Hello, Michael Gurstein wrote
I'm not exactly sure why people get bent out of shape by Spam.
Most spam is a mere annoyance, easily deleted without another thought. However, if you view heterosexual porn as exploitative of women, seeing/reading uninvited porn or descriptions of porn on a daily or semi-weekly basis moves beyond annoyance and into the realm of a continual "hit" of sexism. A comparison might be if neo-Nazis began sending daily/weekly spam to advertise their politics or organization or products for sale. Pictures included. Sure, it's just spam and you can delete it, but after a while it can feel like a regular beating-down. Cheers, Cassandra o::-::-::-::-::-::-::-::-::-::-::o Cassandra Van Buren, Ph.D. New Media and Communication Technology Department of Communication University of Utah 255 S. Central Campus Drive LNCO 2400 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 801.581.7268 voice || 801.581.6255 fax http://www.utah.edu/newmedia/cvb cvb@utah.edu