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American Airlines Caves In to Religious Groups' Pressure, Filters In-Flight Porn
Posted by Jesus Diaz at 6:20 AM on October 10, 2008
I was hoping that American Airlines would stand up against religious groups' stupid demands, keeping their in-flight online service completely un-filtered. After all, they had great arguments: filtering porn sites will jeopardise the access to legitimate web sites, hindering the usability of their aeroplane wireless network. Not to mention the fact that people wanting to look at naughty bits in airplanes can always watch the porn stored in their computers, mobile phones, and personal multimedia players. The network filtering is not going to change that. Sadly, they now have changed their tune:
Since the launch of Gogo, American has not experienced any reported incidents of customers viewing inappropriate content via the Gogo service. However, we believe this is an appropriate measure to take.
If they have had no incidents--as expected, just as you don't hear of many people watching porn in their portable DVD players in a plane--, why give up? What happened to their technical arguments? Is the filtering going to limit web access to legitimate services or not? Most probably, American Airlines will avoid answering those questions.
But besides that, are they going to regulate people looking at porn on their own devices too? What about reading Playboy? Are they going to ban Playboy from flights? And are they going to filter Gizmodo because we post NSFW topless girls covered in oil playing Wii Sports once in a while?
Of course, logical questions like these will probably find no answers from American Airlines either. Religious groups like Focus on the Family, on the other side, would probably love to answer them with axes, pitchforks, and torches.
Another sad day in the history of a country that has defended personal freedom and responsibility as a core value since its very beginning. [Sky talk]
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
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RE-L
Posted 8:00 AM 10/10/08
I think this shouldn't even have to be a rule or anything. People should just have common sense and consideration and not watch their pr0n in an airplane full of people and kids. That stuff should be watched in private.
RE-L
leoeris
Posted 8:00 AM 10/10/08
Yes. Religious sites must also be blocked. All of them.
leoeris
purple-pillows
Posted 7:59 AM 10/10/08
well im not flying american anymore
purple-pillows
johnnyabnormal
Posted 7:59 AM 10/10/08
@Rabid Penguin:
"If you want to look at porn, go head. Just do it at home or something, and not in public."
Ah, but has religion ever followed that advice regarding pushing their religion upon the masses?
johnnyabnormal
goods
Posted 7:51 AM 10/10/08
you can still bring your own though right?
goods
Rabid Penguin
Posted 7:47 AM 10/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: But their not getting off on their crappy sites, and their crappy sites don't have explicit material on them. If you want to look at porn, go head. Just do it at home or something, and not in public. Also, it's American Airlines telling you you can't look at porn with their in-flight internet service, not any religious group.
Rabid Penguin
Mako
Posted 7:45 AM 10/10/08
I am a big fan of porn, but damn if I would even feel comfortable watching a rated R movie on a flight. Listen, I am all about freedom. But part of freedom is respecting the rights of your fellow man too. Something I think is sorely lacking these days. So I won't watch questionable material because I don't want to offend the people sitting next to me, which on a plane is WAY to close as it is. =)
Even if there are no complaints, They should have the ability to filter at least known porn sites. They are running a business and need to be able to protect the image of that business with their customers. This is not a freedom issue, this is a customer service issue. If people feel so strongly about getting porn through inflight wi-fi, maybe they will change their tune if another carrier offers the service sans filtering.
It is all about the pressures of the market. The airlines are more sensitive to this than many others.
Meanwhile, I will watch my PG-13 material on a PMP since inflight wi-fi lacks the throughput to stream well anyway. =)
Mako
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 7:44 AM 10/10/08
@peteH: Well there's the whole shock value thing to spice up a boring flight...
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 7:42 AM 10/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: *laden
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 7:41 AM 10/10/08
@Rabid Penguin: Uhm, because I don't want a bunch of guilt ladden god warriors telling me what I can and can't browse on the internet. And while we're at it I don't want to see their crappy sites either.
