I have to agree with you on the sentiment of what you write, but I'm not sure I agree with the modest proposal.
In my opinion of the issue that you have described, there are 2 problems. For the first: Whether we admit it, or not, we all have opinions on every topic. Politics, morality, humor, sex etc. Who is to say what is or is not appropriate? The Saint? The Sinner? The Wiseman? The Illiterate? The Rich? The Homeless? What I find disturbing is that anyone could have the power to censor someone else's opinion. Have you ever seen a thread on a queernet list burst into flames? Would you trust someone from there, who's emotions rule their lives to make this determination? Or perhaps someone from the Christian right?
The second is is the topic of "inappropriate"... that is SOOo.... subjective. We are all people on here of different backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, and sexes. Some are adults, some are not. And I am NOT referring to one's legal age. Like you have mentioned, I feel it is up to the poster to self identify things that they may feel are "hot buttons", for parents to monitor what their children have access to, and for all of us to take responsibility for what we choose to read/ do/ say. After all, we can all push the delete button.
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A thought provoking post.
Date: 2008-01-02 05:35 pm (UTC)In my opinion of the issue that you have described, there are 2 problems. For the first: Whether we admit it, or not, we all have opinions on every topic. Politics, morality, humor, sex etc. Who is to say what is or is not appropriate? The Saint? The Sinner? The Wiseman? The Illiterate? The Rich? The Homeless? What I find disturbing is that anyone could have the power to censor someone else's opinion. Have you ever seen a thread on a queernet list burst into flames? Would you trust someone from there, who's emotions rule their lives to make this determination? Or perhaps someone from the Christian right?
The second is is the topic of "inappropriate"... that is SOOo.... subjective. We are all people on here of different backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, and sexes. Some are adults, some are not. And I am NOT referring to one's legal age. Like you have mentioned, I feel it is up to the poster to self identify things that they may feel are "hot buttons", for parents to monitor what their children have access to, and for all of us to take responsibility for what we choose to read/ do/ say. After all, we can all push the delete button.