The Right To Free Porn

First of all, though I strongly disagree with the contents of Russ’ post, I’m glad to have something back to respond to. Russ is a perfect debating opponent, with the right mix of vinegar and a certain sense of decency to make him a fair debater. I’ve missed his posts compared to the options of arrogant New Yorkers and current day insane Blue Idahoans. Anyway, Russ goes ahead and weighs in on the Joy of Gay Sex controversy. He targets his attack at Brandi Swindell, though she’s not been the principle in this.

It cracks me up to think of dozens of staid Nampans checking out The Joy of Gay Sex just so they can discover it is pornographic and inappropriate. Then I realize that most likely none of them have even seen the book and are just howling as a pack because the lead dog howled.

It has been reviewed by several citizens. I listened to Faith and Reason with Matt Slick and he had reviewed. They’ve had a copy to show people, so they know what we’re talking about. Also, lets be clear, we’re not talking about just one book, we’re talking about several including the actual Joy of Sex. This has all been portrayed as a “homophobic” crusade, yet several other books involving homosexuality are not being challenged. It is pornographic books that are the issue.

I see. This makes perfect sense, because there are no gay citizens or gay families in Nampa who might like to learn how to enhance their sex lives. Also, those Nampa citizens are incapable of turning away, picking up a different book, and watching their children in the library. This lack of the mind-your-own-business gene has been traced to lifelong exposure to the stinky effluence of the local sugar beet factory.

Lets go ahead and address this. Does the library provide all information or all donated items to the public? No, I know. More than a year ago, I donated a video to the library called, “Late One Night” and it was never put on the shelf in the Boise Public Library. It was a Christian movie. Joy of Gay Sex you can get Late One Night, you can’t.

Its all a matter of choices. The Library by its nature discriminates against a lot of books it never makes available for whatever reason. The library can’t include every single book in its collection, so some must be ferreted out. If its so important, the Joy of Gay Sex can be purchased for a $1.65 off Half.com. I’ve had to buy quite a few books the library doesn’t have. As the average homosexual tends to be more affluent, they can pay a $1.65 plus shipping for the book.

While parents can watch children and should, Russ, parents can’t keep tabs of their kids all the time. Would you think that an 11 or 12 year old being tailed by their parents in the library? Its pretty stupid, particularly with multiple munchkins. If its TV coming into the house or the Internet, I’m going to agree with you, but in a library, its not your house and there has to be a line of decency drawn.

Russ called the compromise akin to the wisdom of Solomon as “The books are available for people who may want to read them, but inaccessible to the children (except, I suppose, the really tall ones).” Russ, I could reach to the top of the bookshelf in the library when I was about 11. Most 12 year olds can as well. Bottom line is that the Nampa Library board decided that it was more important that gay men learn about playing sex games where one’s the father and one’s the son without having to pay $1.65 + Shipping rather than protecting kids from pornography.