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Gizmonster
Posted 7:39 AM 10/10/08
I have to say, I'm happy about this. Last thing you need on a long flight is the smelly, sweaty guy sitting next to you spanking it.
Gizmonster
Rabid Penguin
Posted 7:39 AM 10/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: How is that even close to the same thing?
Rabid Penguin
peteH
Posted 7:35 AM 10/10/08
Who the hell wants to watch porn in full view of others anyway?
peteH
doubledeej
Posted 7:34 AM 10/10/08
Having Internet access on a plane makes it a lot easier to access porn. Most consumers of porn don't schedule their port fetish ahead of time, so they won't necessarily think to pre-load their laptop before hopping on board. But if it happens to pop up while browsing it's an easy reminder that it's there and easily accessible.
Not only do I not want any kids subjected to this stuff, I don't want to be either. If someone is sitting an isle seat, everything they are doing on their laptop is visible to a whole lot of passengers. This is a welcome change in my book.
doubledeej
avconsumer2
Posted 7:33 AM 10/10/08
*cue Vader "NOOOoooooo..."
avconsumer2
rimshot515
Posted 7:31 AM 10/10/08
it'd be great if a whole bunch of people got on one of these airplanes, whipped out their laptops in unison, and all started some porn they saved on their computers.
rimshot515
AciSpades
Posted 7:30 AM 10/10/08
so now what am i going to do on those long, boring flights?
luckily there are ways around such measures :)
and really, if you're someone who really wants to watch porn on a plane, you're going to know how to get around things like firewalls and other traffic-blocking programs
so this isn't really going to stop who they want to stop...it's only going to annoy people who want to go to legitimate sites like penisland.com
poor poor people will never get their penis...i mean pens... :(
AciSpades
TerryinSt.Paul
Posted 7:30 AM 10/10/08
What about those of us who worship at Our Lady of 158th Street? Man, Reverend Flynt is gonna be pissed.
[en.wikipedia.org]
TerryinSt.Paul
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 7:29 AM 10/10/08
So wait, I won't be able to finish my report on the naked mole-rat? BASTARDS!
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 7:26 AM 10/10/08
Ok, but to be fair to the Atheist groups they have to block religous sites also....
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Faslane66
Posted 7:25 AM 10/10/08
The Religious groups are worse then the prOn, LMAO ...I'm just saying!
Faslane66
Iron Man Underoos
Posted 7:25 AM 10/10/08
Would you really want to use an airline blanket if you knew people can view porn via the wireless network?
Iron Man Underoos
worsethannormal
Posted 8:21 AM 10/10/08
@doubledeej: If someone spend enough of their time "on the road", they do think to preload their laptops. So this will not stop you or anyone else from being assaulted with pr0n.
It seems to me a better solution would be for anyonw who sees someone watching such material on a plan to loudly and roundly embarass the porn watcher. It's not ok to watch it in a public place. Period. And using our social norms to embarass citizens to act considerately seems much less intrusive and better aimed at target.
worsethannormal
pitpawten
Posted 8:20 AM 10/10/08
@Iron Man Underoos: Would you really want to use an airline blanked *period*
pitpawten
mullingitover
Posted 8:19 AM 10/10/08
I guess I'm gonna have to go back to bringing my own porn in order to stay in the mile-high fappin' club.
mullingitover
D.L.
Posted 8:19 AM 10/10/08
Given the notorious unreliability of filtering mechanisms, what I'd do if I was American is _say_ that they're implementing filters (for the PR benefit, think of the children) and then not actually do anything, or do the minimum (little or no cost involved). Then when someone complains, they just say - we tried, but the filters didn't work.
D.L.
Nintenboy01
Posted 8:19 AM 10/10/08
If you must have yer porn on a flight, just hog the bathroom and take your laptop/iPhone/PMP/Whatever with you. At least it's private.
Nintenboy01
ShravaniHaemon
Posted 8:18 AM 10/10/08
ShravaniHaemon
Nintenboy01
Posted 8:17 AM 10/10/08
@johnnyabnormal: Well naturally people from various religions want to convert as many folks as possible to their own religion so that they'll be saved from the FYRES OF HADES.
