Word: forbiddenness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...even inform proctors that the Harvard Police has been (erroneously) informed that a convicted rapist was reportedly bound for Harvard to visit a student enrolled in the secondary school program. The Harvard Police went so far as to stake out the room of the student involved, but proctors were forbidden to discuss the problem with students, even to squelch the resulting rumors...
...Gore's campaign for labeling albums shows, many of these so-called acts of "parental responsibility" simply create yet another forbidden fruit for children. The "cool" kids, the ones who buy the restricted CDs and sneak into R movies, will inevitably find their V chip and dismantle it, or change its level. The homes of the "cool" parents who do not use a V chip, or who set theirs to a lower level, will be sought as hangouts...
Once the kids find their way to the forbidden programs, they will inevitably watch the violent shows with even greater interest, wanting to see the "bad" parts. Surely, the chip will evolve into a bargaining point, as well as a point of contention in households, so that cries of "if I take out the trash and clean my room and walk the dog can I watch a level three show tonight?" will become common...
...measly cable, little-watched liberal talk show? Plus, the criticisms of Miller for "crossing the lines of fairness and decency" with his attacks on Gingrich & Co. show their extremely thin conservative skin. What's the fun of fair and decent political reflection? Calling people "feminazis" would be absolutely forbidden...
...like the images of sex the pornographers offer, the appropriate response is not to suppress them but to overwhelm them with healthier, more realistic ones. Sex on the Internet, she maintains, might actually be good for young people. "[Cyberspace] is a safe space in which to explore the forbidden and the taboo," she writes. "It offers the possibility for genuine, unembarrassed conversations about accurate as well as fantasy images...