Reply #10: "Busybody reactions"

[Tsiyu]

Well. You may be a "busybody" if it bothers you that people discuss these issues.

Molly I. said it well: The answer to too much free speech is more free speech.

WE are certainly not irresponsible when we discuss these issues and attempt to learn what others believe. For example, I am for complete legalization of all drugs. But I am willing to listen to others explain why maybe that isn't such a great idea to them.

I don't feel compelled to call them names or to tell them they have "no right to speak about this." I listen to their arguments rather than playing keyboard psychologist.

Up above, you go all judgmental yourself in your characterization of those who have complaints about porn. From your post, you make them sound like not so nice or intelligent people.

Actually, "nice people" have the right and the responsibility to discuss what is purchased/consumed in their culture. The funny thing is in the recent porn threads here, I never saw one person who dislikes pornography suggest censorship. I never saw any post which said: "i am going to stop someone else from using porn."

Yet almost to a person, the people who have absolutely no problem with porn cried out in anguish that people wanted to take away their right to view porn. It's ridiculous that a mere discussion of porn creates so much paranoia.

With your post here, you seem to also operate under the delusion that those who don't like porn and wish to discuss it are "busybodies" who want to take away porn. Huh? How about they are just PEOPLE who want to discuss what they don't like about porn?

How about YOU might be the busybody since you seem to seek to censure these people, shame them into not talking about whatever it is they want to talk about?

Why is it so frightening to some when we discuss porn as a topic, even when censorship NEVER enters the discussion?

I think I know which side has a problem with "free speech" where that topic is concerned.