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Thagrastay · 08-31-2003, 09:03 AM

Pornography is a very (pardon the pun,) slippery concept. Art is another thing altogether. Porn and art are about as similar as fishing and break dancing- the only thing they have in common is the flopping around on the ground.
Consider this for a moment, if you will: from where does morality come? What is the source and thermometer by which morality can be measured? What IS morality?
Our nation is at the mouth of a great ideological vaccuum that is ready to pull us in. We must either concede to the idea of a God, or commence to raping and pillaging because we are left with the concept of "Survival of the fittest".
If consenting adults want to make porn and consenting adults want to view porn, then it is fully permissable under the law. However, we do have laws and age-defined laws in our country. there are Minors and there are Adults. We, as a nation have chosen to differentiate the two and have made it our duty to protect the Minors from anything that may compromise their "Morals". The question, however is how we define "Morals".
This is a conundrum.
McCarthy was proven to be right, by the way. There were communists in high places in the U.S. government. He is vindicated by history.
We are at an ideological impasse, here. Porn and smatterings thereof are inescapable today. It is in our books, magazines, clothing, movies, music, television shows and conversations. It is not a simple matter of "If you don't like it, don't watch it." It is so much more complex than that. To avoid sex and sexuality, adults and children alike must seclude themselves from the society they pay their taxes to to protect them from this.
Where do we draw the line?
As adults, we are free to choose. As children, we are at the mercy and good graces of the adults. Children today are having their choices concerning exposure to this slowly, inexoribly removed from them. This isn't education then, but is instead propaganda. When we remove choice rrom the education cycle, we are left with brain washing.

08-31-2003, 09:03 AM	#22 (permalink)
Thagrastay Crazy Location: Handrail, Montana	Pornography is a very (pardon the pun,) slippery concept. Art is another thing altogether. Porn and art are about as similar as fishing and break dancing- the only thing they have in common is the flopping around on the ground. Consider this for a moment, if you will: from where does morality come? What is the source and thermometer by which morality can be measured? What IS morality? Our nation is at the mouth of a great ideological vaccuum that is ready to pull us in. We must either concede to the idea of a God, or commence to raping and pillaging because we are left with the concept of "Survival of the fittest". If consenting adults want to make porn and consenting adults want to view porn, then it is fully permissable under the law. However, we do have laws and age-defined laws in our country. there are Minors and there are Adults. We, as a nation have chosen to differentiate the two and have made it our duty to protect the Minors from anything that may compromise their "Morals". The question, however is how we define "Morals". This is a conundrum. McCarthy was proven to be right, by the way. There were communists in high places in the U.S. government. He is vindicated by history. We are at an ideological impasse, here. Porn and smatterings thereof are inescapable today. It is in our books, magazines, clothing, movies, music, television shows and conversations. It is not a simple matter of "If you don't like it, don't watch it." It is so much more complex than that. To avoid sex and sexuality, adults and children alike must seclude themselves from the society they pay their taxes to to protect them from this. Where do we draw the line? As adults, we are free to choose. As children, we are at the mercy and good graces of the adults. Children today are having their choices concerning exposure to this slowly, inexoribly removed from them. This isn't education then, but is instead propaganda. When we remove choice rrom the education cycle, we are left with brain washing. __________________ "That's it! They've got the cuffs on him, he's IN the car!"