Israeli toddlers enjoy trance too…

I guess we can categorize this entry in the “What the fuck?” category. Leave to Ynet to report on yet another classy story.

“I want to be like big people,”announced six-year-old Omri, resting at the bar of the Laser Club in Tel Aviv. “Adults go to dance at nightclubs and now I do, too. It’s great – instead of dancing to (silly children’s songs) we dance to real music,” he said as he swallowed the rest of an ice slushy.

Yes, you read correctly. Six year olds (along with their parents) can now get their groove on at an Israeli club. And have you ever met a six-year-old talks like that?

At four in the afternoon, just before Shabbat ends, children and parents begin to arrive at the club on HaMasger street in Tel Aviv. For NIS 20 (USD 4.35) per adult and NIS 30 (USD 6.50) per child (including a slushy and a glow-in-the-dark bracelet,) parents and children get the chance to boogie until eight o’clock. The party, run by a “Yeladisko””, or children’s disco, includes two performers to show the new recruits how to get down. Entrance to children over age 10 is forbidden.

This so fucked up. On a purely physical level this can’t be good – the loud pulsating base, the high volume 150 beat per minute trance beats and the general atmosphere of a club can’t be good for a child’s development. I don’t think every kid needs to listen to Baby Mozart, I have good friends whose son would only fall asleep while listening to Beck. I think the main problem here, wait, do I really even need to point out the problem? Little children do not belong dancing in clubs. Is there really a need to instill a love for clubbing at such a young age? We all know what goes on at these clubs. I think when little Yafit grows up and starts hanging out at Haoman 17, she better hold on tight to her slushie. We wouldn’t want someone slipping a roofie into her drink.

Also, what does this say about the parents?

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