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Re: Why these news groups were created
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lugnet.admin.nntp
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Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:40:26 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.nntp, John Neal wrote:
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Actually, it is my whole argument:-) I know that 18 is rather an arbitrary
number, but here in the US it is considered to be THE age at which adulthood
begins legally (except to drink alcohol, but that is another topic
altogether)
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Or to get married. Or for consent. Or, often, to be tried and punished as an
adult. And lets not forget that most kids are officially taught sex-ed as early
as jr. high, so that puts them in their early teens. Of course, “gay” gets
thrown around as an insult in early grade school, so clearly kids are learning
that same-sex relationships exist much earlier than when they turn 18 and
suddenly become able to comprehend the world.
Let’s also not forget that as long as the TOS are followed, nothing graphic will
ever be posted in .LGBT, or anywhere on LUGNET, for that matter. It is not
Todd’s job to regulate this site based on what your imagination conjures up,
however vivid it may be. An artist named Boris Vallejo once received a lot of
flak from people like you for releasing a painting showing a winged centaur
holding a lithe, scantily clad young woman pressed up against the front of his
body, on the basis that it was portraying a “graphic and violent sexual act”.
Noone bothered to think of the fact that a centaur has a horse’s body, and
therefore a horse’s “equipment”, so everything bad and objectionable about the
painting was only what they were bringing to the table. This is the same
situation. If you’re objecting to the fact that someone openly admits to being
gay on the basis of what you “know” is taking place in his bedroom...that’s your
fault, not his. If you keep walking around viewing the world through
evil-colored glasses, you’ll never be able to get beyond seeing everyone and
everything as evil, so you’ll never get a chance to experience these people as
people, and get to know them on a personal basis (though, I dunno, maybe you
want to keep it that way). Ask yourself: WWJD? If the answer you come up with
reinforces what you’re doing, you seriously need to reexamine your faith, since
he was famous for hanging out with the “unclean” dredges of Israelite society,
not the haughtily self-righteous Testament-thumpers.
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| (...) That's not the point. What are you saying? That because someone can legally get married at age 16, adult content on LUGNET should be made viewable by a 7 year old? Because a 17 year old knows about same-sex relationships, a 10 year old should (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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| (...) Actually, it is my whole argument:-) I know that 18 is rather an arbitrary number, but here in the US it is considered to be THE age at which adulthood begins legally (except to drink alcohol, but that is another topic altogether) JOHN (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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