Guest Post: 5 Year Old Girls ‘Kiss Girls’… and Like It!

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by Lamar Tyler | on July 18th, 2008 | 12 comments

I saw this over on BlogItTeems. For the new folks Teems has been featured on the site before here and here. Check out her guest post and show her some love by checking out her blog when you’re done here.

So I am in the laundry mat the other day and these little girls (no older than 6) were singing the number 1 song on the billboard top 100 chart- word. for. word. The problem? It’s called “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry. What have we started? Im fairly liberal but seeing little girls sing that kind of song was weird for me—-ahh what the heck…the media has kids poppin’ bottles, bustin’ guns, lickin’ lollipops, and lovin’ in the club anyway….all that’s left is same-sex relations. :-X

But wasn’t there a point in time where children of that age thought kissing someone of the opposite sex was totally repulsive? Now they kiss the same sex and like it! See the video below.

BMWK what do you think? If it were your kids would you have thought nothing of it and shrugged it off, told your daughter cut it out or what? Let us know.

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Lamar and Ronnie Tyler are the creators of the award-winning blog BlackandMarriedWithKids.com . They also are behind the Amazon.com bestselling DVDs Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, You Saved Me and Men Ain’t Boys that explores manhood in the African American community. The Tylers are also the proud parents of four children.

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Misbeehavin Friday - 18 / 07 / 2008 Reply

Would I like my daughter to be singing the lyrics to this song? No. But I must remember that she is 3 and I cannot control want she hears and then it gets stuck in her head. There are always going to be bad influences around her, whether it's music, t.v., or school. But at the end of the day, it's what I teach her at home.
Anna Friday - 18 / 07 / 2008 Reply

Most of the kids who have come out of the closet (unless they were tramatized in some way ie, molested) will say that they had same sex tendacies(sp) at a very young age. As parents we are to love our children unconditionally. I have a few lesbian and gay associates and as long as they are not trying to recruit me I don't mind hanging out with them. I know many men that are homophob because they think if they hang around a gay man that others will think they are gay. There is a double standard when it is two woman vs two men. Do I like the video? No. I also don't like today's rap music. Double Dutch Bus while roller skating, that was clean fun rap. Will Smith keeps it clean. (maybe not in his marriage ha ha). So I don't get sued. Will is only "alleged to either have a open marriage or is a swinger. None or neither have been confirmed.
Kemi in Toronto Saturday - 19 / 07 / 2008 Reply

I watch this video a lot with my 7 year old son in Toronto and we actually like it. What if I had a 7 year old girl? Maybe not! The lesbian issue is bothersome to many but in Canada, it's an open thing so nobody cares here. There certainly is a message in the video!! Kemi in Torontos last blog post..RAPPER SHAWTY LO NABS FIVE OZONE AWARD NOMINATIONS!!
Ms. HM Saturday - 19 / 07 / 2008 Reply

My husband and I were in the store Rue 21 today looking for a birthday gift for my niece. I saw a girls shirt in there that said "I Kissed a Girl and Liked It". Prior to reading this post today, I had never heard the song. My husband told me about the song. I was wondering what is the world coming to? Ms. HMs last blog post..My Finance: The Non-Book Review
Kim C. Monday - 21 / 07 / 2008 Reply

as a christian family, my daughter more than likely wouldn't be exposed to this mess anyway. but in the event she was, i'd teach her what was right and acceptable.... and smack her mouth the next go round if i ever heard it again. this song is nothing short of persuasion for perversion
Lovelyk Monday - 21 / 07 / 2008 Reply

Although I'm not one to judge, i do believe that this is a clear sign that the world is going to be ending soon
key-2-life Monday - 21 / 07 / 2008 Reply

@ Kemi in Toronto- Can you please explain to me what the message happens to be? Because I didn't see it...
dating parents Saturday - 27 / 09 / 2008 Reply

great site i have enjoyed the reading some very interesting topics
Harriet Tuesday - 16 / 12 / 2008 Reply

what kim c. said...
momOf2 Sunday - 25 / 01 / 2009 Reply

as a christian family, its the year 2009!! I think its time to stop worring who other people love and if you were a true christian you wouldn't be talking so horribly about others. Jesus loves all sinners. And i think maybe you might want to look at yourselves at little closer if you think that simple song is 'sign of the end times' People wonder why so many people leave the church and turn their back on god. They get treated like trash from the very people who are supposed the love them an guide them gently to god. We have a couple gays in my home church and they are wonderful god loving people. For all they do for my church and lord i'd say they have a better chance getting in to heaven then some of the judgemental people i've found today on this site. Get off your high horse and start doing what we were placed on earth for; loving god and bringing more to his kingdom other then scaring them off.
Harriet Sunday - 25 / 01 / 2009 Reply

@ momof2 while i agree with you in terms of what the purpose of the Body of Christ is, i think the original question was, "If it were your kids would you have thought nothing of it and shrugged it off, told your daughter cut it out or what?" i also think that saying what the Lord says about a particular lifestyle is not being judgmental. yes, we are called to welcome people from all walks of life into the Body of Christ, and we are to teach the Word of God without bias. however, we are not to agree to this crazy doctrine of "tolerance" that would have us to believe that what is ungodly is actually godly. if we are to be fishers of men, we should "catch" with loving kindness, compassion, grace and mercy. however, that does not negate the fact that the anointing and Word of God should not step in and clean up certain areas in our lifestyle that are contrary to His Word. it just is what it is. i'm glad that your church is so inclusive. that is needed during these perilous times. and you're right...there is plenty that so-called "church folk" do that grieves the Holy Spirit every day. nevertheless, that does not mean that we refuse to use the Word to discern between what is holy and unholy; clean and unclean. if "church folk" don't stop making excuses and turning people away from the love of Christ, they are liable to bust hell wider open than any homosexual. that said, that doesn't mean that God turns a blind eye to either behavior. we have to use balance and ensure we are rightly dividing the word of truth. to get back on the topic, i still agree with what you, kim c., missbehavin said. but we cannot, as a Body of Christ, confuse His love with becoming reprobate. these days, there is a thin line, and contrary to what even men of the cloth have said, being gay is NOT a gift from God. it is a spirit, just like pride and prejudice are. i'll just stick with catching them, and i'll let the Lord deal with cleaning them up...that's a nasty job, and i wouldn't want it. but that doesn't mean that i welcome that lifestyle with open arms. we have to learn to separate the person from their behavior and act accordingly.
imani Sunday - 12 / 07 / 2009 Reply

I am a lesbian and a person who grew up in church. I cannot help who I love so why should I be punished for something I have no control over. I am sick of religious people constantly making it seem like if u love and have sexual relations with someone of the same sex that you're damned to hell. Can heterosexuals help being attracted to the opposite sex? I have tried to be with men and I was not happy emitionally or sexually. How can I be faulted for something that is natural for me? Love is love.