tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731640942406247860.post4320377445992777027..comments2023-12-30T02:17:41.027-05:00Comments on Politics and Sex: Criminal Minds: Let's Base Our Freedom of Speech Policies on the Ideas of Serial KillersPat Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17546848088853626735noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731640942406247860.post-32115580906903095772008-06-05T12:17:00.000-04:002008-06-05T12:17:00.000-04:00"Wertham wasn't a lap-dog"Disagree here.(From your...<I>"Wertham wasn't a lap-dog"</I><BR/><BR/>Disagree here.<BR/>(From your link)<BR/><I>"Wertham was an expert witness in the trial of Albert Fish. Fish was a psychopath, masochist, child molester, and cannibal.<BR/><B>Despite Wertham's testimony</B>, Fish was judged legally sane and <B>executed</B>."</I><BR/><BR/>I personally never read comics, so I can't comment on if they were that bad, or not?<BR/><BR/>But I did suspect when you were describing Wertham that he would be involved in the defence of a child molesting cannibal type up for the more <B>expensive</B> capital punishment trial and appeals.<BR/><BR/><I>"his opinions were his own"</I><BR/><BR/>I disagree.<BR/>If Wertham's child ran into Fish, would Wertham blame the comics? <BR/><BR/>Sounds more typical elitist behaviour, with the typical big media lauds and book deal rewards normally given to a good lapdogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731640942406247860.post-82184750879728036402008-06-05T10:33:00.000-04:002008-06-05T10:33:00.000-04:00"Wertham"Not specific him, as I never heard of him...<I>"Wertham"<BR/><BR/>Not specific him, as I never heard of him till I read your blog.<BR/><BR/>Criminal Minds writers have to suck up to the Network bigwigs. I doubt they personally agree it's cheaper to ban porn, than go through the whole court case and appeals to execute a Bundy.<BR/>But if they don't, does the show get on the air? Where this "Wertham" sounds like a lap-dog for some cost-cutting Media type. I'd have to read more on him to be sure.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Wertham" REL="nofollow">You can visit his Wiki page here.</A><BR/><BR/>In a nutshell, in 1954 he wrote "Seduction of the Innocent" a book about how violent imagery in comics affected children, based on his exprience as a criminal psychologist and resident as a large correctional facility for juvenile delinquents. The book led to appearances before Senator Estes Kefauver's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and subsequent adoption of the Comics Code by comic book publishers who didn't want the government censoring them, so they censored themselves. The Comics Code infantilized comics for decades. Wertham is widely held to have been the prime mover in the whole contretemps.<BR/><BR/>Wertham wasn't a lap-dog, his opinions were his own, but they sure did help Kefauver and other censorious types.Pat Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546848088853626735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731640942406247860.post-28299141975316121672008-06-04T23:41:00.000-04:002008-06-04T23:41:00.000-04:00"I got the part where he altered the dresses so he...<I>"I got the part where he altered the dresses so he could wear them. But that doesn't mean he's gay."</I><BR/><BR/>Well that sounds homo erotic to me. He also fantasised about being those women in the rape fantasy predicament. Why felt the gay mags fit the story.<BR/><BR/><I>"Wertham"</I><BR/><BR/>Not specific him, as I never heard of him till I read your blog.<BR/><BR/>Criminal Minds writers have to suck up to the Network bigwigs. I doubt they personally agree it's cheaper to ban porn, than go through the whole court case and appeals to execute a Bundy.<BR/>But if they don't, does the show get on the air? Where this "Wertham" sounds like a lap-dog for some cost-cutting Media type. I'd have to read more on him to be sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731640942406247860.post-49001788250154628032008-06-04T11:06:00.000-04:002008-06-04T11:06:00.000-04:00He was gay. You missed the scene where he's wearin...<I>He was gay. You missed the scene where he's wearing womens' clothes. They also said he fantasises about being the woman. Gay bondage porn does fit for him</I><BR/><BR/>I got the part where he altered the dresses so he could wear them. But that doesn't mean he's gay. Lots of transvestites are straight. So I still don't buy the gay bondage mag.<BR/><BR/><I>Bang on about the "money saving" Bundy excuse. Read like you were inspired by Clockwork</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, yeah. I just imagined Wertham interviewing Alex from Clockwork Orange while he was in stir.Pat Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546848088853626735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731640942406247860.post-10039479224888076522008-06-04T02:54:00.000-04:002008-06-04T02:54:00.000-04:00"Part of the stash of bondage porn amassed by the ...<I>"Part of the stash of bondage porn amassed by the serial killer. He's supposed to be straight but the one mag looks like gay bondage porn."</I><BR/><BR/>He was gay. You missed the scene where he's wearing womens' clothes. They also said he fantasises about being the woman. Gay bondage porn does fit for him<BR/><BR/>Bang on about the "money saving" Bundy excuse. Read like you were inspired by ClockworkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com