in an amazing twist of algorithms, “what’s my blog rated?” gave me a pg rating, despite all the talk of shemales, transsexuals, homosexuals, and guns. apparently, sites are rated according to words like sex (3x) and murder (1x). go figure.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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Obviously, homosexuality, guns, transsexual people, and shemales are perfectly safe for kids.
I was a bit shocked at which words nailed my blog’s rating. It sort of felt like this silly meme was embodying societal denial.
Comment by Lisa Harney — November 21, 2007 @ 8:37 pm
well, it does say “may not be suitable for children”, so perhaps they are only safe for children with parental guidance. which frankly, i personally don’t have a problem with. on the other hand, turn on the tv during prime time, and any kid can watch sex and murder unfettered. over and over again.
i don’t know, something just seems wrong about this whole thing. maybe your denial theory has some merit.
Comment by nexy — November 21, 2007 @ 9:15 pm
Well, I didn’t mean consciously, just sort of metaphorically or maybe subconsciously.
Comment by Lisa Harney — November 22, 2007 @ 12:06 am
Mine scored NC-17
woohoo!
Thanks for posting this, Nexy. It’s actually rather enlightening.
Comment by Jon — November 22, 2007 @ 6:00 am