Writer's Block: Living in the limelight

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What the hell kind of question is that? Of course they should. From time immemorial (well, since cheap photography) parents have been showing off pictures of their kids.

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[caper-est.livejournal.com]

It's a question which exists to move the discussion window, by putting a ridiculous proposition up for serious consideration.

This is a long-standing exploit of democracy. Given the legitimating assumption that the people's representatives make, after just consideration, the rules they think best for everybody, the question is silently shifted from "Why don't you mind me?" to "What, Glaucus, in the light of appropriate expert testimony, do we think will bring us nearer to the objectively Good Society?"

To which the short answer is, "Socrates, I fart in your general direction, and Justice obliges me to remind you that it is still your round!" I have a more detailed analysis here in case anybody is still insufficiently irritated, whose argument may in essence be summed up as: PPPPPPPPTTHHHH!

[marydell.livejournal.com]

What I wonder is if parents should have the right to display their children in public places like parks and libraries! Strangers might see them there, after all.

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks; now I'm wondering if it would be appropriate to post pictures of my dad online. Who knows who might see him? Would a humorous caption imperil his standing in the Kiwanis Club?

I hope this poll gets the ridicule it deserves.

[othercat.livejournal.com]

It's either aimed at Privacy Issues or "omg don't post pictures of your kids on the internet because of stranger danger!"

As an aside, most of the people I have worked with when I was in retail were HORRIFIED at the idea of putting pictures of one's children up on the internet. I mentioned to my brother something about showing pictures of my nephews once, and he hit the roof.

Because obviously if you did that child molesters would track you down via the internet and kidnap your kids.

Or something.

[kengr]

Well, I suspect that some of this may be intended to address the "do you *really* want you kid's embarrassing pics to be out there beyond control *forever*?"

That photo album of baby pictures mom show's your date is embarrassing enough. But having it up on the net? *shudder*.