NEW YORK — "Rainbow Party" is a controversial book about a group of teenagers getting together to engage in group oral sex and it has critics saying the material isn't the best way to educate today's kids about the ramifications of being sexually irresponsible. The novel by Paul Ruditis, according to publisher Simon & Schuster, was "inspired by numerous news reports about the prevalence and attitudes among teens towards certain types of sexual behavior, and is intended to engage readers in this real-life issue in a responsible and constructive fashion." Simon & Schuster says it's a cautionary tale written for kids age 14 and older.
A "rainbow party" is described as a gathering of boys and girls where the participants engage in group oral sex. Each girl wears a different colored lipstick to leave their mark on each boy. At the end of the book, news of a wave of sexually transmitted diseases sends shockwaves throughout the school.
Gin took the slender shaft of the tube in her palm. She gave a gentle tug along the base and watched as the lipstick extended to its full length. Her eyes darted to the sides, making sure no one was watching as she tilted the ruby red tip to her lips.
Arch Enemy said:I don't think this book should be allowed in Schools, maybe in a health class but not in actual Literature courses.
It puts most teens at an awkward position just talking about normal intercourse, talking about oral sex would just be ridiculous. I've personally never heard of this Rainbow Party but I wasn't surprised when hearing about this, teenagers are getting out of control as we speak.
I personally have a problem with the obsessive sexually active teenagers at my school. I guess if it happens once every year, that should be fine, but just about every weekend is nothing to be proud of. Events like that trigger less thinking of school academics and more thinking of social life. I've found out how hard it is to focus on my academics when becoming too filled with the social events of school.
That doesn't mean having a social life is a bad thing, in-fact, if someone doesn't have a social they're more likely to not succeed, they don't have a basic understanding of human interactions. I just don't like too much of a social life which eliminates the ability to focus on academics, it's pr oven that academics will help oneself more than a strong social life.
Disgusting book, unless it shows the horrors which can happen because of this "Rainbow Party"
CSA_TX said:Now when I was 14 the idea of a party like this would be a wet dream come true, however it was all a fantasy.
Alright, I must say that I originally agreed with Arch's post, but you brought something to light I hadn't seen.jobezee said:I stongly disagree with this statement. There are some socially isolated occupations where loners do quite well. I find it interesting that this poster contradicted themselves with their next to last sentence, stating that academics are proven to help one more than a social life after they just stated that people without social lives are not likely to succeed.
On a sidenote, I don't think that it is appropriate material for 14 year olds. Personally, I've never heard of these "Rainbow parties." I'm sure they exist, but not on the level that every American junior high or high schooler should have to be exposed to this book.
CSA_TX said:Now when I was 14 the idea of a party like this would be a wet dream come true, however it was all a fantasy.The fact that our schools want to distribute this fith is unfukin beleivable.Last time I checked you had to be 18 to purchase porn related mags, movies etc... So know the schools want to peddle porn to our kids. And most think homeschooling is for far right wing extremists.
Soviet_Guy said:Hmmm, Rainbow Party eh? Sounds gay, so I'm not going to comment on it, too fruity for me.
Rev. said:Far right wing extremists started homeschooling 25 years ago. The rest of us got a slow start. I've been homeschooling six years after pulling my kids from public school.
flip2 said:I thought Bibles weren't allowed in public schools? That's here in America, of course.
Crazy Brits and their teeth.
galenrox said:Oh, so should they teach anti-capitalist views, like of the success of the USSR? Jackass.
galenrox said:But I don't know about France though. For all I can tell (yet I can't say I'm extremely versed in French culture, so please correct me if I'm wrong), most of them seem to draw the same far left, socialist conclusions, .
Urethra Franklin said:Sadly that's not true (I wish it was!) which is why we have a right wing president and a right wing government in power.
France has the full spectrum of political belief active in political life, from 3 communist parties who between them poll around 10%, to the socialists, greens, centrists, centre-right (who between them poll the majority) and extreme right FN who poll about 15%.
I find US politics too one sided,
with no real left
and very little difference between the two major parties,
who at the end of the day are both lacquies of corporate USA.
galenrox said:I think American politics get somewhat of a bad rap in the world's view, like I'm fully aware that you guys all look down on our politics, and I don't think it's entirely fair.
First, I think we are quite a bit more conservative as a nation than most of Europe, so our definition of left wing is quite different, but we definately have a left wing.
First is that we're a different country with a different culture, which is, I think, a tad more conservative as a whole.
What we also have is a democratic party completely full of idiots and incompetents.
The democrats have been neutured ever since Bill Clinton left office and the republicans won the majority in the house and senate, and so they act like they need the republicans' permission to do anything,
and maybe it's just us, but as a society, we don't want to be led by a p*ssy. Unfortunately, the liberals who have any balls are insane, while teh intelligent, and occasionally brilliant moderate democrats are completely neutured.
On the other side, all of the republicans outside of certain major cities have more confidence and abrasiveness to run down any democrat lacking the balls to assert him or herself,
and thus, republicans rule the country,
not based on us being white trash hillbillies, but by a horribly mismanaged democratiuc party.
Like, you know I'm on the liberal side of things, but even I considered voting for Bush over Kerry. I didn't but I thought about it.
Stinger said:I note you left out "extreme left" in fact you didn't even use the word "left"
Stinger said:It's actually about 55-45 and you call that too one sided?
Stinger said:And what would a "real left" be like?
Stinger said:I don't think you are looking too closely then, what are the issues they agree on?
Stinger said:You believe government should be anti-business?
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