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Re: Something not right about Captain Ahnee and the Dipwads?
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Sun, 5 Nov 2000 04:17:18 GMT
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> From: "John Radtke" <jaradtke@mindspring.com>
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> I'm curious about this 'not my kids, not my responsibility' attitude a
> couple people have expressed. Is this a stance only taken when it comes to
> children? If I follow this reasoning I could say that there are no adults I
> am specifically responsible for either and act accordingly. At what age do
> children around us suddenly earn respect as fellow individuals and members
> of the community?
I think respect is gained on an individual basis, though legally people are
considered responsible for themselves at 18.
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> It's not usually even conscious decisions that make us act differently with
> different people. People generally treat different friends, family,
> coworkers, whoever slightly differently because we are aware of their
> individual sensitivities and tastes. It's just part 'getting along with
> others' that we all learned as kids.
Sure. I can agree with that.
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> People also generally extend the courtesy to children whether or not they
> have any of their own. I know I might want to curse out loud in the LEGO
> isle when the set I want isn't there, but I certainly won't if a kid is
> standing right there. Is this discussion only happening because we're
> dealing with internet posting where there is no one 'standing next to us'?
Hmm... I think I'd have to say this is occurring because I sort of drug the
responsibility angle into it.
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> Please bear in mind that I am not attempting to accuse here, only asking for
> clarification on this 'not my kids, not my responsibility' idea. For the
> record, I enjoyed the strip and was personally not bothered by the Jar Jar
> bashing. I can appreciate a level of antipathy towards the character that I
> don't happen to share. I am also not afraid of confusing the strip with
> behaviour towards anyone or anything in the real world. However, not having
> children I defer to the stance of those who do to say how inappropriate it
> may be for kids.
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> I am sorry to see that the content of the strip was changed. Considering
> the opinions expressed I think a disclaimer would have been adequate. Such
> are hardly unheard of on LEGO sites. The subject of age is a recurring
> theme on LUGNET and it always seems that there are plenty of minors reading
> the discussions and following the links.
I agree that a disclaimer would have been adequate, though that may not have
prevented any kid from reading it. All a disclaimer would have served to do
is give Dan a little breathing room, should a kid view it, and should that
kid's parent become upset by it.
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> I also find it curious that with all the talk of kids and violence no one
> has mentioned the blood-spattering laser blast picture.
Yep. I was wondering when that would get mentioned. Funny, eh? I wonder why
JarJar gets special consideration? Maybe it's just because of the multitude
of JarJar-bashing incidences of late.
~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin
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Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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