Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site loral.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!pesnta!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc6!loral!jlh From: jlh@loral.UUCP (A Casual Observer) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: A not too funny joke Message-ID: <946@loral.UUCP> Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 15:32:58 EST Article-I.D.: loral.946 Posted: Wed Oct 16 15:32:58 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 02:36:31 EST References: <85500003@haddock.UUCP> Organization: The Manhatten Project Lines: 49 Summary: I flame an a-hole In article <85500003@haddock.UUCP>, Jim Campbell writes: > > I think I should just throw in that the joke which appears in > net.jokes written by kumpf@daemen is not only offensive to > homosexuals, but also offensive to: > > 1) Anyone who feels strongly about AIDS. > > 2) Anyone who has lost a close friend or relative > to AIDS. > > 3) Anyone who has respect for the dead. > > I have never been one to advocate censorship, but I do feel that, > as one who fits into all three of the above categories, that we > have a right not to be shown insensitivity or hatred. > > Jokes are fine, but PLEASE KEEP OFFENSIVE POSTINGS OFF THE NET. > > Thank you. > Jim Campbell > I am so god damned friggin sick of this asshole saying his sense of humor is not activated by this joke. He has been whining and moaning and bitching on net.jokes ever since the original joke was posted, as everyone ignored him I guess he decided to move it to this group. Just because you don't like a joke and/or find it offensive, doesn't mean it shouldn't be posted where others may like it. He says he isn't into censorship, but he also says these types of jokes should be censored. I don't like pro-christian articles, why don't we keep them off the net? Chuq doesn't like light bulb jokes, lets keep them off the net also. Being a somewhat tolerant sort of soul, if I find a posting offensive to me I don't read any of it's followups. If a person posts enough offensive articles, I don't read anything he wrote. I DO NOT post shit all over the place advocating censorship. He says jokes are fine, but please keep offensive postings off the net. I find his sort of postings to be the most offensive of all, because if he gets his way he will be deciding for me what is offensive and what I will and will not like. No thank you, I prefer making such decisions myself. Jim | Although they haven't specificaly said so, these are probably | | the opinions of the US Supreme Court. |