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From: bzs@bu-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: GNU and sex
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Date: Sun, 29-Mar-87 16:20:32 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 29 16:20:32 1987
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In-reply-to: weltyc@rpics.RPI.EDU's message of 24 Mar 87 14:35:00 GMT
Posting-Front-End: GNU Emacs 18.41.4 of Mon Mar 23 1987 on bu-cs (berkeley-unix)


I see nowhere in your note why or how a sexual joke (however
offensive) is related to the sufferings of victims of rape or child
pornography.  I don't enjoy such jokes generally, but I don't think
stopping them will do anything to halt the sickness of some
individuals.

I really do wish you were right however, then perhaps we could remove
all the crime shows from TV and crime would just disappear, how nice!

Somehow I doubt it however. I understand people's frustrations over
the abuses within our sick society, but I don't think blindly striking
out at anything in print which reminds you of the problem is a
constructive way to attack the problems. It's mostly a waste of
energy. Real solutions are hard, don't try to chase cheap and easy
substitutes like censorship.

	-Barry Shein, Boston University