DRIV opened this issue on Sep 19, 2000 ยท 12 posts
CharlieBrown posted Thu, 21 September 2000 at 9:57 AM
Duo, I'm an American, and I'm worried for us too... Personally, I don't much like looking at nudes, but I feel that it is my right to do so, or not do so, as I wish, and believe that - unless it's done illegally (i.e., without their consent), or in some inappropriate manner - everyone else should have that right. However, children should be protected from HAVING to see this kind of stuff (or from seeing it at all IF their parents think this is the best way to raise them) until they are mature (not always OLD) enough to understand what they are seeing - even if it is "ultra-artificial." Heck, from what I've heard, that term describes the sex scenes in most Hollywood films as well as it does 3D art... However, the "protection" mentioned here is a protection of information. Children are notoriously more free with what they say than are adults (many haven't learned what to say and what not to yet - some, such as possibly myself - never learn). SEVERAL major websites came under heavy critism and at least one lawsuit a few years back for soliciting information from minors without parental concent (I believe either Kelloggs or Post was the main offender at the time, but it's been a while). The statement above, since retracted/re-worded by EdgeNet, says that everything children say is theirs, essentially, and that they have the right to this information.