Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Good taste logs off online
AS a general rule, I don't watch snuff videos and I'm not into porn.
I don't find it entertaining and yet I suspect that if the footage of two of the most talked about videos at the moment – Craig McDermott expressing his love for his wife in a natural way and Steve Irwin's final minutes – appeared on the Internet I'd be one of the many checking it out.
Not only that, I'd probably email the link to friends and colleagues, who, as far as I'm aware, also aren't into snuff or porn, so they could enjoy the show. And I can admit this, because I know I'm not alone.
For some reason, when something is on the internet, our ability, or perhaps more to the point our desire, to self-censor switches off. From the privacy of our homes or workstations, we can log on and view images which we know in our hearts to be tasteless, offensive, or simply none of our business.
I don't find it entertaining and yet I suspect that if the footage of two of the most talked about videos at the moment – Craig McDermott expressing his love for his wife in a natural way and Steve Irwin's final minutes – appeared on the Internet I'd be one of the many checking it out.
Not only that, I'd probably email the link to friends and colleagues, who, as far as I'm aware, also aren't into snuff or porn, so they could enjoy the show. And I can admit this, because I know I'm not alone.
For some reason, when something is on the internet, our ability, or perhaps more to the point our desire, to self-censor switches off. From the privacy of our homes or workstations, we can log on and view images which we know in our hearts to be tasteless, offensive, or simply none of our business.
