Is the word "pornography" offensive?

Liam Byrne

Do something along the lines of what The Script did on their album - see if you can register www."If You See Kay".ie !!

AlwaysAmber

We had a customer who was refused milf.ie a couple of weeks ago.

I have no problem with censorship, but I do have major problems with the IEDR's implementation of their policy.

They refuse names under this section of their registration policy:

3.4: The proposed domain name must not be offensive or contrary to public policy or generally accepted principles of morality.

Every time we get a name refused, we ask them what public policy they are referring to and what qualifications/training the IEDR hostmaster has to decide what the 'generally accepted principles of morality' are.... they've never once responded to these questions.

AARRRGH

I would be ok with some sort of censorship if it was based on genuinely offensive words like c unt, f uck, and racist words.

During my legal case we proved conclusively that the word pornography is not offensive. For example, Irish laws which make use of the word, its use by the rape crisis centre, every dictionary stating it is not a curse word or slang, etc.

It was accepted it was not offensive or against generally accepted principles of morality or against public policy, so I think the reason they cannot explain why they are stopping certain domains is because their decision has nothing to do with rule 3.4, but rather to do with someone's personal dislike of nudity and sex.

It depresses me that one backwards individual is forcing his personal viewpoint on an entire country.

ComReg need to take over the IEDR asap. If you can, please write a letter to Eamon Ryan, Minister for Communications.

Eoin

On the plus side, www.fap.ie is available!

miju

AARRRGH wrote: »

It was accepted it was not offensive or against generally accepted principles of morality or against public policy, so I think the reason they cannot explain why they are stopping certain domains is because their decision has nothing to do with rule 3.4, but rather to do with someone's personal dislike of nudity and sex.

It depresses me that one backwards individual is forcing his personal viewpoint on an entire country.

still think you should go with my idea though bearing the above in mind maybe try register www.againstpornography.ie

If they accept then you know the rest

AARRRGH

miju wrote: »

still think you should go with my idea though bearing the above in mind maybe try register www.againstpornography.ie

If they accept then you know the rest

Well they gave www.sexualassault.ie to the Rape Crisis Centre. When we picked them up on this point their response was "but they're the Rape Crisis Centre".

That says it all really.

PS Nice avatar

Phier

Congrats on making it to /.

http://www.sex.ie/mod/groups/topicposts.php?topic=158&group_guid=155

,8,1

Nothing wrong with a bit of community decency guidelines.

Just because the US Supreme Court believes in porn on public domains, does not mean that everyone else has to follow suit.

I would be ok with some sort of censorship if it was based on genuinely offensive words like c unt, f uck, and racist words.

Hypocrite.

Phier

What community are you speaking of?

,8,1

The wider community, obviously.

The same way the wider community does not approve of certain actions or language.

Posters such as the OP thinks that porn should be given a free pass re community standards.

Phier

Correct me if i'm wrong but the link above tells me that the IEDR are only accountable to themselves, and since they're supposed to be an independent non-governing body, the community you speak of must be Irish internet users, so where is the public feedback showing that they're acting on our behalf and not of their own accord?

Also, it seems you've missed the point. The OP is talking about certain words being deemed offensive regardless of their content, which is quite simply barking mad, whether it's the majority's viewpoint or not, and i suspect it's not.

AARRRGH

Phier wrote: »

Congrats on making it to /.

http://www.sex.ie/mod/groups/topicposts.php?topic=158&group_guid=155

Thanks.

AARRRGH wrote:

I would be ok with some sort of censorship if it was based on genuinely offensive words like c unt, f uck, and racist words.

,8,1 wrote: »

Hypocrite.

How am I a hypocrite? F uck, c unt and racist words are (according to dictionaries, etc.) offensive words.

Pornography and porn are not offensive words.

Surely you can see the difference?

Btw, you should think long and hard why you think nudity, sex and arousal are undecent.

AARRRGH

AARRRGH wrote: »

Btw, you should think long and hard why you think nudity, sex and arousal are undecent.

Or even worse, think long and hard why you think WORDS which suggest nudity, sex and arousal are undecent and should be banned.

Eoin

,8,1 wrote: »

Nothing wrong with a bit of community decency guidelines.

Just because the US Supreme Court believes in porn on public domains, does not mean that everyone else has to follow suit.

To clarify, are you against the content as well as the domain name?

Dades

I would have thought that people find pornography offensive because of the nudity...

Didn't stop nude.ie however!

The whole thing is a bit "Irish".

Eoin

^ That's work safe by the way for anyone else who was in two minds about clicking it.