ich habe erst sehr spät begonnen mich mit dem thema horror filme auseinanderzusetzen und ja auch jetzt gibt es filme die ich mir nicht anschauen kann weil die grenze zwischen fiktion und wirklichkeit ineinander verschmelzen.
ich fand die szene in inglorious basterds persönlich nicht schlimm. ich war in der sogenannten movie world gefangen und hatte einfach nur spaß ( neidisch war ich auf donny donowitz) dafür brauchte ich bei hostel und hostel 2 mehrere anläufe um den film zuende zu schauen. reality world war das für mich denn der film beruht auf tatsachen. das machte mich letztendlich total fertig. ich denke der knackpunkt liegt in der unterscheidung der subgenres. james gunns slither ist ein großartiger film im zeichen der 70/80er jahre. man gruselt und lacht sich kaputt zur selben zeit. aber man ist nie wirkllich zu tode erschrocken als das man auf den nebenmann k…! pieces ist so ähnlich gemacht.
was die zensur angeht hat die medailie zwei seiten. ich nehme mir das recht heraus im web dinge zu sagen,die mich im alltäglichen leben den job kosten würden.(F-wörter,porno,sex.. daher auch kein profil bild) und nehme daher nur rücksicht wenn mir jemand sagt ich soll rücksicht nehmen.
bin ich deswegen eine ignorante person? ich gebe einen teil meines ich’s preis von dem ansonsten keiner etwas wissen will weil es anstößig/freaky ist.
auf der anderen seite laufe ich gefahr,dass ich leute beleidige oder sie ein völlig falsches bild von mir bekommen. das risiko muß ich eingehen um meinetwillen. ich bin bei twitter/tumbl/myspace und livejournal. 4 verscheidene ausgangspunkte um sich gedanken über jemanden zu machen…und wenn man eine person interessant findet dann drückt man nicht auf den log out button sondern kommt zu dem wichtigsten punkt überhaupt–>
KOMMUNIKATION
und wo wenn nicht hier sollte man das exessiv ausüben??

Tina

I suppose it’s not something that’s innate either, on a human level, otherwise we would all have similar responses.

Think it’s just more like a phobia? Some people have abnormal fears to things that many others don’t, for no apparent reason and with no previous exposure (or incidents). Like a fear of heights.

Anyway… I think everyone’s replies to your ‘online personality’ comment are great! Summed up, I agree it’s not truly personality censorship. I think it’s more of a social adjustment (adaptation of a person to the social environment) and ETIQUETTE. Some have it, some don’t. YOU do!

For me, some days I have it, some days I don’t. LOL! I try

I actually listened to a piece on NPR today on Brother Ali. If you all have a chance you should give it a listen. Late in the segment, Brother Ali, talks about how he’s often criticized by other followers of Islam about his use of expletives in his lyrics. He said he believes that everything (especially art) is an act of worship, and so at a certain point he decided it wouldn’t be honest for him to exclude the crass parts of himself from his art.

But conversely, he talks about how early in his days of hip hop, (I suppose in honoring that honest approach to his crassness) he used the word faggot in a piece. He says that looking back at it now, he’s so ashamed. He says he has a lot of close gay friends in his life and is really upset with himself that he did that.

You should listen to it. My description doesn’t do it justice. Check it out.

Rae, I think that’s a pretty close analogy to what twitter has become (and I think Google Wave will take that to the next level). About a year ago I would have said twitter was the best way to get to know me and more of an online representation of a person than any other social media. And in many ways it really is the same as Tumblr. A tweet can be a Quote, a Picture, a Link, a Photo, a Video, or a Text. The difference is that Tumblr brings all of those things to your subscribers via their dashboard, where as Twitter gives your subscribers directions to where they can find it. And so in that way it is a sort of messaging system. But for quick thoughts, musings, questions, I still think it beats all the rest as a digital avatar.

As for your responsibility to to those who enjoy online debate, etc., as someone gets to know you online they feel more comfortable engaging you in that on their own rather than you having to instigate it. No?

PS: You were saying about verbal diarrhea? (Pardon this aside: Forget embarrassing situations! Bodily functions are my equivalent of your gore.)

