Determining the limits of political correctness

[SkinBasket]

So Madtown and I need to know how many people think the following image should be banned from this site. Feel free to comment if you feel the need, but no one cares. Democracy in action and all that.

Here's the offending image:




In the interest of full disclosure, I voted no.

[BallHawk]

I have to say, before this I hadn't seen the image- I was expecting it to be a lot worse than this.

I don't think it's a matter of political correctness. Quite frankly, it's Mad's site and he can do whatever he pleases to.

Whether the community thinks it's appropriate or not is irrelevant, IMO.

[Partial]

For a signature or avatar yes. It is no different than full frontal in an avatar.

Take it to the garbage can. If I lose my job because you want to put a penis in your signature I would be irate.

[Harlan Huckleby]

It is a stretch to believe that people are going to get fired for viewing the slightly off-color pictures that we are talking about. (Although you might get fired for cruising the internet on the job!) If someone is truely working in such a chaste environment, it's no great sacrifice for you to wait until you get home to cruise the Romper Room. You can sit in front of your home computer, gentitals in hand, and fully appreciate the experience.

I've never seen anything gross posted here. Too bad the blue noses have put a damper on the romping. Christian Encourager 2.0 is about right.

[Deputy Nutz]

I voted yes because you are disgusting.

[Deputy Nutz]

For a signature or avatar yes. It is no different than full frontal in an avatar.

Take it to the garbage can. If I lose my job because you want to put a penis in your signature I would be irate.

Take your cracker ass to the car wash.

[Zool]

I voted yes so you just STFU about some stupid bullshit that you knew had the chance to be censored when you put it in your sig.

Everything for shock value right?

[Harlan Huckleby]

What's wrong with shock value? And why should anybody STFU?

As Chairman Mao said, "Let a thousand flowers bloom."

OK, I don't know what that means, but I think censorship should be avoided as much as possible. IT seems that the line has been drawn too cautiously, the standards are basicly set like Boys Life Magazine. Maybe you like those standards, OK. Then you don't think Mad is a putz.

[Deputy Nutz]

You left out the balls, you neglected the balls.

[Zool]

Or maybe, just maybe, you dont have to push the envelope on a fuckin football forum? What the hell is that going to prove? Go out in the real world and challenge the establishment. Pump your fist to the Dead Kennedy's, burn your bra and chant about your sexual preference. You're not going to change the world by seeing just how far you can go on an internet forum about football.

Freedom of expression applies to democracy. Someone specifically owns this site, thus making it a dictatorship. Tons of people like to come here to read interesting information not just about football. If the owner of this site decided that a sig went too far, then STFU about it. Thats my angle. Why is it always the persecuted few who make the most noise?

[Harlan Huckleby]

You're not going to change the world by seeing just how far you can go on an internet forum about football.

This is not a football forum. It's a free-flowing discussion area. And maybe I missed something, but I've never seen anybody posting stuff that isn't shown on cable tv. The wish is to have relaxed space, not change the world.

Freedom of expression applies to democracy.

ya, but it's also something valued here.

If the owner of this site decided that a sig went too far, then STFU about it.

I don't know what that .sig was. Nothing wrong with complaining about a bad decision, though, Mein Fuhrer.

you have very conservative, authoritarian instincts. I posted a picture of 16th century painting with an incidental bare breast once, which you declared offensive. I think your standards are a little nutty.

[Partial]

Or maybe, just maybe, you dont have to push the envelope on a fuckin football forum? What the hell is that going to prove? Go out in the real world and challenge the establishment. Pump your fist to the Dead Kennedy's, burn your bra and chant about your sexual preference. You're not going to change the world by seeing just how far you can go on an internet forum about football.

Freedom of expression applies to democracy. Someone specifically owns this site, thus making it a dictatorship. Tons of people like to come here to read interesting information not just about football. If the owner of this site decided that a sig went too far, then STFU about it. Thats my angle. Why is it always the persecuted few who make the most noise?

Seconded. Also, imo, if you don't like it, no one is making you post here and there is a perfectly good forum at JSO ready and waiting for you.

[Harlan Huckleby]

packerrats: love it or leave it.
- the cry of the cracker.

[MadtownPacker]

The poll is an unfair one. It should ask "Is this image OK to use as a sig?" or "Should this image be banned from the Packers section or the Romper Room section?".

I heard there are much more revealing ones in the Garbage Can. I never look in there so Im not sure.

[Kiwon]

Where is Tyrone Bigguns? He'd be all over this. On second thought, he probably prefers a chocolate lollipop.