tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253516949261298537.post4835971320157941376..comments2023-10-24T01:06:54.102-07:00Comments on I'm skeerdy: Why It FailsAnon, A Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783872862621609977noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253516949261298537.post-4613701801719176362008-12-17T07:57:00.000-08:002008-12-17T07:57:00.000-08:00Andre:Anyone can report anything, so yes, there's ...Andre:<BR/><BR/>Anyone can report anything, so yes, there's conflicting reports on the issue of whether porn causes bad things to happen. The best one can do is to examine the evidence provided by these reports and judge whether there was an honest attempt to arrive at the truth or merely an attempt to propagandize one's own opinion.<BR/><BR/>I think it's evident that someone with Valerie's kind of viewpoint values other things above free speech; while I value it as an absolute, obviously Valerie is willing to allow speech to be not QUITE so free in exchange for whatever benefit she thinks squashing the material she doesn't like provides.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying that Valerie is a bad person for her views, necessarily, but I strongly feel she is wrong in this regard, and thus, this post (as well as much of my blog).Anon, A Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783872862621609977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253516949261298537.post-41161368766182982052008-12-17T00:56:00.000-08:002008-12-17T00:56:00.000-08:00"I find it very, very interesting that for the las..."I find it very, very interesting that for the last two years, I've been patted on the back and lauded in many circles for my stance on sexist and sexually violent comic book material -- but have recently slammed for a similar stance against illustrated child porn."<BR/>~Valerie D'Orazio~<BR/><BR/>I have nothing but respect for her stance that more girls should be working in and around comics but I must have missed the post about forcing a quota.<BR/><BR/>I was enthralled and shared in her outrage over how female superheros like Tigra get depicted. I just missed the memo that she thinks those writers should be looking at rape charges. <BR/><BR/>There is a difference in calling for a stop to something demanding it be outlawed. <BR/><BR/>If told overeating is bad for me I am cool with that. When people start showing up and taking my plate and asking me to step on the scale.... someone is getting a fork in the eye. <BR/><BR/>rereading some of her other posts I find myself spotting the makings of a call for censorship sometimes in the form of warnings of such a thing. It saddens me but I guess if she made noise about Teen Titans not getting a Age appropriate warning on it I should not be shocked when she faced with something truly unsettling and calls for jail time.<BR/><BR/>I can't bring myself to boycot her upcoming comic as I still very much respect her message about women in comics and I am willing to give it a shot... BUT I do really want to know Friends of Lulu's stance on censorship. <BR/><BR/>I think all censorship should be challenged no matter what it is and I will be donating to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund right after the holidays.Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978203867938237982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253516949261298537.post-37129731139543406072008-12-16T13:19:00.000-08:002008-12-16T13:19:00.000-08:00Sorry I have not posted here but this debate has r...Sorry I have not posted here but this debate has really been active here in my family.<BR/>As a rule despite our distaste for some content I feel if no one is getting hurt then whats done behind closed doors is non of anyone's concern.<BR/><BR/>So that changes the argument to playboy and other porn = rape<BR/>I have seen reports saying thats true. I also have seen reports saying that porn = less rape.<BR/>http://www.law.stanford.edu/display/images/dynamic/events_media/Kendall%20cover%20+%20paper.pdf<BR/><BR/>They can't all be right.Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978203867938237982noreply@blogger.com