Nintenboy01
urbanturban666
Posted 8:13 AM 10/10/08
whats really sad is that theres enough people watching porn on planes to make this an issue in the first place...
urbanturban666
Rabid Penguin
Posted 8:12 AM 10/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: It can be difficult to pick up on sarcasm on the interweb. ;c)
Rabid Penguin
gadjitfreek
Posted 8:08 AM 10/10/08
While the thought of my fellow passenger spanking it in the seat next to me is fairly barfworthy, the religious nuts are trying to destroy the barrier between church and state and force their twisted brand of morality on everyone, whether they "believe" or not. Save porn, rape a priest. I didn't just say that, did I????
gadjitfreek
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 8:07 AM 10/10/08
@Rabid Penguin: I guess I need to work on my humor and sarcasm a little more....
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
The_Red_Monkey
Posted 8:04 AM 10/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: The last thing I want to do is be stuck on a plane with some dude with a chubby next to me "enjoying" porn. People have no decency anymore.
The_Red_Monkey
phisim
Posted 8:41 AM 10/10/08
i agree that a big fat man next to me spanking it would be horrible, but what happens if it was some petite sexy latin woman with amazing breasts??? would it be an issue then??
phisim
Rabid Penguin
Posted 8:37 AM 10/10/08
@johnnyabnormal:
So me turning to you on an airplane and saying "Johnny, are you aware that you're a sinner and in need of a savior" is the same thing as me turning to you on an airplane and to ask if you'd move so I could use the restroom and seeing you touching yourself watching hardcore girl on girl action? I think your moral compass is a little off.
Rabid Penguin
urbanturban666
Posted 8:32 AM 10/10/08
@ShravaniHaemon: yeah that is sad, no employee should have to deal with that...
why is it that people will watch porn on a plane yet they dont bother at a starbucks?
urbanturban666
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 8:30 AM 10/10/08
@Rabid Penguin: Point taken. For future reference please remember that I am generally serious about 20% of the time & a joker for the remaining 80%.*
*Disclaimer: These figures are based on estimated usage only and subject to change at any given time.
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
esrever
Posted 8:27 AM 10/10/08
@urbanturban666: Or not. FTFA:
"Since the launch of Gogo, American has not experienced any reported incidents of customers viewing inappropriate content via the Gogo service."
esrever
DarkHavoc99
Posted 8:27 AM 10/10/08
I betcha I can find SOME porn site to go to...
DarkHavoc99
esrever
Posted 8:24 AM 10/10/08
@doubledeej: Heh. You said "load."
But seriously:
Really? You think "consumers of porn" can't be bothered to just store it on their laptops? I'm betting most people who'd be tempted to look at porn in-flight probably aren't the sort who need to pre-load it. Rather, I'd bet that they've already got plenty of stuff saved in the trusty "Downloads" folder, and nothing about this ban is going to prevent them from watching it.
esrever
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 8:23 AM 10/10/08
@The_Red_Monkey: Nobody wants to get stuck on a plane next to a chubby person..
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Jkoenig96
Posted 9:00 AM 10/10/08
@Rabid Penguin: "But their not getting off on their crappy sites" the second I get stuck next to a guy who does, I'm gonna shove it in your face, after a 2 day rape shower.
Jkoenig96
Gann
Posted 8:58 AM 10/10/08
@Mako: Well said. If they weren't going to filter, they would be forced to mediate in the inevitable argument between pervert and mother that didn't want her kids to be exposed to Debbie Does Dallas on the way to Dallas.
Gann
Jesus Diaz
Posted 8:56 AM 10/10/08
@ShravaniHaemon: The article cites the religious pressure. AA couldn't care less about the attendants, or the pilots for that matter, as shown by the multiple strikes and problems they have.
