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Something that is never mentioned in all this talk
about "kids and adult content" is that if they are "too young", they won't find
it interesting. If they find it interesting, they are probably old enough
to be viewing it.
That was what was really wacky about that JPEG with
two kids barely old enough to walk and talk supposedly saying what their email
(porno) content was. They weren't old enough to go on a computer. If
they were on a computer, they wouldn't know what the words meant.
Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 12:02
PM
Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn
Shmorn. Grow up! There's real life going on.
Perhaps. I'd argue that that decision is up to their
parents. I first
got online in 1992 or so, and I guess I would have
been about 12 or 13
at the time. My parents didn't choose to be
involved in what I was or
was not looking at, content-wise. Granted
you could say that in 1992
there wasn't much general awareness of the
"dangers" of being online,
but my dad was savvy enough to know what was
up..he just didn't feel
the need to make an issue of it, because he felt I
had the common
sense to make appropriate choices.
But who knows, for
some other parents, sure maybe they want to filter
that out. But the
point is, the onus is on the consumer (parent) not
on the content
provider. As the saying goes, if you don't like it,
don't watch
it.
-m
On 12/2/05, Enric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael
Ridley
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> > OK well now this is my pet peeve. I want
everyone to shut the fuck
> up about
> >
kids. It is not the mission of the world to protect all children
from
> > anything that might be dangerous at any time in any
place. Now the
> whole
> > subject of what is
or isn't appropriate for kids to see is a huge can of
> > worms
that I am going to complete ignore because it's beside the
point.
> >
> > The point is - it is not my
responsibility to filter my site (or my
> life in
>
> general) in the event that some child might happen upon it.
There's
> this
> > concept called parental
responsibility. It's a doctrine which puts
>
forth
> > the concept that if you are going to have children,
then that's an
> active
> > exercise which requires
full participation for approximately 16 to
> 18
years.
> >
> > If you are so concerned about
what material of an objectionable
> nature your
> >
kids may see, then set limits and don't let them see those
things.
> Sort of
> > like how you might not let
them wander around the red light district of
> > Amsterdam on
their own at 4 AM. Same concept. The correct
solution
> here is
> > for parents to step up and
make rules and set limits, not to have some
> > arbitrarily
large net of responsibility that ensares and inhibits
> the
rights
> > of all adults everywhere.
>
>
> > I will not be subjugated by the delicate and
impressionable nature
> of 4 year
> > olds.
That's a non-starter for me.
> >
> >
-m
> >
>
> So people under the age of
eighteen should be kept by adults from
> sites like
mefeedia?
>
> --
Enric
>
>
>
> > On 12/2/05, Bill Day
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> >
>
> > > yes it is part of life... but much of this
discussion is related
> to kids
> > >
encountering this stuff.
> > > I like to use this
illustration in that regard.
> > >
> > >
http://www.missionarypositionsmovie.com/kiddyspam.jpg
>
> >
> > > People find it irresponsible to create a
picture like this, but then
> > > support "who the
&@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > cares if we see a dick" type of
attitude.
> > >
> > >
Ironic.
> > >
> > >
> >
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Rishey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Do you ask
yourself why it is that you think people shouldn't
> see
porn?
> > > Some of you
> > >
make
> > > > mention of 'self policing' the community? Do
you realize what that
> > > sentence means?
>
> > Don't
> > > > we have enough
policing?
> > > >
> > > > What is
going to happen if you accidentally see a penis or a vagina?
>
> > NOTHING. THese are
> > > > distractions. THis
is life. ANd to be wrapped up in the issue of
> what
is
> > > decent and what
> > >
is
> > > > not is to be part of the
problem.
> > > >
> > > > Hello- In a
few decades the land your standing on could be
>
underwater.
> > > Our world is at
> > >
> war based on complete deception and implemented by torture.
>
Who the
> > > fuck cares if
> > >
you
> > > > see a goddamned dick? There are plenty of
Owellian directories
> such as
> > > itunes
which will
> > > > remove such material. Itunes recently
removed my insanefilms.com
> from
> > > their
directory
> > > > with no explanation.
> >
> >
> > > > No censorship. If you are afraid to see
penises, then subscribe to
> > > Rocketboom
and
> > > watch
> > > > nothing
else.
> > > >
> > > > If you're
talking about SPAM, however, that is another matter
>
entirely.
> > > >
> > > > Richard
Bluestein
> > > > podshow.com
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