Re: An Adult Medium (Was: Re: i have been)

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From: Jason Smith
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1995 00:00

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In article <3vtdon$njh@kocrsv08.delcoelect.com>,
spost@koptss03.delcoelect.com (Scott E. Post) wrote:

> 
> I go to the public library once or twice a week and pick up 3 or
> 4 novels from the rack.  I find that a *VERY* large percentage of
> novels contain very graphic sex and violence.  I've never heard anyone
> talk about monitoring their kids in a library.  How does this differ
> from Internet?  Why are we so concerned about children running across
> adult material on a computer or TV, but seem to ignore the other sources?
> Whether it's the Internet, a library, a video store, or TV, the message
> is the same - just a different medium.  
> 

IMO the biggest factor fueling these concerns is the hype the 'Net is
getting in the mass media.  CNN, CBC, BBC, and others are giving people
the impression that one can get assailed by bomb-making instructions and
dirty pictures within seconds of signing on.  Concerns about books in
libraries have been around for a long time.  I had to get parental
permission to read _The Diviners_ when I was in high-school.  The 'Net is
getting more attention so more issues associated with it are surfacing.

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From: pax@passport.ca (Jason Smith)
Subject: Re: An Adult Medium (Was: Re: i have been)
Date: 1995/08/04
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