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From: billd@celerity.UUCP (Bill Davidson)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Computer graphic porn
Keywords: rude censorship
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Date: 21 May 89 06:10:46 GMT
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In article <3656@eos.UUCP> eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya) writes:
>> puritans? .. inquisition?
>
>No one expects the Spanish Inquisition. ..... 8)

Yes but I always worry about it.  The Ministry of Truth is not
that far away.

>might see this).  I don't think we can bury our heads in the sand on this one.
>We tend to think of the high positive aspects of computer graphics:
>cute animation, flight simulation or analytic graphics, but we also have this
>seedier side.  Just like Hollywood.

Computer graphics is (dare I say it...) just another medium.  Aside from
the fact that it costs a lot more than most mediums, it isn't really much
different from any other medium.  Trying to impose arbitrary morals on
people doing computer graphics then is no different than imposing
arbitrary morals on books, magazines and movies (oh, I forgot, we already
do that :-).  This is wrong.  No one should have the right to censor
what others want to see, hear and read.

>I for one do not think the technology is just made for any application.
>I would tend to prefer the technology be used for global rather than
>"individual" benefit.

What makes computer graphics so special?  I personally love the
technology but I don't see at as beeing somehow "above" other
mediums.

For those people who want to know where to get GIF files, try asking
in comp.archives next time.  That's probably where this request
belonged.

Censorship is violence.

Bill Davidson		...!{ucsd,sdsu,fpssun,cogen,chip,photon}!celerity!billd