Jesus Diaz
Sam_Zebian
Posted 8:56 AM 10/10/08
I don't care for the religous reasons as to why porn should be not allowed in planes.
I do however think we shouldn't have porn in a plane.
Think about it: I don't want to see some guy looking at porn sitting next to me and gettin all aroused right next to me. I might like the porn, but not the people on the planes watching the porn. And would you really want people to see you watching porn in the fist place?? I know they're people you will probably never see again in your life, but have some dignity!
Sam_Zebian
Rabid Penguin
Posted 8:55 AM 10/10/08
@Gann: Especially if I had to go really bad and couldn't hold it in much longer... and neither could you... yuck.
Rabid Penguin
MorganRW
Posted 8:52 AM 10/10/08
@Iron Man Underoos: What you think it takes inflight porn to give some guy a reason to "soil" an airline blanket?
MorganRW
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 8:51 AM 10/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: "Hey Me, next time you want to be a wise-ass think twice before posting anything controversial. You're getting everyone's panties knotted up in a bunch."
"Thanks Me. I'm sorry. I'll try not to let it happen again."
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
LJKelley
Posted 8:50 AM 10/10/08
This is pointless... so you block the internet. What about magazines or dvds? If they are gonna do it, then they are gonna do it. Probably just religious groups and religious flight attendents that want to filter our lives. The problems with filters is they may filter things that aren't pornographic as well. And American even admits its not an issue, and if it was as awkward as it were for the Flight Attendant, I think arrests would be made and as pointed above doesn't require the internet to accomplish, just a magazine.
LJKelley
Gann
Posted 8:48 AM 10/10/08
@Rabid Penguin: Both of those would make for an awkward flight.
Gann
Desmondia
Posted 8:46 AM 10/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: No man, ignore that other guy. That's a damn good idea. I like porn sites, they are fun! But you know what I hate? Religious sites. They are so obnoxious with their preachy bullshit and conservative ways if thats the way they want it then we should have it at least some way we want it as well. Why do we not get a say?
Desmondia
jbhitter24
Posted 8:44 AM 10/10/08
@urbanturban666: at starbucks they can ask someone to leave. good luck doing that at 10000ft.
jbhitter24
Faslane66
Posted 9:18 AM 10/10/08
I think the whole Web should be blocked for everyone everywhere! LOL
This is one of those no win situations, this topic here...
Faslane66
Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E
Posted 9:16 AM 10/10/08
I intend to watch movies with horribly graphic violence on my next trip. It will be perfectly acceptable. Take that pr0n-gawkers! :D
Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E
Jkoenig96
Posted 9:10 AM 10/10/08
@Nintenboy01: Based on comments the average public masturbater is fat and sweaty, neither of which work well in an airplane bathroom.
Jkoenig96
urbanturban666
Posted 9:09 AM 10/10/08
its sad that they have to block porn... but if you let them get away with that then soon theyll start cracking down on watching southpark or family guy because it offended some old lady...
urbanturban666
Rabid Penguin
Posted 9:08 AM 10/10/08
@jbhitter24: You can be banned from flights... that is an option the airline has.
Rabid Penguin
Jkoenig96
Posted 9:08 AM 10/10/08
@RE-L: Well apparently they do, it says they had no reported incidence.
Jkoenig96
urbanturban666
Posted 9:07 AM 10/10/08
@jbhitter24: good point...
urbanturban666
Jkoenig96
Posted 9:06 AM 10/10/08
@esrever: Honestly I think most people won't do it just for fear or being embarrassed, or just because I would assume (even if its not the case) that someone might try to charge me with public indecency, and depending on where you're flying that could be a hefty charge.
Jkoenig96
Jkoenig96
Posted 9:03 AM 10/10/08
@Rabid Penguin: Well would they really pull up their congregation website to try to draw you in anyway though?
Jkoenig96
urbanturban666
Posted 9:40 AM 10/10/08
@esrever: oh my bad... that makes those religious groups even more foolish...
urbanturban666
urbanturban666
Posted 9:26 AM 10/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: good point... why should all these churchie groups get away with hampering and controlling everyone? it should be more quid pro quo.
