Ranting again.
I shouldn't watch Close-Up. Another whole pile of alarmist crap about internet chat-rooms.
At one time they spoke about how 'these people' were open about it, admitting their ages, and that a 58 year old man in an 11-year olds chat room is 'just wrong'.
Fucking ageist sexist crap!
I have three issues with that.
Firstly, there's no such thing as "an 11-year olds chat room". There are chat rooms which may be largely frequented by 11 year olds, but there are no chat-rooms that may only be legally entered by 1l year olds, and many, if not most, chat rooms can't be identified as of a specific age unless you spend time in them.
Secondly, the elderly used to be respected and treated as a source of wisdom, and passed their knowledge and experience on to children. So we now have the modern equivalent, and it's automatically assumed that it's a bad thing. Why is that? Just because a minuscule minority of older people may sexually predate on the young why cut off all the potential help and advice from the vast majority of them?
Finally, why mention a man specifically? Statistically, child abuse is carried out more often by women than it is is by men. Practically, given the distorted sexual ratios on the net, such a person is more likely to be a man, but a man is not more likely to be a child abuser or a sexual predator.
Edit Last phrase is probably false, and I should point out that child abuse statisics are hardly relevant to internet stalking, so the above is not a good argument. I still think it is sexist to assume that a predator in a chat room is going to be male, however.
Just to lighten the tone, a colleague passed this on at work, it seems the Japanese Cultural Centre(Podium 1, The Majestic Centre, 100 Willis Street) is having free showings of Studio Ghibli movies this week.
Any one want to go and watch Nausicaä - Valley of the Winds tomorrow or Thursday night?
At one time they spoke about how 'these people' were open about it, admitting their ages, and that a 58 year old man in an 11-year olds chat room is 'just wrong'.
Fucking ageist sexist crap!
I have three issues with that.
Firstly, there's no such thing as "an 11-year olds chat room". There are chat rooms which may be largely frequented by 11 year olds, but there are no chat-rooms that may only be legally entered by 1l year olds, and many, if not most, chat rooms can't be identified as of a specific age unless you spend time in them.
Secondly, the elderly used to be respected and treated as a source of wisdom, and passed their knowledge and experience on to children. So we now have the modern equivalent, and it's automatically assumed that it's a bad thing. Why is that? Just because a minuscule minority of older people may sexually predate on the young why cut off all the potential help and advice from the vast majority of them?
Finally, why mention a man specifically? Statistically, child abuse is carried out more often by women than it is is by men. Practically, given the distorted sexual ratios on the net, such a person is more likely to be a man, but a man is not more likely to be a child abuser or a sexual predator.
Edit Last phrase is probably false, and I should point out that child abuse statisics are hardly relevant to internet stalking, so the above is not a good argument. I still think it is sexist to assume that a predator in a chat room is going to be male, however.
Just to lighten the tone, a colleague passed this on at work, it seems the Japanese Cultural Centre(Podium 1, The Majestic Centre, 100 Willis Street) is having free showings of Studio Ghibli movies this week.
Any one want to go and watch Nausicaä - Valley of the Winds tomorrow or Thursday night?