are wearing is fine. Being attracted to people is fine. I just think that a distinction between appreciation and objectification is semantics in this instance. If you don’t know anything about the person except that they are wearing a thong how are you able to appreciate them as a person? ---
**Author:** ![RapidBlue](https://www.thongforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@RapidBlue](https://www.thongforum.com/u/RapidBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044/42 "2026-10-08T23:33:11Z")
How are you able to appreciate a person wearing a thong? The same way you would appreciate any one, with kindness and respect. Engage in friendly conversation. Be genuine. Don’t make the fact that someone is wearing a thong the center of your attention or attraction. While a thong may be the thing that gets my attention, it’s the personality, smile and intelligence that holds my interest. ---
**Author:** ![Matt](https://www.thongforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://www.thongforum.com/u/Matt)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044/43 "2026-10-08T23:52:12Z")
if this what we are calling appreciation that’s fine. I had taken this as a situation where they weren’t interacting with the person and making a distinction between appreciation and objectification in that situation. ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://www.thongforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Sam](https://www.thongforum.com/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044/44 "2026-10-09T01:01:10Z")
I think I need more information to understand why you’re conflating appreciation and objectification. How would you define appreciation? Do you have a specific experience or example in mind that leads you to believe they’re the same in some circumstances? ---
**Author:** ![Matt](https://www.thongforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://www.thongforum.com/u/Matt)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044/45 "2026-10-09T01:35:20Z")
Firstly no one can give me a clear definition of how they are different. To me calling it a different word doesn’t change what it is. If you go and talk to someone in a thong then I can understand how you can appreciate someone for who they are as a person but if it’s purely visual I struggle to see a meaningful difference between appreciation and objectification. ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://www.thongforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Sam](https://www.thongforum.com/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044/46 "2026-10-09T02:10:53Z")
[Appreciating](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appreciate) someone means to value or admire them, whereas [objectifying](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objectify) them means to treat them as a mere object. Are you suggesting that you cannot appreciate someone you don’t know, and that observing them in a thong is therefore inherently objectification? If so, I would argue that isn’t true. You can appreciate how a stranger looks while still respecting their personhood, just as you would if they were wearing any other attire. ---
**Author:** ![TxMicro](https://www.thongforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@TxMicro](https://www.thongforum.com/u/TxMicro)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044/47 "2026-10-10T17:05:48Z")
In the words of that, Great American,President Jimmy Carter; I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times." ---
**Author:** ![Joseph](https://www.thongforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@Joseph](https://www.thongforum.com/u/Joseph)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044/50 "2026-10-14T17:39:37Z")
You are right. They are two issues. I said “like” those two other movements. What I propose is a movement focusing on the right for anyone to wear a thong. ---
**Author:** ![JasonStrips](https://www.thongforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@JasonStrips](https://www.thongforum.com/u/JasonStrips)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044/51 "2026-10-19T18:13:41Z")
I have never had an issue with families and the like when on the beach. The occasional obnoxious American maybe. I am only there to work on my tan, go for a swim and have some fun. ---
**Author:** ![BongoBob](https://www.thongforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@BongoBob](https://www.thongforum.com/u/BongoBob)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044/53 "2026-11-04T17:40:38Z")
Children are too often used as a human shield for authoritarian people to strip away our liberties - from communications privacy to what we can wear. [Previous page](https://www.thongforum.com/t/the-issue-of-children/2044.md?page=2)