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HotorNot (http://www.hotornot.com)

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Lose your self-esteem or pump up your ego.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this site is famous among teenagers; lots of teens use it and sites similar to it. Young kids should steer clear. There's no guarantee anyone is really who they say they are.

Educational value: Kids might learn something about protecting privacy here.
Positive messages: Found in chat room and in personal essays.
Violence: None.
Sex: Found in chat room and in personal essays.
Language: Found in chat room and in personal essays.
Consumerism: Ads on every page.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Found in chat room and in personal essays.
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Families can talk about the ethics (or lack thereof) involved when using a site like this. What do you think about people who slam others just because they think they're unattractive? Is it okay to criticize someone so harshly just based on looks?

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
Kids should stay away from this site. There are plenty of raunchy comments about photos, and of course setting up meetings is extremely dangerous because there's no guarantee that people are who they say they are. The site does try to cull out porn as well as photos of celebrities and photos of people with guns and other similar props. Each submission goes through a panel of volunteer moderators who try to keep the site true to its mission.
This review was written by Jean Armour Polly
 
 

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bookworm112
teen, 16 years old
 
Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorible!!
This is the worst website ever created! Girls of any age can go online and post their picture. Then boys will log on rate them on a scale of 1-10 how "hot" they are. It makes girls feel bad about themselves if they're not a perfect ten, and it also gives girls who are a perfect ten a reason to make fun of other girls who didn't get as a high score as them. This website is absolutely awful. Don't go to it!!!!!
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jklpolk
kid, 11 years old
 
A must-read book for every 8 year old.)
it was very inoproprirate NOT FOR KIDS
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kid, 12 years old
10
 
yuck? its like a nice way of youp**n*!
eeew! dont let 10 and under go to this site.
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teen, 14 years old
10
 
yuck? its like a nice way of youp**n*!
eeew! dont let 10 and under go to this site.
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kid, 11 years old
10
 
yuck? its like a nice way of youp**n*!
eeew! dont let 10 and under go to this site.
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BellaWolf
kid, 13 years old
15
 
wooo! 9
LOL i got a 9. :D It was a dare to post a pic though.
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F-Zero studios
teen, 14 years old
11
 
what this is just plain dumb
this is just plain nuts too
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