Jim Sharkey wrote:
>
>> Some jobs are necessary. Other jobs aren't. Those jobs
>> that are *not* necessary, and that induce a negative
>> social stigma should be limited, if not eliminated at
>> all.
>
> Hrm. In Japan in particular, but also in the US,
> there are entire game shows dedicated to people
> publicly humiliating themselves.
>
The Northern Hemisphere doesn't have a monopoly in
idiocy. We also have those shows here.
> Is it the UN's responsibility to police those, I wonder?
> Should those people be prevented from going on those
> shows, or is it a different topic since it's not called
> "Idiot humiliation" or something like that, setting
> aside the idiots? :-)
>
Do those shows enhance a social stygma against a minority
group, and does the targeted minority group feel offended
by them? The answers are No and (meaningless). So, they
can't be banned.
OTOH, if those shows were staged by, say, blind black
bald men, then we should ask the community of blind
black bald men if they like to watch those shows,
and if the show makes them pull their hair in anger. Ooops...
Alberto Monteiro
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