Comments on: China’s online “porn” ban to extend to sexual health sites

By: violet

violet — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:51:22 +0000

Wolf – I agree. but it was the first isolated population which fit the criteria (that I could think of) when I wrote this post. if anyone has other populations to suggest, I’d love to hear suggestions, even if they contradict my opinion. I’m more curious to unravel how this situation might turn out…

By: Jake Lara

Jake Lara — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:08:57 +0000

It’s an awful situation but I think Googles power is so weak compared to the Chinese gov. that it’s eye isn’t on the present but the future. There seems to be a huge push in China to learn English

http://www.ted.com/talks/jay_walker_on_the_world_s_english_mania.html

I think Google will co-operate now and later when all 1 billion people are online, speaking English and social networking and making friends with people in other countries who have freedoms they don’t, that will inspire change and even at that point before any change has happened in China there are people who will help their friends in China get the sexual health information and any other information they need.

By: Wolf

Wolf — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:18:13 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more, but I can’t help thinking that your chosen example of “Federal American prisons” is somewhat ill conceived. You can give prisoners as much sexual education and stimulation as you like, but they’ll never be places of “healthy, respectful, socially acceptable attitudes around sex”. Providing them with porn won’t change the environment of “violence, fear, and harm”.

By: ted

ted — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:13:17 +0000

Violet:

What else should we expect from a government that did what it at
Tiananmen Square. They won’t even acknowledge or memeorialize what
happened there twenty years ago.

By: C

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:41:19 +0000

I have trouble understanding the logic behind the whole thing. My guess is that it may have something to do with this:
http://www.amazon.com/Bare-Branches-Implications-Population-International/dp/0262083256/

By: violet

violet — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:14:25 +0000

Ken — perfect. like the Gilmore quote, I love it. :)

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:33:55 +0000

You worry too much, Violet.

Remember one thing: The internet perceives censorship as a malfunction, and seeks to route around it.

By: casualencounters.com/blog

casualencounters.com/blog — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:16:11 +0000

I think that on balance, I am against China.