OT (sort of): CBS revisited

Peter,

Now *that's* obscene.


Fully agreed. Go to E3, the most important computer and video game
trade show in the world, and what you take with you from it is this
impression: "In the US, violence is ok any time, any way - sex isn't."
That indeed is obscene.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"StellaStar" wrote in message
...
Sydney observes...
It's OK to have a halftime show featuring some dude
wrapped in an American flag and singing all kinds of "nasty" but
a little tit has everyone in a tither?

Yup. What a humorous way to yank the news channels away from politics for
a
day. Ya hire MTV to stage a spectacle and they put in rude behavior, bad
language, and scantily clad chickies? Well, knock me over with a feather!
Next
year they'll retain Victoria's Secret to do the show, and never suspect
there
may be underwear involved.

Already been done. They called it the Lingerie Bowl.

Britain indeed understood what they were doing when they drove the puritans
out of the country...
denny
"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
Peter,

Now *that's* obscene.


Fully agreed. Go to E3, the most important computer and video game
trade show in the world, and what you take with you from it is this
impression: "In the US, violence is ok any time, any way - sex isn't."
That indeed is obscene.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

The blue noses here in the USA would really choke if they walked past any
newstand in europe, or watched the tele after the childrens bedtime...
denny

.. But the uproar
over the exposed breast is still absurd, given the context.

Pete

"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message
...
The blue noses here in the USA would really choke if they walked past any
newstand in europe, or watched the tele after the childrens bedtime...

I'd only choke if my young kid was walking with me. Otherwise, the proper
term would be "gawking," not choking.

But I reckon that's just me.

--
Jim Fisher

"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message
...
| Britain indeed understood what they were doing when they drove the
puritans
| out of the country...
| denny

Apparently, any standards of behavior above that of animals are too much for
some people.

C J Campbell wrote:

Apparently, any standards of behavior above that of animals are too much
for some people.

I don't think too many species produce slash&gore videos. Cats probably
would if they could, though...

- Andrew

"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
online.com...
| C J Campbell wrote:
|
| Apparently, any standards of behavior above that of animals are too much
| for some people.
|
| I don't think too many species produce slash&gore videos. Cats probably
| would if they could, though...

Perhaps true. But I despise the argument that porn is justified because we
have violent videos. It is like saying that we should repeal the laws
against rape because there are still people willing to commit murder.

"C J Campbell"
Apparently, any standards of behavior above that of animals are too much
for
some people.

That's a bit broad. I choose the standards that I think should be promoted
and consider many other standards silly.

Make love not war

C J Campbell wrote:


"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
online.com...
| C J Campbell wrote:
|
| Apparently, any standards of behavior above that of animals are too
| much for some people.
|
| I don't think too many species produce slash&gore videos. Cats probably
| would if they could, though...

Perhaps true. But I despise the argument that porn is justified because we
have violent videos. It is like saying that we should repeal the laws
against rape because there are still people willing to commit murder.

But that's not really the argument. The argument is that naked bodies
(human, cat, etc.) aren't really something about which sane people should
be uptight. Consensual sex between adults isn't something about which sane
people should be uptight.

After all, we hope our children grow up to have bodies and be sexual beings
(ever wonder from where Grandkids come? {8^).

However, I at least hope that violence doesn't play a significant role in my
child's life. Thus, exposure to violence - esp. the nonsensical variations
so popular in the media today - is not welcome.

It's really two separate issues.

From where do you get the idea that the human body is something of which we
should be ashamed?

- Andrew