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...this kind of thing good or bad? That's an argument that's probably been going on since the first crude painting of a naked person was drawn on the wall of a cave. Does cybersex conform to community standards? The idea of community standards starts to evaporate when the ``community,'' like the Internet itself, is global. The large commercial online ``communities'' like CompuServe and America Online expressly forbid the posting of any explicit sexual material. Since, by popular demand, they are providing increased access to the Internet, however, they do allow you (after many disclaimers) to add the alt.sex...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TWILIGHT ZONE OF THE ID | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

...brief review of Ms. Streisand's speech reveals several prominent flaws. The first is her contention that freedom of expression is crucial to the future of American democracy. As she states, "To force us to conform to some rigid notion of mainstream American values is to weaken the very foundation of American democracy...

Author: By Bradley L. Whitman, | Title: Harvard Falls Starstruck | 2/14/1995 | See Source »

This statement, beyond being rather vague, does not really make any sense upon in-depth evaluation. The foundation of American democracy is the Constitution, a document to which we must all conform...

Author: By Bradley L. Whitman, | Title: Harvard Falls Starstruck | 2/14/1995 | See Source »

...does not exist only to entertain," Streisand said, attacking consevatives' calls to eliminate federal funding for the arts. "To force us to conform to some rigid notion of mainstream American values is to weaken the very foundation of American democracy...

Author: By Sorelle B. Braun, | Title: Streisand Defends Political Role of Art | 2/4/1995 | See Source »

Another first-year, Leila S. Bham of Matthews Hall, says she felt pressured to conform to Catholicism at her parochial high school in Maryland...

Author: By Kevin S. Davis, | Title: Harvard Muslims Seeking Respect | 1/9/1995 | See Source »

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