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From: donn@utah-gr.UUCP (Donn Seeley)
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Subject: Re: Should book ads disclose sexual slant?
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Date: Sat, 11-Jan-86 06:36:32 EST
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I disagree with a number of Bill Oliver's philosophical assertions but
I don't see how anyone can reasonably take issue with his point that
there are sexual behaviors which are dangerous to people and involve
unwilling participants.  Rape comes to mind as a classic example.  It's
not the case that 'sex is sex'.

If you still doubt, there is an SF book that is designed to stress
your sensibilities which you might try reading: J G Ballard's CRASH.
The narrator of CRASH develops a sexual fixation for mutilations which
are suffered in automobile accidents; he becomes entangled in another
man's erotic fantasies about committing suicide in a violent car crash
with a famous actress.  Have you ever wondered about some of the people
who come to stand and stare at the gore and debris that result from a
deadly crash?  This novel confirms your worst fears about them...
CRASH is a pornographic horror novel -- it is 'eroticism' which is
guaranteed to shock you and revolt you.  Reading the book to the end is
a strong test of liberal attitudes, and if you're like me you'll come
away with a much less complacent view of sexual perversion.

Donn Seeley    University of Utah CS Dept    donn@utah-cs.arpa
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