tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post116249297479643928..comments2023-08-14T16:35:49.756+01:00Comments on Cruella-blog: Porn againCruellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-1162501569420392412006-11-02T21:06:00.000+00:002006-11-02T21:06:00.000+00:00I don't see it as a line of logic. For me it's si...I don't see it as a line of logic. For me it's simply a question of degree. We all agree that some people - adults and children - should not be allowed to do things they may claim they wish to do. And we all agree that there are some things that whether we choose to do them ourselves or not, others who wish to should have the right to. The discussion here is about where the line between those two extemes whould be drawn.<BR/><BR/>Wow I love how I only posted an hour or two ago and already animated commenting is happening. Blogging is so cool :)<BR/><BR/>Note - the emoticon in the last paragraph is a joke. I don't emote, well not ascimatronically.Cruellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-1162494570620628872006-11-02T19:09:00.000+00:002006-11-02T19:09:00.000+00:00There are people who wish to have their own health...There are people who wish to have their own healthy limbs removed. They may be consenting adults but I think we serve them better by refusing that "treatment" than by protecting their rights as adults.Cruellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-1162494194548232382006-11-02T19:03:00.000+00:002006-11-02T19:03:00.000+00:00In some ways arguments about censorship follow the...In some ways arguments about censorship follow the relativism vs universalism stances. That is, some argue that morals are relative to particular cultures, whereas others hold that there are absolute values. For example, the age of consent for sex vary between cultures. Of course we live in an age of globalisation in terms more than economics, so relativism is becoming to be used less to make moral judgements. But, this isn't to say that universalism can ever hold full sway because values, moral positions change over time. This is obvious to anyone interested in the censorship of art - and what was pornographic once is not necessarily seen as that now.<BR/><BR/>But, I would hold close to ideas of consent and empowerment. Children cannot give consent and are readily disempowered. The exploitation of children can never be condoned. But with consenting adults where would one draw the line, if harm is not being caused. Og course though there are other causes of disempowerment, such as mental health problems, and maybe many people involved in violent pornography need therapy and not censorship. (It is none that childhood sexual abuse MAY give rise to loss of self-esteem and subsequent involvement in self-detructive lifestyles.)<BR/><BR/>Ultimately we need to be involved in ideas around personal and social good (well-being), and answers I think are to be found in social justice and respect for the indivdual.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, this turned out to be longer than I expected! But finally, taste is a part, I thought the film Saw was gross, but my wife enjoyed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com