Should have noted in prior post -- no, I'm not opposed to erotica in principle (although I personally have difficulty getting past the "squirm" factor of the specific content being removed). The stuff's not my cup of tea, but I think adults should be allowed to read what they want as long as no one's getting hurt. I give most people credit for being smart enough to distinguish that stories with shapeshifting people are most likely to be fictional.
I'm also bemusedly waiting for the Bible to be banned since parts of it also contain this kind of "objectionable" content...and also arguably at least partly fictional...stones, glass houses and all that. Once somebody opens up the can of worms, the whole subject of interpretation and obscenity is a slippery slope that serves few people well.
As someone who played lots of D&D in the days of the "D&D is a gateway to Satanism" hysteria, I strongly lean towards free speech.
At the same time, I understand companies using discretion to determine exactly what they will and won't sell.
Last edited by BillSmithBooks; 03-10-2012 at 04:39 PM.
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