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From: dmcanzi@watdcsu.UUCP (David Canzi)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.motss,net.women
Subject: Re: A note to the people of the free world from Canada, about censorship.
Message-ID: <1971@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 14-Dec-85 00:42:42 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 14 00:42:42 1985
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Summary: 

In article <1633@bbncca.ARPA> rrizzo@bbncca.ARPA (Ron Rizzo) writes:
>I'm glad it happened, as absurd as it is, for it's a DIRECT implementation
>of notions of "pornography" and "child porn" that the "antiporn" movement
>is not only propagating but trying to write into actual law codes.

However, not everybody sees this particular instance of censorship as
absurd.  Jamie Andrews pointed out that, depending on what else was in
that story in Blueboy, this cut might not be as arbitrary as it seems
at first glance.  Ie. if the story "glorifies" sex with the underaged,
that might justify the cut.

The other instance of censorship mentioned was more serious.  Blueboy
ran an article about AIDS, listing 10 activities to be avoided.  Three
of them had to be removed from the article before customs would let it
into the country.  In this case, the acts involved were not being
"glorified", and the consequences are serious:  a lot of people *need*
to know the information that was removed.

Censorship may be enacted with the best of intentions, folks, but
look how it ends up being used.
-- 
David Canzi

Law of the Yukon:  Only the lead dog gets a change of scenery.