Posted on 02/18/2002 11:57:50 PM PST by Cindy
After all that, inpite of hanging out in the darker corners of the internet, I get maybe 3 spams a month, 1 or 2 of which will be smut (lately I'm getting a lot of real estate spam... a lot for me that is).
It's interesting that people say things like "get used to it," or "handle it," when they don't have any facts to back up their proclamations. As if those phrases can somehow force us to accept what you're saying.
Just an observation, but it's also interesting that those terms tend to show up most from the fingers of those who are busily defending pornography and denouncing those "church women" who are against it.
Sounds like a little kid who threatens to do something stupid, "and you can't stop me." About on a par with those who can equate pornography with adult behavior.
Yes, I do get offended by pop up ads, pop-up porn ads that sometimes come across on general web sites, and I get steamed when I receive mounds of spam, bulk e-mail, advertisements and porn. This is disgusting and I have taken measures to cut this unwanted, unasked for stuff down to size. If I could eliminate it completely, I would.
You said, "Well, you have to play by the rules of the owners of the domain, and the "perverts" and hackers are not going away any time soon. The more you press for "internet controls", the more they will make your life a living hell."
Well, that's interesting Mr. FreeTally, but I own my own domain name and my family owns several domain names. We don't advertise. We don't send spam. We DO play by the rules.
I have never "pressed for internet controls," but I did share a short list of links that does address the spam problem. Knowledge is power.
Violence against women--I've seen several women get power bombed by guys, or hit. I understand its just pretend, but youth are impressionable.
Most of the female wrestlers could snap most of the guys I know in half. You might want to take the time to explain to your kids that these people know how to take "bumps" (falls) and know how to take hits. Oh, wait, then you'd have to actually parent them.
We've got to take back our roots and stand up for truth before we collapse internally.
Whose this we? The government? How about you start in your own house and not let your kid watch it?
Why are these people allowed to stay here? They obviously aren't the kind of people who we want with us trying to build a better, more moral and godly America.
Did I ever say I was going to use the government as a means to an end? No. Just grass roots as an effort to clean up the smut and demand some societal standards.
If you really want to go a few rounds with me over decency and modesty verses depravity and having women act like whores..I'm game.
I'll await your response. =)
Society has decayed to the point where moral relativism has basically replaced Judeo-Christianity. I don't have a problem with the liberal/libertarians participating on the forum because I like to engage them in debate. We have to start somewhere! =)
I'm aware she likes her role. Does that make what she does any less degrading? No.
Most of the female wrestlers could snap most of the guys I know in half. You might want to take the time to explain to your kids that these people know how to take "bumps" (falls) and know how to take hits. Oh, wait, then you'd have to actually parent them.
LOL...you're giving me parenting tips? Thanks, but I'm well aware of how to do my job. My point was that kids are impressionable, and seeing large men power bomb women promotes a climate conducive to violence. You libertarians/liberals with no sense of right or wrong are the only ones who can justify that kind of garbage.
I get a lot of other junk mail. I just delete it. Every once in a while, something worthwhile comes along. My brain is a more than adequate "filter".
I am glad that the poster called for consumer action, rather than government action. Nice to see people taking care of themselves, for once.
I'm sorry to hear that. The eyes and ears are windows to the soul--what you see and hear affects your behavior--and porn degrades women to the status of dogs. I wish you had more respect for us--and that some women had more respect for themselves.
As for going for rounds with you over morality, we already have, and I already told you I don't mind acting like a porn star (as you called it) in the bedroom.
I hear people say that all the time, as though it were established fact. On what do you base this statement?
I've noted that liberals and conservatives share one particular fault: no respect whatsoever for the intelligence or responsibility of their fellow citizens (of course they always exempt themselves from this judgement). They speak all the time about morality, yet seek to arrange society so that morality doesn't matter and no-one has to take responsibility for their choices, by removing the objects of "evil"--be they guns, drugs, dirty magazines, whatever. A "good" choice which is forced upon someone is not good at all. And objects like guns or dirty magazines do not possess some magical power which turns good people into evil people.
I do not get "hundreds" of porn e-mail daily. I get several hundred or more e-mails per day. I run a few Christian and conservative web sites. Needless to say, being a Christian, conservative female is not politically correct. My web sites generate a lot of e-mail.
I used to spend hours a day writing to isps and e-mailers asking them not to send me those e-mails. I use the delete button quite a bit. I use controls that monitor my e-mail. Frankly speaking, I don't have time anymore to personally address the unsolicited bulk e-mailers, the spammers, and the smut-spammers. That is why I posted a short list of useful resource links along with my commentary. Knowledge is power.
By the way, you said, "My brain is a more than adequate 'filter'." Well, so is mine, but you missed the point of my commentary. Use your brain to comprehend what has happened to our society and understand that we are mired in the filthy muck of perversion. Remember Rome.
You're a moral relativist. As a Catholic, I have no problem with your belief system, but you're certainly not going to gag me or prevent me from speaking the truth.
As for acting like a porn star in the bedroom--that is your choice. I think you do yourself an injustice by lowering yourself to baseness, thereby degrading your dignity.
Ever heard of concrete moral truths? They exist. One of them is is that pornography helps create a moral climate conducive to sexual abuse and exploitation. It reduces sex to recreation and human beings to mere playthings and machines. It denegrates the sacredness of marriage, family and human life.
Even those who claim porn is harmless must tacitly acknowledge the power and influence of words, pictures, and ideas. Clearly what we see and hear affects our thinking and influences our behavior--and porn does indeed have a damaging impact on conduct toward women. Ideas do, after all, have consequences.
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