Those with pointy things are in control of it?
And yes, I meant it that way. :-\
-- Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software, Inc
: -----Original Message-----
: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:16 PM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: Re: Censorship (was Re: The Des Moines Register)
:
:
: heard a comedian comment once on the sorry state of U.S. "ethics",
: specifically wrt movies:
:
: If a man fondles a woman's breast, the movie is rated "R",
: but if he hacks it with a sword, it's only rated "PG-13".
:
: What does that say about our "culture"??
: :-(
:
: -Ben
:
: > Speaking of which, did anyone else hear about Walmart covering
: the covers of
: > "women's" magazines like Redbook and Cosmo, so as not to offend
: the eyes of
: > wee ones? Totally ridiculous. If my kid asked why I might need
: to "satisfy
: > my husband in the bedroom" I'd tell him.
: >
: > -d
: > Isaac wrote:
: > > In any event, to get back on the subject imho censorship really just
: > enables neglect on the part of parents by attempting to shelter children
: > from being exposed to things which would result in them asking questions
: > which the parents would be uncomfortable answering. And it's awfully
: > selective. Some of the images of graphic violence on TV can be really
: > intense, but there's little mention of that because parents aren't as
: > uncomfortable answering questions about death and violence as they are
: > answering questions about sex. And after having seen some of the more
: > intense images, not hearing certain words on TV that many
: parents are using
: > in front of their children with reasonable frequency seems rather silly.
: > >
: >
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: >
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