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----- Original Message -----
From: "Erin McLean" <erin@community.hipmama.com>
>
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> To clarify, Pete Townsend claimed in the article under discussion that
child porn is so ubiquitous on the internet that Nabokov scholars couldn't
help running into it by accident in the course of their "Lolita" research.
> EM
>
> --- "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net> wrote:
> >EDNOTE. I'm not sure what Erin McLean is distressed about. I barely know
who
> >Mr. Townshend is and have no interest in his sexual proclivities. Rather
I
> >was bemused about "the forces of evil" tapping in on Lolita web searches.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Erin McLean" <erin@community.hipmama.com>
> >
> >>
> >> I'm not buying it. Pete's story changes as to why he went searching for
> >"boys" on the internet, and I'm sure we can all attest that, contrary to
his
> >claims, it is perfectly easy to research Nabokov without being "forced"
to
> >pay for child porn "Lolita" sites. Give me a break.
> >> Erin McLean
> >>
> >> --- "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net> wrote:
> >> >EDNOTE. I'm sure the nascent Office of Homeland Security will find the
> >> >frequency of occurrence of "Lolita" in NABOKV-L exchanges to be
> >suspicious.
> >> >
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: "David Morris" <fqmorris@yahoo.com>
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> >> >> http://www.reason.com/hitandrun/
> >> >>
> >> >> "[The above provides a link to] an article about kiddie porn that
Pete
> >> >> Townshend posted to his website last August, then removed for legal
> >> >reasons; it
> >> >> is now being circulated via e-mail by the critic/reporter Dave
Marsh.
> >For
> >> >> whatever it's worth, the piece fits the musician's version of
events."
> >> >>
> >> >> An exerpt from the article:
> >> >> "I am also aware - as are most people today I think - of how easy it
is
> >to
> >> >> trigger the attention of an internet service provider (ISP) when
> >certain
> >> >> 'buzz-words' are used in a search. These are, in effect, words - or
> >> >> combinations of words - that alert attention at the ISP. [...]
> >> >> The Guardian newspaper revealed that www.uksearchterms.com listed
> >'lolita'
> >> >high
> >> >> on the list of the most searched words in the UK ('sex' is often
No.1).
> >It
> >> >> seemed to me that there was some hypocrisy going on. Who were all
these
> >> >people
> >> >> typing 'lolita' into their browsers? They were surely not all
> >paedophiles.
> >> >They
> >> >> may have been vigilantes. I'm fairly certain that in most cases they
> >were
> >> >> simply curious of what they might find. The terrible part is that
what
> >> >they
> >> >> found on the internet will almost have certainly found them by
return."
> >> >>
> >> >>
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From: "Erin McLean" <erin@community.hipmama.com>
>
> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (77
lines) ------------------
> To clarify, Pete Townsend claimed in the article under discussion that
child porn is so ubiquitous on the internet that Nabokov scholars couldn't
help running into it by accident in the course of their "Lolita" research.
> EM
>
> --- "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net> wrote:
> >EDNOTE. I'm not sure what Erin McLean is distressed about. I barely know
who
> >Mr. Townshend is and have no interest in his sexual proclivities. Rather
I
> >was bemused about "the forces of evil" tapping in on Lolita web searches.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Erin McLean" <erin@community.hipmama.com>
> >
> >>
> >> I'm not buying it. Pete's story changes as to why he went searching for
> >"boys" on the internet, and I'm sure we can all attest that, contrary to
his
> >claims, it is perfectly easy to research Nabokov without being "forced"
to
> >pay for child porn "Lolita" sites. Give me a break.
> >> Erin McLean
> >>
> >> --- "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net> wrote:
> >> >EDNOTE. I'm sure the nascent Office of Homeland Security will find the
> >> >frequency of occurrence of "Lolita" in NABOKV-L exchanges to be
> >suspicious.
> >> >
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: "David Morris" <fqmorris@yahoo.com>
> >> >> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (25
> >> >lines) ------------------
> >> >> http://www.reason.com/hitandrun/
> >> >>
> >> >> "[The above provides a link to] an article about kiddie porn that
Pete
> >> >> Townshend posted to his website last August, then removed for legal
> >> >reasons; it
> >> >> is now being circulated via e-mail by the critic/reporter Dave
Marsh.
> >For
> >> >> whatever it's worth, the piece fits the musician's version of
events."
> >> >>
> >> >> An exerpt from the article:
> >> >> "I am also aware - as are most people today I think - of how easy it
is
> >to
> >> >> trigger the attention of an internet service provider (ISP) when
> >certain
> >> >> 'buzz-words' are used in a search. These are, in effect, words - or
> >> >> combinations of words - that alert attention at the ISP. [...]
> >> >> The Guardian newspaper revealed that www.uksearchterms.com listed
> >'lolita'
> >> >high
> >> >> on the list of the most searched words in the UK ('sex' is often
No.1).
> >It
> >> >> seemed to me that there was some hypocrisy going on. Who were all
these
> >> >people
> >> >> typing 'lolita' into their browsers? They were surely not all
> >paedophiles.
> >> >They
> >> >> may have been vigilantes. I'm fairly certain that in most cases they
> >were
> >> >> simply curious of what they might find. The terrible part is that
what
> >> >they
> >> >> found on the internet will almost have certainly found them by
return."
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> __________________________________________________
> >> >> Do you Yahoo!?
> >> >> Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now.
> >> >> http://mailplus.yahoo.com
> >>
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