PPS: I’m not sure this directly answers how you see Twitter. In your other post you talked about blogs = meeting place and Tumblrs = person. Does that mean you see Twitter more like… a phone or PA system? In other words, I’d get to know you via Tumblr which would lead to me wanting to hang out with you on your blog and I’d use Twitter to stay in touch (find out when you were inviting people over to hang out, etc.)? And clearly I need to stop now that I’ve gone a little overboard with the analogies.

I’m not sure where the responsibility comes into play there. I feel when I spam people’s dashboards. I went through that when I was setting up my cake Tumblr. Originally I just wanted to convert my one Tumblr into the cake site but then I felt bad because I’d be adding cakes and back-dating them but it still spams your dashboard as I add them. Hence why I eventually moved back to using two Tumblrs (that and I found myself wanting to actually use it for personal stuff). But I do think it’s something people on Tumblr should consider. I don’t know how many other people do it but I pay attention to how often someone posts at a time when determining whether to follow them.

And I’m completely off-topic here. Or slightly since I originally started out wanting to agree about the person on Tumblr owning the responsibility as to what they are posting. I read Andrew Sullivan’s blog on a daily basis and there are days when it’s hard to read it because he posts some gruesome photos. But he hasn’t changed what he’s posts, I knew what I was getting into… if the person on Tumblr doesn’t typically post such things, I think there’s a responsibility to warn that a change of content is coming, if just for one post. It’s an unspoken social contract we sign.

Since most people aren’t normally exposed to a lot of gore or nastiness, the threshold is understandably low, imo.

But do similar responsibilities cross over into personal social networking like Twitter?

Here’s an example: those who’ve been following my Twitter stream since the beginning, may remember that in my early twitter days, I tended to use much more foul language and dick around with my friends. But these days you’ll rarely ever see me drop an F-Bomb online anywhere. I try to stay away from political or theological debate. Because as my subscribers on Twitter grew, I started to realize it was a very diverse set… age, culture, politics, religion, taste, and sensitivity.

And yet Offline, I do my fair share of F-Bombs, and have no problem talking Politics and Religion. But not with just anyone. I try not to drop foul language around people who I can sense find that uncomfortable (although I do sometimes forget around kids. Oops.). I don’t talk religion or politics with anyone who I think might get angry with my views (this is actually a new one for me).

And it’s not that I want to censor my personality, the way I interact, or the things I like to talk about… I just have no idea who’s out there that might stumble across something I post, and be hurt by it (spoilers included).

But then I have to ask, if by censoring this part of myself, am I living up to my responsibilities to my online friends who enjoy political debate, or find the use of foul language funny… or want me to tweet about Lost, even if it may spoil it for others?

Maybe that person on Tumblr has a responsibility to most of their friends that includes posting a picture of a real beheading.

Okay, verbal diarrhea over.

I agree with what other people have said about violence/gore on TV and film, as long as there are ratings and warnings, I’m okay with it.

Regardless, for ME, it’s still a big one. I guess it has to do with recognizing the sound in connection to something that was somewhat traumatic for me, as a kid. I was standing right next to my cousin when she broke a couple of bones. Just hearing the loud cracking and seeing a bone sticking out and all the blood and hearing her cries of pain… it stuck with me.

I’ve never broken a bone either, except for fracturing my nose and tailbone, as a kid. But, neither caused the sight and sounds of what I experienced above and what I’m talking about in movies… mob movies, war movies with torture, etc. Just trust me, it’s bad for ME. I don’t want to see it or hear it, lol.

For me, it’s a combination of curiosity and a desire to help others. Before I was allowed to set foot inside the lab or the OR, my supervisors tried to teach me about separating my feelings from my work. If we can’t do that, research wouldn’t happen. By isolating our feelings we are able to do our jobs.

“On a slightly separate note: ethics when it comes to depictions of gore in art. I’m curious what any of your thoughts are on that?”

I hate it because we become desensitized to the gore and lose the “human connection.” I used to be really squeamish about gore, but I stopped when I was routinely exposed to it.

Although, maybe I should mention that anything with creepy crawlers on the body, biting, walking, anything, sends me into a full blown panic attack.

(sorry if this makes no sense, or for any grammar/spelling mistakes. I’m watching the Flyers/Devils game.)