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- From: kadie@eff.org (Carl M. Kadie)
- Subject: [aus.aarnet] Re: Aarnet should not be pornographic!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.075000.18247@eff.org>
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- Originator: kadie@eff.org
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- Organization: The Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 07:50:00 GMT
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- [A repost - Carl]
-
- Newsgroups: aus.aarnet
- From: Quinn <quinn@cs.uwa.edu.au>
- Subject: Re: Aarnet should not be pornographic!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.000547.4472@bilby.cs.uwa.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 00:05:47 GMT
-
- Oh god, the thread continues...
-
- In article <1igqfaINNi90@flash.pax.tpa.com.au> David Clunie,
- dclunie@pax.tpa.com.au writes:
- >There are two groups of women involved in the pornography debate: those
- >opposed to it, and those in favour of it. Those women in favour of
- >pornography are, like the 'collaborateurs' in France during WWII, like
- that
- >because they feel that the world cannot be changed (and will not be), so
- >that they may as well make the most out of their lot in the
- male-dominated
- >world.
-
- This is *totally* untrue. A significant group of respected feminists
- are in favour of pornography simply because they feel that banning it
- sets a bad precedent. Minorities (and women are most definitely
- a minority in terms of power) suffer badly in a censored society.
-
- Quinn "The Eskimo!" <quinn@cs.uwa.edu.au> "Support HAVOC!"
- Department of Computer Science, The University of Western Australia
- -- Happy New Year!
- -- If you don't believe me take a swim in soc.feminism.
- --
- Carl Kadie -- I do not represent EFF; this is just me.
- =kadie@eff.org, kadie@cs.uiuc.edu =
-