Re: inappropriate racist and other offensive material
>>"Jaldhar" == Jaldhar H Vyas <jaldhar@debian.org> writes:
Jaldhar> Censorship is suppression of an idea based on its' content. I didn't
Jaldhar> quote that from a dictionary but would you agree that's a reasonable
Jaldhar> definition?
Not quite. You are missing the significance of the roman
magistrates
But did censorship occur here? upstream said that this was an
oversight, a mistake. I often change documents I author because the
content from the previous draft displeased me. Am I then constantly
censoring myself?
Jaldhar> Inflammatory or not, there was an offensive text, now there
Jaldhar> isn't. And the reason there isn't is because it was deemed
Jaldhar> offensive. Censorship.
No, the reason it is not here since the author did not intend
to convey that sentiment. It was inadvertent, and no external
authority mandated the change.
Jaldhar> And why should it be inflammatory? That kind of censorship
Jaldhar> goes on all the time. Why, just today I censored two
Jaldhar> invitations to acquire credit cards and a menu from a
Jaldhar> Chinese restaurant. While I'm sure someone at Shanghai
Jaldhar> Gardens is very upset about this I doubt the ACLU is rushing
Jaldhar> to take the case.
I reiterate my exhortation to consult a real
dictionary. Language is meant for communication, if you cant trst
what the meaning of the word is is, you often cannot communicate
meaningfully.
>> In this particular case (which really interests me little),
Jaldhar> Which was another point. Most of the people involved in
Jaldhar> this debate (it was wrong of me to single your name out)
Jaldhar> really don't care yet they all act as if the wrong answer
Jaldhar> was going to result in the end of civilization as we know
Jaldhar> it! weird.
I care little for the specific case, but yes, the underlying
principle is something I hold dear.
manoj
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dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A
finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into
the world of objective perception and thought." Albert Einstein
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