[Air-l] spam

[Cassandra Van Buren]

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

 
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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
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