Alexis :
You cannot justify a wrong by citing another. Just because whats dished out on tv nowadays is not really suitable for kids, we cannot allow such things to exist elsewhere. And yes. I agree that we cannot prevent such things from happening at all the places. But does that in any way imply that we should allow them to happen at places where we can stop them from happening? We should try and stop such nonsense from happening wherever and whenever we can.
Lucifer :
If you can't stand the heat, leave the kitchen is a nice line for flames, but well....the niceness stops there. You say that there should be no censorship etc. and people should be allowed to make their own choice. I remember that sometime ago, at an FH meet, you had a problem with some members smoking. And you expressed it in not so friendly terms. Now, don't those members have a right to their own free will? I'm sure you'll counter this by saying that the smoking was creating a problem for some other people around. And there exactly lies my point. We all have problems with something or the other. And there should be some laws, rules and checks and balances to make sure that people are not inconvenienced. When you say that whats objectionable is subjective, you should remember that you yourself aren't okay with certain things that happen around you. How would you feel if the ban on smoking in public places or the ban on loudspeakers past a certain hour is removed? Not very happy I'm sure.
Even I'm in favour of people coming out of the closet. We are a free country and I don't believe on suppression of any kind to exist in our country. But there should be a method to this. Being a free country doesn't mean being a country of chaos. We are free to indulge in anything we want as long as it doesn't tread on someone else's sensitivity. How would you react to a pair indulging in a bout of cybersex on the SIO section? Or for that matter, a homosexual orgy on the road right in front of your house? Would you still defend them in the name of free thinking? There are gay forums (not online discussion forums but real ones) in all major cities of India today. People following that particular lifestyle can meet and mingle in such fora. Why can't cross-dressers start something like that for themselves?
And I somehow don't buy this point about shielding young minds from such things and then reality hitting them in their face. Why don't we expose children to everything evil then? Drugs, bombs, incest...the list goes on. Shouldn't they be privy to all this too rather than reality hitting them in their face when they grow up? Utterly regressive line of thought in the name of free thinking.
lucifer wrote:May be this is not the forum for cross-dressing people to meet. But this is not a forum for any of us to meet either. Why single out people based on their lifestyle choices?
Well....let me explain you what a discussion board means. Its an online space for a community to discuss about various things. Swarna's post was more of a personal ad soliciting companionship. There is a section of fullhyd called Netpals which would have been more appropriate for something like that, isn't it? And if you feel this is not a place for any of us to meet, please refrain from coming to the next meet or any other after that.
CAD :
True....kids will find some place or the other where they can access porn or the like. And as Alexis pointed out, there is no perfect way of shielding them. Why don't you rent out a porn CD and watch it with your son in that case? Easier said than done.
from the links posted by MM and others....
...news to me 