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Possibly because it wasn't a "very strong point", it was a sarcastic two liner: > Children shouldn't be allowed to watch people being happy. We need them to st
by pmachinery 6y ago
Possibly because it wasn't a "very strong point", it was a sarcastic two liner:
> Children shouldn't be allowed to watch people being happy. We need them to stick with safe things like violence and murder.
As for:
> (this point has been made for decades yet somehow never sinks in with some groups and I don't understand why)
I've never heard anyone make that point about pornography, only about restrictions on nudity and/or swearing on TV/movies.
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agoIn the US you seem more upset by sex than extreme violence. That was sarcasm but the point was real, valid and strong. > I've never heard anyone make that point about pornography Reallllly? Quick DDG immediately gets https://www.salon.com/2015/07/13/5_american_sex_norms_that_europeans_will_never_understand_partner/ https://www.salon.com/2015/07/13/5_american_sex_norms_that_e... "1. Extreme violence in the media is fine, just don’t show a nipple" Plenty of USAians make this point but you've never heard of it? Damnit, you have school shootings but sex, oh no!
- pmachinery 6y agoYour quick DDG just reinforced what I said. Try again.
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agoI'm honestly confused. What point are you making?
- pmachinery 6y agoWhat I said is not complicated: > I've never heard anyone make that point about pornography, only about restrictions on nudity and/or swearing on TV/movies. Your DDG search provided an example of that, yet you seemed to think it proved your point about pornography.
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agoWHAT POINT? "example of that" - EXAMPLE OF WHAT?
- pmachinery 6y agoWhat I quoted, obviously, which you quoted part of in your DDG post.