Parents Say Sex Worse than a Severed Head
2008-04-23

HOME ABOUT ME OLD ARCHIVES (PRE-MARCH 2008) SUBSCRIBE 1 2 3 4 Parents Say Sex Worse than a Severed Head by MICHAEL CASEY on APRIL 23, 2008 This is a few weeks old but it just came to my attention and I think it speaks volumes about the current environment towards Internet and gaming content. When parents where asked what was more offensive, a “graphically severed human head” or “a man and a woman having sex”, more parents said the sex was worse than the severed head! Read about it on Wired or at ars technica. Listen to this post { 6 comments… read them below or add one } aaron 04.23.08 at 12:32 pm i haven’t read the article yet, but i’d be really interested to read the results of this quiz from people broken down by region, and country. i have a feeling it might evidence the USA’s sex hangups. Angel 04.23.08 at 3:55 pm I don’t think it says anything about gaming. What that little snippet may be saying is more about the USA’s sexual hang-ups and repressed attitudes that belong in the 19th century or earlier. When a couple having sex is seen as worse than a severed head (and I am guessing the head was severed violently like in a video game), you got more problems than just a sex scene. I may have to look at the rest of the article. Best, and keep on blogging. Lori Reed 04.24.08 at 5:16 pm Oh I agree this is definietly a USA hangup. I have friends who have been asked to leave restaurants for nursing their babies. But I do have to add that as a society we are becoming numb to seeing graphic violence. Think about the images we see on the news and in movies as well as video games. There are things that shocked me 15 years ago as an EMT that now I don’t blink an eye at. Amanda 04.25.08 at 7:56 pm I agree with Lori. It may be too that the parents assumed “a man and a woman having sex” meant graphic hard-core porn (in which case I would Subscribe RSS Subscribe by Email PAGES About Me Old Archives (Pre-March 2008) ARCHIVES May 2008 April 2008 LINK SUGGESTIONS Blog on the Sideblyberg.netCitegeistThe Cool LibrarianDavid Lee KingFree Range LibrarianGirls with MacsGoogle Operating SystemSecret Library of Better DreamsLibrarian 1.5LibrarianInBlackLibraries Build CommunitiesLibraries & LifeLibrary GardenLibrary Marketing - ThinkingOutside the BookLibraryBytesLibraryChangeLibraryCrunch RECENT POSTS A Visit to the Georgia TechLibrary can you tell we’re Apple geeks? Karen is in Atlanta! MySpace and Data Portability iPhone WiFi Access follow michaelcasey athttp://twitter.com www.flickr.com What is this? Search for an item in librariesnear you:Enter title, subject or author Search WorldCat WorldCat.org >> Jefferson Building LOC LibraryCrunch Service for the Next Generation Library - A Library 2.0 Perspective by Michael Casey 5 6 agree with them). It would also be interesting to see some demographics on these parents AND on the ages of their children. Katrina 04.28.08 at 5:14 pm Did anyone notice that “two men kissing” was also considered more offensive?? vailey 04.29.08 at 12:13 pm thank you for pointing that out, Katrina. Frankly, I find it equally disturbing (though, I suppose, not surprising) that as many people took offense to two men kissing as to the graphically severed head. I think this supports earlier comments that these survey results really are a reflection of American mainstream culture and the dysfunctional (and often contradictory) relationship with human sexuality that characterizes it. Leave a Comment Name E-mail Website You can use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> Submit Library Revolutionlibrary riotLibraryStreamLibraryTraxThe Liminal LibrarianThe "M" Word - MarketingLibrariesThe Shifted LibrarianStephen's LighthouseTame The WebThe Travelin' LibrarianUncontrolled Vocabularywalking paperWhat I Learned Today...YestoknowThe PourPowered by Bloglines Thesis Theme from DIY Themes.