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Originally posted by Sjayne:
I must admit I find it interesting that all of the women that have posted at any length in this post have come out strongly against posting such galleries.
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And again I remind you that my point was not about the choice of posting or not posting galleries, that's everyone's own judgement call. I only took issue with the fact that some people are too quick to advocate censorship when all we are really dealing with are someone's own fantasies. That's all.
It's not something I think anyone should be arguing about either, because any right-thinking person knows that real rape/violence and the promotion of it is wrong period. That includes posting content on your tgp's that you don't like. Don't do it, it's as simple as that, and I agree fully. It's about the right for others to share their fantasies online, and there are many sites that say right on their warning pages that what the surfer is about to see is fantasy and NOT real, and involves consenting adults and NOT children. Those sites should be allowed to exist, and I take strong issue with anyone yelling for the censorshit police to come down on them. Freedom of expression online must be for everyone, not just what you or I think is right.
You ladies make some very excellent points. I can definitely see where being a victim of rape would make one tense up even if the movie scene or website is fantasy-only. But I too wince and tense up when I see certain scenes or images that trigger memories from my own past troubles. The similarity is that we don't try to eradicate all sites or movies that make us uncomfortable, we simply exercise our right to not view them, whereas others seem to want to enforce their opinions on the entire human race.
There will always be material in movies and on the net that we don't like or have no interest in. But if it's presented properly and responsibly then it is legal, and I'll defend it's right to exist even though I may not like it myself. It's called freedom, and it must apply to all or none.
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[This message has been edited by CDSmith (edited 09-29-2001).]