Comments on: Uh, yea, I think you are overreacting http://www.digizenstudio.com/blog/2005/07/14/lets-cut-sun-some-slack/ Jing Xue's Weblog Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:35:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jing Xue http://www.digizenstudio.com/blog/2005/07/14/lets-cut-sun-some-slack/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Jing Xue Sat, 16 Jul 2005 18:31:34 +0000 http://www.digizenstudio.com/blog/?p=60#comment-13 But please realize that sensibility is very subjective (if not the most subjective). In other words, everybody probably thinks himself "normal" in terms of sensibility, and the next guy to the right or to the left more or less a "bigot", religious or not. What I pointed out in the blog was exactly the risk of over-applying one's own sensibility without realizing the subjectivity of it. Prohibiting explicit sex/"wardrobe malfunction" on _public_ tv would _not_ be following the same thread of argument, because that's done on a legal not moral ground. There are laws prohibiting those things not out of moral judgements but in order to protect minors. On the other hand, HBO and other fee-based channels have been having shows containing explicit sex scenes or even softcore films for years, and most people including me think it's fine. But please realize that sensibility is very subjective (if not the most subjective). In other words, everybody probably thinks himself “normal” in terms of sensibility, and the next guy to the right or to the left more or less a “bigot”, religious or not. What I pointed out in the blog was exactly the risk of over-applying one’s own sensibility without realizing the subjectivity of it.

Prohibiting explicit sex/”wardrobe malfunction” on _public_ tv would _not_ be following the same thread of argument, because that’s done on a legal not moral ground. There are laws prohibiting those things not out of moral judgements but in order to protect minors. On the other hand, HBO and other fee-based channels have been having shows containing explicit sex scenes or even softcore films for years, and most people including me think it’s fine.

]]> By: Angsuman Chakraborty http://www.digizenstudio.com/blog/2005/07/14/lets-cut-sun-some-slack/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Angsuman Chakraborty Sat, 16 Jul 2005 14:30:10 +0000 http://www.digizenstudio.com/blog/?p=60#comment-10 I realize the irony of what AdSense is doing on the post. However I am running out of space in competitive ad filter :) I wish there was a way to say to indicate banned words per post or even per site. I think Sun's decision was in poor taste. This definitely doesn't augur well for Sun I worked at. As for sensibilities I am talking about normal people not religious bigots fundamentalists. By following the thread of your argument we can equally well say that explicit sex on tv is fine too, or show more Janet Jackson N-fiasco's. The point is that we cannot satisfy everyone all the time, especially not the religious bigots. But at least try to do something acceptable for the rest of us. Companies like Sun, IBM normally avoid wine and poker companies for that simple reason. Yes many people play poker including some of my close friends. Personally I don't see anything wrong in someone playing poker, that's what personal freedom is about. However I think it is wrong to inflict such ads to the public in general. Lots of life have been destroyed by gambling and their likes. You may not be one of them and your genetic makeup may make you immune to addiction (yes there is an identified gene) but that's not the case for the rest of us. I realize the irony of what AdSense is doing on the post. However I am running out of space in competitive ad filter :)

I wish there was a way to say to indicate banned words per post or even per site.

I think Sun’s decision was in poor taste. This definitely doesn’t augur well for Sun I worked at.

As for sensibilities I am talking about normal people not religious bigots fundamentalists.

By following the thread of your argument we can equally well say that explicit sex on tv is fine too, or show more Janet Jackson N-fiasco’s. The point is that we cannot satisfy everyone all the time, especially not the religious bigots. But at least try to do something acceptable for the rest of us.

Companies like Sun, IBM normally avoid wine and poker companies for that simple reason. Yes many people play poker including some of my close friends. Personally I don’t see anything wrong in someone playing poker, that’s what personal freedom is about. However I think it is wrong to inflict such ads to the public in general.

Lots of life have been destroyed by gambling and their likes. You may not be one of them and your genetic makeup may make you immune to addiction (yes there is an identified gene) but that’s not the case for the rest of us.

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