Its sad that they get away with shutting down stuff they consider offensive. like when a game gets pulled from the shelf because some churchie who dosent even own a console or video games or is even a parent saw it, thought it was offensive and decided to make a big noise to feel more special...
urbanturban666
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 9:58 AM 10/10/08
@Faslane66: I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell - 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Things have got to change. But first, you've gotta get mad!... You've got to say, 'I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Then we'll figure out what to do about the depression and the inflation and the oil crisis and the pr0n on our airplanes. But first get up out of your chairs, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say it. "I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!"
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
GadgetPlay
Posted 10:18 AM 10/10/08
Let's all save some time and just copy and paste all the comments from the last 2 or 3 times we've discussed this and be done with it.
Oh, and I don't think the Flight Attendants Union is a "religious group."
GadgetPlay
VakeroRokero
Posted 10:06 AM 10/10/08
why does it have to be a religious group to bring something like that? it's a matter of etiquette not faith.
If like to see girls eating sperms, wait until you get to your house or the privacy of your hotel room.
VakeroRokero
intenseaty
Posted 10:25 AM 10/10/08
This goes beyond religion, this is about doing the right thing. I am all for freedom to do whatever you want. But not in public. I do not want my kids in an Airplane while you watch your Porn.
intenseaty
anti-hello-kitty
Posted 11:17 AM 10/10/08
Um, what happens if you are watching an R-rated movie on your Archos with a sex scene in it, and some old lady catches a glimpse of it while the love makin' is going on. Is that forbidden too?
I highly doubt that some grown man is going to want to surf porn in the confines of a public airplane. Now, some immature adolescent kid is a different story...
How do they reboot the system in case someone goatse.cx the entire plane?
anti-hello-kitty
jjlrn1
Posted 11:56 AM 10/10/08
@AciSpades: I believe yuo were looking for www.penisland.net
jjlrn1
Easyrider
Posted 12:21 PM 10/10/08
Diaz,
You are WAY out of your lane and out of line with the uninformed critiques of groups about whom you know nothing.
Every week I read your blog AND Focus on the Family news and a hundred others --online and printed--because I have an open mind and a tolerant heart.
Stick to the gizmo write-ups, and leave the more complex philosophical debate on imagined benefits of porn on airplanes to the people who use the left side of their brain.
Easy
Easyrider
coolkiwilivin
Posted 12:40 PM 10/10/08
Seriously you all need to get a life. If not being able to view porn on a flight is such a major concern, then you seriously need go and get some help. There is such a thing called sexual addiction. This is a semi public area, I wouldn't want my kid sitting next to someone who doesn't have enough sense to know what you should and shouldn't do with people around. Seriously, if this is such a hot button issue, you need some treatment. Jesus Diaz, you seriously need some help. You might want to check out where David Duchovny went, b/c you don't see the reasonableness of a policy like this then you are worse extremist than the religous people you so like to smear.
coolkiwilivin
unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2.1, ye
Posted 12:34 PM 10/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: I love 19 (now 20) reply comment threads.
unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2.1, yeah it sucks
johnnyabnormal
Posted 1:27 PM 10/10/08
@Rabid Penguin: I would be psyched if someone tried to preach to me on a flight. Talk about a comedy show! I bet I could make anyone want to switch seats within 10 minutes, easy.
johnnyabnormal
vic2rp
Posted 1:59 PM 10/10/08
Where did this all hate to religion came from? Were you raped by a priest when you were still a kid? Lol.
vic2rp
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 2:42 PM 10/10/08
@unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2....: This thing is taking on a life of it's own...
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Airblade
Posted 3:12 PM 10/10/08
i really do hate when religious group try to put their nose in everything...
Airblade
SomeoneUKno
Posted 7:49 PM 10/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: Congrats. You just made the longest thread of replies ever.
SomeoneUKno
RoboChop
Posted 2:09 AM 11/10/08
God loves preemption.
