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Re: Alt.sex flap at U of Iow
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Taylor)
Mon Nov 25 16:22:22 1991
Date: 25 Nov 91 13:15:51 U
From: "Chris Taylor" <chris_taylor@qmbridge.calstate.edu>
To: thakur@zerkalo.harvard.edu
Cc: com-priv@uu.psi.com
Reply to: RE>Alt.sex flap at U of Iowa
Manavendra K. Thakur writes:
> I read in this past Sunday's New York Times (25 Nov. 1991) that when
> the film in question (Taxi Zum Klo) was shown again at U. of Iowa, the
> theater hall was jam packed full. The county attorney's edict about
> the censoring the "sexual exploitation of a minor" scene was effected
> by placing a piece of cardboard in front of the projector when the
> scene came on -- as the audience erupted in laughter.
I wonder if the University of Iowa is one of those "higher" education
institutions mentioned in a recent article of the Orange County Register
as passionately interested in limiting free speech if it happens to not
be politically correct and/or is considered to be "offensive" to some
ethnic groups?
If so, then their response ("the audience erupted in laughter) would
call into question their sincerity to the lofty goal of protecting the
sensitivity of others who are all to often exploited in our society
(ie. minorities, children...)
> The power of
> the press in this regard is all too real. Unfortunately, so is the
> overreaction of the college administrators and local politicians.
>
> At least the students at U. of Iowa haven't lost their perspective on
> things.
One can wonder...
Chris Taylor
California State Univeristy
chris@csu.net
