On 8/18/05, Skyring <skyring@gmail
I appreciate both positions, but in the meantime, we
live in the real
world where some parents and teachers and clergymen are going to apply
pressure to stop their children or students or congregations from
using an online encyclopedia that contains material that they consider
objectionable, regardless of how sensitively it is presented or how
much we might wish for there to be no censorship at all.
Yes
These sort of people tend to be firm in their convictions and vocal in
presenting their opinions,
Yes
and if there is a picture of autofellatio
or a gigantic anus in WP, then they will find it and use it against
us.
Well they can try.
I rather think that they will not be swayed by the
arguments noted
above.
Well you can't win 'em all.
Just how tasteful and educational is a picture of a
naked guy
sucking himself? It's hardly Michaelangelo's David, is it?
It's not art though. It's educational in the sense that is shows what
autofellatio is in the same way as a photo of a microscope shows what
a microscope is. It doesn't harm anyone. it doesn't show something
will give people nightmares . It doesn't exploit anyone or show
someone being harmed and it doesn't depict an unsafe act. I wonder
what people's objection's to it might be (apart from it's yucky).
Theresa