RoboChop
axiomatic
Posted 3:15 AM 11/10/08
@coolkiwilivin: It's not the porn that is at question here. It's that a specific religious group (read as: not mine) is making policy for me.
axiomatic
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 3:45 AM 11/10/08
@SomeoneUKno: Thanks. I knew this was a touchy subject but I never anticipated this kind of response...
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
johnnyabnormal
Posted 4:17 AM 11/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: Before the congrats are in order, we might want to check the TV-B-Gone threads and maybe some flying ballon priest threads. I think one of those got 1000+ comments.
johnnyabnormal
king_of_fools
Posted 4:42 AM 11/10/08
This was not a religion vs non-religion type of an issue, its a decency issue. These "religious groups" are family oriented groups who are religious but whose focus is the health and well being of the family unit.
This includes keeping people clear from situations where say some perv is checking out porn on the plain next to them and their kids. Its a reasonable request to see to it that people aren't being all kinds of pervish next to them on the plane, and its a weak weak attempt at discrediting them to call them a "religious group" knowing this kind of reference will encourage a certain type of reaction when they could just as easily called them by name or stated the kind of religious group they are. Focus on the Family was one of the main groups, and it should have been said up front that it wasn't an attempt to keep non-religious people down, but to maintain a reasonable environment in a closed area of public transportation.
king_of_fools
johnnyabnormal
Posted 5:38 AM 11/10/08
@king_of_fools: Who's decency? This is a control issue.
johnnyabnormal
axiomatic
Posted 6:46 AM 11/10/08
@vic2rp: No one expects the Spanish inquisition!
axiomatic
latterman
Posted 8:17 AM 10/10/08
Can anyone say proxy? Seriously though, filtering the traffic is the wrong thing to do. Epic Fail.
latterman
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 9:38 AM 11/10/08
@johnnyabnormal: Way to rain on my parade there johnny.... ;)
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
johnnyabnormal
Posted 12:13 PM 11/10/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: Hahaha! Listen, just make fun of McCain on any random thread on Nov. 5th and you'll be rockin' a record in no time.
johnnyabnormal
Rabid Penguin
Posted 3:56 PM 11/10/08
@johnnyabnormal: American Airlines has the right to ban porn if they want. You don't have to fly with them if they do, and I don't have to fly with them if they don't. It's as simple as that. It's a private organization and they have the right to do this.
Rabid Penguin
Rabid Penguin
Posted 3:59 PM 11/10/08
@Rabid Penguin: Though I will add this: I'm glad they've made the decision to ban it, because it shouldn't be allowed ;c)
Rabid Penguin
johnnyabnormal
Posted 5:26 PM 11/10/08
@Rabid Penguin: Ah, but what if it was hot male on male penguin porn? Or would BBC "Planet Earth" be acceptable? :) Muhahahaha! Well, I'm Jet Blue, so no worries. Besides, I'm all about the mile high club, not spanking it in the cabin.
johnnyabnormal
AsherPaddock
Posted 2:16 PM 10/10/08
You people -- including the author of this piece -- that object to this change are ridiculous. First of all, get a life -- or perhaps try a relationship now and then. We've all found porn to fill a need but if you can't survive a few hours on a plane, in close quarters with 100+ other people, without the urge to watch the nasty, you need some professional help. Really. Secondly, if it wasn't a religious group pushing for this would that make it MORE acceptable to you? If it gives you some comfort to sneer at religious groups and somehow justify your own vices then perhaps the maturity part of growing up just hasn't kicked in yet for you. Lastly, if you are comfortable with watching naked people while you are within 10 feet of a dozen strangers then you are either a type of exhibitionist or twisted in some other way. Like one of the other posters, I feel it is inappropriate to watch certain R-rate material when I am near others because it is simply improper to do so. That's not a judgment on the material itself, it is simply socially unacceptable. Grow up, folks. You'll have plenty of time to play when you get to the hotel room.
AsherPaddock