tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520260705148491088.post2914768388702484552..comments2022-04-13T03:38:36.301-07:00Comments on Fisk’s Graphic Design Journal: Utah Mom Spends Family Money For CensorshipAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359171415996440241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520260705148491088.post-84695473562540293472014-02-21T03:42:05.640-08:002014-02-21T03:42:05.640-08:00Rex - That's so well said, I'm going to le...Rex - That's so well said, I'm going to let you have the last word.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359171415996440241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520260705148491088.post-22264342415690214652014-02-21T00:17:49.333-08:002014-02-21T00:17:49.333-08:00Hi Eric,
I see where you are coming from, I too a...Hi Eric,<br /><br />I see where you are coming from, I too am pretty taciturn and get irked by what some would deem little things, like mispronounced vowels. Of course I can't outlaw the mispronunciation of vowels. As you know, I too have done graphic design work as a profession. My other perspective is that I happen to live in the county that the woman is located in. She is correct that the shirts probably do not meet the standards as outlined by the local authorities. In fact, a local Victoria's Secret was required to take down a display that was deemed as not appropriate for the general passers by. So, the local people have spoken as far as their preferences for what is allowed as far as a public display. I think she has a good chance that the local government will back her up. Anyway, I just look at it more in the vein of why would you want to take the family on a waltz through the mall and there is Miley Cyrus doing a performance on a kiosk. Perhaps that is a weird analogy. Yet, I think there is a place to draw a line, some will draw it along different zones, and each of course are free and welcome to do so as an individual or as a community. Have a good weekend. <br /><br />Rex B.<br />Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011577396357546362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520260705148491088.post-58258439064436918092014-02-20T12:07:41.991-08:002014-02-20T12:07:41.991-08:00Hey, Rex;
There’s a lot of things “out there” that...Hey, Rex;<br />There’s a lot of things “out there” that offends me and I would like to end – perfect example are websites, signs and posters that use excessive negative contrast text – lengthy white paragraph text on a black background. Maybe that’s a bad example cause it’s not as offensive as pseudo-pornography. I’m offended by tabloid newspapers with their misleading or outright lying headlines.<br /><br />I could be offended by a lot of things out in the open for "children to see" but I chose not to. I pick my battles better than I did in the past. <br /><br />Before I wrote this rant I looked up all the images that I could find on those T-Shirts and there’s nothing more risqué than what’s on display at every “Victoria Secret” and “Fredrick’s Of Hollywood’ store. I have no idea if there are outlets for those two chains at that specific mall but I’m sure that if I “looked” hard enough I could material just as offensive. <br /><br />Keeping in mind also that “Offensive” is a relative term.<br /><br />Why go after just that ONE store? What if I went to the news stand and bought up every tabloid at the local grocery stores to prevent anyone else from reading them, what’s that called? Is that not a form of censorship?<br /><br />Something like that happened at a local college where the college president who was angered and embarrassed by a story in one specific issue and to keep anyone from reading it he had his staff members confiscate all the issues they could find. How is that any different than what she did – granted those were free news papers and she bought all those T-Shirts. <br /><br />Who gets to decide what’s suitable and what’s not? If she’s right than who’s to say that the people who are offended by The Ten Commandments carved in stone in court rooms are wrong?<br /><br />You have the right to be offended but you don’t have the right to silence other people.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359171415996440241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520260705148491088.post-8162975873127851562014-02-20T10:29:24.986-08:002014-02-20T10:29:24.986-08:00I think I need to point out that her concern was t...I think I need to point out that her concern was that the shirts were on a display that anyone could see while walking by, children included, they would not remove the display. That was her concern, as I think it should be for anyone else, especially parents. Would you want your thirteen year old son walking by something like that? I know I would not. She has the right to proceed as she did.Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011577396357546362noreply@blogger.com