During my exams i had to write a 2000 word essay regarding "the moral responsibility of a writer considering there are no ethics but our own perception of the truth". Now the above question cannot be resolved without satisfying my curiosity and yours of course on: what is it a reader should read? What can a writer write about? Furthermore, what are the social criticisms associated with the liberty of writing? Before i answer these questions i just have to point out that this isn't the answer i have in my essay, i just alluded to it.
Anyway, what is it a reader should read, should there be censorship for reading, i mean, I've been to a book store and picked a book i thought would be incredible only to realize that 300 pages of it was devoted to mind-boggling sex scene's and group sex. Contrary to what you'd think, i was looking for a good read not textual pornography, how much sex a gigolo has (...even how many multiple orgasms he could make a girl undergo in 6 hours!!!)...or a "blonde" single mother who has to "get laid"...because she is single or has a high sex drive apparently. Should reading be censored? I say yes, reading should be censored. Imagine, just for one second that a 12 year old boy was reading that book instead of me! Show me a conscientious parent who'll be content/delighted to have their child reading books like that? What behavioral pattern will he display after reading such raw materials? He could exhibit public sexual behavior of course, no big deal you'd think, until he starts raping and molesting kids his age or younger, next thing, he graduates to be a serial rapist rejected by his family, wanted by the law, all because "one cold winter day, i walked into a bookshop and the course of my life changed forever". I got on a bus once, turned around to find me a sit only to witness this kid masturbating, yes M A S T U R B A T I N G on a bus...now that is gross, this is a typical behavior of an inappropriate material available to just about anybody. Books such as John Cleland's "Fanny Hill" and Michel Houellebecq's "Atomised" should be a cause of concern to the general public.
Having said that i believe a writer is at liberty to write anything they wish, likewise its up to the reader to choose wisely or better still a selected Government body to do so. For instance, there has been a relentless argument on how poetry is and should be written, poetry should be full of rhymes they say, metaphors, personification....hidden meanings. Now that is a load of bullocks. There is no distinct course a poem should take, I believe writing is so called because it flows from the subconscious or in most cases consciousness of the vessel (the writer). The determinant factor is susceptible to the emotion of the writer, be it anger, frustration, love, sexual gratification or self actualization. When i was younger, each time i was angry at anyone i'd write it down, frustrated write it down...paper became the best way i could vent my anger and frustrations. So...this piece encourages you to do some writing today, whatever you're feeling write it down, it doesn't have to be laced with fancy words or metaphors, it should just have your passion and emotion boldly written over it, and remember, if it is not written it is not poetry...and be sure to send me one when you're done writing (winks).
Cheers :)
Anyway, what is it a reader should read, should there be censorship for reading, i mean, I've been to a book store and picked a book i thought would be incredible only to realize that 300 pages of it was devoted to mind-boggling sex scene's and group sex. Contrary to what you'd think, i was looking for a good read not textual pornography, how much sex a gigolo has (...even how many multiple orgasms he could make a girl undergo in 6 hours!!!)...or a "blonde" single mother who has to "get laid"...because she is single or has a high sex drive apparently. Should reading be censored? I say yes, reading should be censored. Imagine, just for one second that a 12 year old boy was reading that book instead of me! Show me a conscientious parent who'll be content/delighted to have their child reading books like that? What behavioral pattern will he display after reading such raw materials? He could exhibit public sexual behavior of course, no big deal you'd think, until he starts raping and molesting kids his age or younger, next thing, he graduates to be a serial rapist rejected by his family, wanted by the law, all because "one cold winter day, i walked into a bookshop and the course of my life changed forever". I got on a bus once, turned around to find me a sit only to witness this kid masturbating, yes M A S T U R B A T I N G on a bus...now that is gross, this is a typical behavior of an inappropriate material available to just about anybody. Books such as John Cleland's "Fanny Hill" and Michel Houellebecq's "Atomised" should be a cause of concern to the general public.
Having said that i believe a writer is at liberty to write anything they wish, likewise its up to the reader to choose wisely or better still a selected Government body to do so. For instance, there has been a relentless argument on how poetry is and should be written, poetry should be full of rhymes they say, metaphors, personification....hidden meanings. Now that is a load of bullocks. There is no distinct course a poem should take, I believe writing is so called because it flows from the subconscious or in most cases consciousness of the vessel (the writer). The determinant factor is susceptible to the emotion of the writer, be it anger, frustration, love, sexual gratification or self actualization. When i was younger, each time i was angry at anyone i'd write it down, frustrated write it down...paper became the best way i could vent my anger and frustrations. So...this piece encourages you to do some writing today, whatever you're feeling write it down, it doesn't have to be laced with fancy words or metaphors, it should just have your passion and emotion boldly written over it, and remember, if it is not written it is not poetry...and be sure to send me one when you're done writing (winks).
Cheers :)
Bahahhahaa, Blossom u crack me up :) U do have a great point there, as always, love u!!!
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