just my two cents…

Flynt was shot and paralyzed by an opponent of his magazine. Do you think such an issue could come to violence in Indonesia, as well?

Wonderfully put. I agree. Now in terms of it being a trivial matter, it really is very trivial when compared to national debt, disaster relief, poverty and crime. same thing happens in my own homeland, trivial matters tend to take up headlines while issues of great public concern take a backburner.

Society can be easily swayed to forget the real issues, the real concerns.

My attitude is, if I don’t like it, then I won’t buy it. It’s that easy. What concerns me more is that these people still have the time to protest against such a useless thing; while there are more urgent things need to be solved. The tsunami victims, earthquake, inflation, national debt, corruption…Compared to them, this Playboy controversy is a trivial matter. I wonder when will they realize?

I enjoyed this particular piece on erotic material and public uproar. Personally I don’t see how a single magazine can “corrupt” a society. Though by definition, if the vast majority within that society choose to ban pornography then it is in their right.

But a truly democratic society can never make such a choice for it endangers the very principles it says it shall uhold, that of freedom of expression.

My main concern has always been the mixing of the church (Religion) with that of the State (Politics) which causes more harm than good. Granted certain material should be kept in an appropriate place, such as an adult bookstore or adult venue where by law only adults should enter with no need to fear reprisals or moral judgement.

I believe everyone deserves a right to practice any religion freely and or any political thought that do not cross certain universal laws (i.e. killing, racism or degradation of social classes). In other words, if a man or woman chooses to read or purchase a playboy or any other adult magazine in his/her own privacy that person should be free of a social backlash as long as his/ her preferences don’t interfere with someone’s else’s personal space.

Sex or the showing of nudity should not be considered some sin. it should be embraced and taught to be handled with a certain respect because we all as individuals have different and often conflicting views but those views no matter how different should be heard and respected not banned or burned or even labeled as corrupt.

Sex/ nudity is not what is corrupting societies around the world. The true corruption of any society begins in the home, when a sense of unlove is instilled, when fear rises, when humiliation occurs when greed becomes a need that evil can plant its seed and thus corruption seeps in from family to church to state.

So i end this little informative rant on the note of: my fellow readers do not judge a magazine or its content as obscene just because it doesnt fit into your particular worldview but look at all aspects of your life and see where the true corruption of society may begin, it is not in the pages of a magazine but true corruption can only begin and end in the hearts of men and women.

Thank you.