Comments on: “not allowed to produce obscene material which are defined as such by US law” http://crueltobekind.org/not-allowed-to-produce-obscene-material-which-are-defined-as-such-by-us-law-91 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:28:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joost http://crueltobekind.org/not-allowed-to-produce-obscene-material-which-are-defined-as-such-by-us-law-91#comment-78 Joost Tue, 04 Oct 2005 22:51:00 +0000 http://crueltobekind.org/not-allowed-to-produce-obscene-material-which-are-defined-as-such-by-us-law-91#comment-78 Felt the need to let you know that I completley agree with you Nicole Felt the need to let you know that I completley agree with you Nicole

]]> By: Nicole http://crueltobekind.org/not-allowed-to-produce-obscene-material-which-are-defined-as-such-by-us-law-91#comment-77 Nicole Mon, 03 Oct 2005 15:53:00 +0000 http://crueltobekind.org/not-allowed-to-produce-obscene-material-which-are-defined-as-such-by-us-law-91#comment-77 I agree on thinking about wording like correct / right and others, it is difficult to demand (yes demand) more tolerance when in fact I do the same thing I accuse them to do - "share my view". Still, I do have the feeling that there is a difference, and I do not condemn all Americans as being going back to the 13th century; there are *a lot* of people not sharing those views or encouraging them. But the solution is not intellectuals an open minds leaving the country and letting the rest alone. And it will not be just talking / writing about it either to change those minds. :( I agree on thinking about wording like correct / right and others, it is difficult to demand (yes demand) more tolerance when in fact I do the same thing I accuse them to do – “share my view”.

Still, I do have the feeling that there is a difference, and I do not condemn all Americans as being going back to the 13th century; there are *a lot* of people not sharing those views or encouraging them.

But the solution is not intellectuals an open minds leaving the country and letting the rest alone. And it will not be just talking / writing about it either to change those minds. :(

]]> By: Podchef http://crueltobekind.org/not-allowed-to-produce-obscene-material-which-are-defined-as-such-by-us-law-91#comment-76 Podchef Mon, 03 Oct 2005 15:44:00 +0000 http://crueltobekind.org/not-allowed-to-produce-obscene-material-which-are-defined-as-such-by-us-law-91#comment-76 I weep. I weep for my fellow countrymen (or is it countrypersons?) who read this and feel their blood pressure rise. With only 17% of Americans with Passports is it any wonder we have such a limited view? It's as if the Puritains came yesterday. For those of us in the 17%--the Americans Europe knows and loves, we see beyond the borders, but it still does not mean we're not blind. We few are lucky enough to have the cash or vision to travel. (These days, in the Bush economy, my vision is stronger than my bank account. . . .) Our country, founded on religious freedom and claiming separation of church and state is so bound up with religious right-wing extreamism, everything is distorted out of perspective. I live among this fundamental crowd and constantly have my views, values and opinions shouted down in the name of Christianity, Republicanism and God. You are correct (I hesitated to use the work "right" for a moment). Fundamentalism--extreamism is extreamism no matter what God you purport to get your message from; and it is the new religion in America. Where I find the federal government most skewed is at the local, state level. Not just mistakes in Louisiana's Governor vs. Mayor Nagan, but in my state as well. Bi-partisan politics in a small village is crazy. The people who run the city should not be standing on republican or democratic platforms for their elected positions. And yet it happens and the problems start there. Crazy fundamentalist republicans are everywhere spreading their gospel truth like the plauge. Corrupting the innocent in ways far worse than a 10 second view a nipple on tv or the word "phallus" on the radio, or a sexy voice saying "wake up sleepy head". Obscenity is in the eye of the beholder. It is a shame that we allow the government in power to be our eyes and moral compass. I weep.
I weep for my fellow countrymen (or is it countrypersons?) who read this and feel their blood pressure rise. With only 17% of Americans with Passports is it any wonder we have such a limited view? It’s as if the Puritains came yesterday. For those of us in the 17%–the Americans Europe knows and loves, we see beyond the borders, but it still does not mean we’re not blind.
We few are lucky enough to have the cash or vision to travel. (These days, in the Bush economy, my vision is stronger than my bank account. . . .) Our country, founded on religious freedom and claiming separation of church and state is so bound up with religious right-wing extreamism, everything is distorted out of perspective.
I live among this fundamental crowd and constantly have my views, values and opinions shouted down in the name of Christianity, Republicanism and God. You are correct (I hesitated to use the work “right” for a moment). Fundamentalism–extreamism is extreamism no matter what God you purport to get your message from; and it is the new religion in America.
Where I find the federal government most skewed is at the local, state level. Not just mistakes in Louisiana’s Governor vs. Mayor Nagan, but in my state as well. Bi-partisan politics in a small village is crazy. The people who run the city should not be standing on republican or democratic platforms for their elected positions. And yet it happens and the problems start there. Crazy fundamentalist republicans are everywhere spreading their gospel truth like the plauge. Corrupting the innocent in ways far worse than a 10 second view a nipple on tv or the word “phallus” on the radio, or a sexy voice saying “wake up sleepy head”.
Obscenity is in the eye of the beholder. It is a shame that we allow the government in power to be our eyes and moral compass.

]]>