Theos-Talk Archives (January 2005 Message tt00758)

Erica Letzerich wrote:
> First of all I wonder how someone could be so depraved to think the
> site as humorous and also to make up a discourse about freedom of
> expression defending the right of cruelty through jokes or any other
> form to be promoted freely on the internet and claiming that
> censorship of cruel sites would eventually affect the freedom of
> expression of others. I see no more than a fallacy in your analogy.

Obviously, we need to agree to disagree.

You think that the average visitor is stupid enough to think that
someone actually did what is displayed on those pages.

I think that the average visitor is smart enough to realize that it's
a satirical page, and that no animals were harmed in the creation of
that page.

You think I'm depraved, and you have the right to your opinion.

I think you're misguided, and doing exactly what the site owner
probably wants you to do ... making a mountain out of a molehill and
sending many more visitors to his site, contributing to the popularity
of his site.

Let's drop the subject, as I think that nobody else on this list wants
the discussion to continue. My sending the story about the boy who
skinned and cooked guinea pig and rabbit in class was my attempt to
get away from the previous topic and to show that there are other
subjects that some people would feel as strongly about as you do about
Bonsai kittens. (And who knows, maybe you think the student was wrong
to skin a rabbit in class.)

John
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