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From: zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Sameer Parekh)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: On the historical inevitablity of online smut, from the WSJ
Keywords: smut business Nitendo Prodigy
Message-ID: <1990Nov11.235017.10461@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 11 Nov 90 23:50:17 GMT
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Reply-To: zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Sameer Parekh)
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I read the article,and it was a good article.  I also read the rest of that
section.  It was quite the visionary one.  What is scaring me is that
these mediums are going to go the way of television and prodigy.
The Nintendo network will of course end up having to ban controversial stuff
because the current users of nintendo game machines are mostly kids, and
parents will be afraid of giving their kids knowledge.

On the Channel 7 News in Chicago last night there was a feature on
"Profanity on TV"  They discussed how the networks were using such racy
langauge as "Ass" (In the quadriped sense), "Bastard", and "Bitch" What
RACY words!  After the feature in that 'banter' that the TV News shows are
apt to do, they discussed not letting kids watch TV after 8. Oh, no, they
might end up hearing words that they hear in school every day.

A portion of this scares me.  I am afraid that the FCC will 'crack down'
on the networks and such and the people will be mad.  Then some more rap
albums will be banned in certain states, and the people will be mad.
Then there will be a revolution against this oppresive country and anarchy
will result.  Then some freak will get hold of the nuke controls.
(A worst-case scenario, but my most prevalent fear.  This IS possible in
my lifetime, I am only 15)



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zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM