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So, when are they going to arrest the makers of America's Next Top Model?

by DanI-S 15y ago

hugh3 15y ago
When the contestants are entered against their will and described using racial slurs? The charge in this case was unreasonable, but on the other hand so was the kid's behaviour. If a TV show did pick on fifty random women from the street and start pointing out the flaws in their appearances then people would be rightfully upset about that too...
- endtime 15y ago
  Offensive and illegal are distinct concepts. Being offensive isn't against the law - if it were, there are plenty of racial supremacists who are far higher priority arrests than some kid playing Facemash.
  - pyre 15y ago
    I don't see how you and the comment your are responding to are in disagreement. Edit: Since people feel the need to downvote, I'll go into detail... > The charge in this case was unreasonable, but on the other hand so was the > kid's behaviour. Translation: The kid shouldn't have been arrested, but it's also not like he was minding his own business when a bunch of government goons just decided to randomly pick on him either. > If a TV show did pick on fifty random women from the street and start > pointing out the flaws in their appearances then people would be rightfully > upset about that too... Translation: There is a difference between people volunteering themselves to be judged (and possibly trashed) in public, and someone who has not volunteered (and would rather not participate in such a thing). Note that none of these things promotes the idea that offensive and illegal are married concepts.
    - endtime 15y ago
      You conveiently left out half the comment I was replying to. Grandparent said: >So, when are they going to arrest the makers of America's Next Top Model? Parent said: >When the contestants are entered against their will and described using racial slurs?
- DanI-S 15y ago
  I don't disagree with you at all about the kid's behaviour. I just feel that it's odd to be surprised when kids do things like this, given the example provided by us adults.
- pavel_lishin 15y ago
  > If a TV show did pick on fifty random women from the street and start pointing out the flaws in their appearances then people would be rightfully upset about that too... Isn't this exactly what entertainment shows do? I suppose they're not random women, but celebrities, but...
- anamax 15y ago
  > If a TV show did pick on fifty random women from the street and start pointing out the flaws in their appearances then people would be rightfully upset about that too... So? Do you really think that it should be illegal for me to pick 50 random people and say "I think that they're ugly because {reason}"? Should it be illegal for me to pick 10 people I don't like and say the same? Opinons are like assholes. Everyone's got them. How about not worrying about other people's assholes?

So, when are they going to arrest the makers of America's Next Top Model?

by DanI-S 15y ago

So, when are they going to arrest the makers of America's Next Top Model?

hugh3 15y ago

When the contestants are entered against their will and described using racial slurs? The charge in this case was unreasonable, but on the other hand so was the kid's behaviour. If a TV show did pick on fifty random women from the street and start pointing out the flaws in their appearances then people would be rightfully upset about that too...

endtime 15y ago
Offensive and illegal are distinct concepts. Being offensive isn't against the law - if it were, there are plenty of racial supremacists who are far higher priority arrests than some kid playing Facemash.
- pyre 15y ago
  I don't see how you and the comment your are responding to are in disagreement. Edit: Since people feel the need to downvote, I'll go into detail... > The charge in this case was unreasonable, but on the other hand so was the > kid's behaviour. Translation: The kid shouldn't have been arrested, but it's also not like he was minding his own business when a bunch of government goons just decided to randomly pick on him either. > If a TV show did pick on fifty random women from the street and start > pointing out the flaws in their appearances then people would be rightfully > upset about that too... Translation: There is a difference between people volunteering themselves to be judged (and possibly trashed) in public, and someone who has not volunteered (and would rather not participate in such a thing). Note that none of these things promotes the idea that offensive and illegal are married concepts.
  - endtime 15y ago
    You conveiently left out half the comment I was replying to. Grandparent said: >So, when are they going to arrest the makers of America's Next Top Model? Parent said: >When the contestants are entered against their will and described using racial slurs?
DanI-S 15y ago
I don't disagree with you at all about the kid's behaviour. I just feel that it's odd to be surprised when kids do things like this, given the example provided by us adults.
pavel_lishin 15y ago
> If a TV show did pick on fifty random women from the street and start pointing out the flaws in their appearances then people would be rightfully upset about that too... Isn't this exactly what entertainment shows do? I suppose they're not random women, but celebrities, but...
anamax 15y ago
> If a TV show did pick on fifty random women from the street and start pointing out the flaws in their appearances then people would be rightfully upset about that too... So? Do you really think that it should be illegal for me to pick 50 random people and say "I think that they're ugly because {reason}"? Should it be illegal for me to pick 10 people I don't like and say the same? Opinons are like assholes. Everyone's got them. How about not worrying about other people's assholes?