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Re: The artist hasn't the courage of his convictions? (was Re: The Censors have won.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 4 Nov 2000 20:54:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > I don't know whether anyone else who was engaged in honest dialog about
> > whether violence against fantasy characters was useful/appropriate/good fun
> > or not was asking for change, but *I* never asked for anyone to change
> > anything. I just said I didn't like it and I wasn't going to let my kids
> > look at it.
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> 1/2 disagree. By stating publicly that you didn't like it and weren't going
> to let your kids look at it, you *are* asking for change. (Not a change in
> what has already occurred, but a change in the future.) Otherwise, why bother
> to say anything? What other message could one possibly expect that people
> would hear? Were you not giving people a tidbit of info about yourself and
> your family in the hopes that it influences their behavior in the future? --
> or at least that they would consider it and allow it to influence their
> behavior if they felt that it should?
I guess I would sort of agree with Todd, in that when one makes a public
statement about how they dislike something, that they hope it will have a an
effect.
However, this does NOT consitute censorship. To me, this is the way change
should be sought. Those who were offended obviously built a strong enough case
than Dan felt that he had to make the change. I'm not sure how I feel about Dan
actually making the change. Yes, I found the scene offensive. I also felt the
scene was superfluous (which increases its offensiveness in my book). I haven't
gone back and read the edited story, but I suspect that I would feel that the
story has been improved.
Frank
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