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  Obscene Materials on the Internet

 

Case
Pornographic Email
Level: Senior Secondary

Jimmy, aged 16, logged on the Internet everyday after school; as a result he had registered various free web-mail accounts. One day when checking his web-mail account, he received an e-mail from a girl named Natalie, subjected "Hello nice to meet you." For years Jimmy has thought of having an e-mail pen pal. He opened the email without second thought, but discover that Natalie was no ordinary girl. The e-mail was just a pornographic advertisement.
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Questions  
  1. What would you do when you receive pornographic e-mail?
  2. Why do you think that these pornographic e-mails were sent to you?
  3. What can you do to filter out these e-mails before they reach your inbox?
  4. What would be your immediate thoughts? feelings? behaviors?
  5. Would you be curious enough to take a peek at free pornographic advertisements?
  6. What is the difference between "art" and pornography which shows nudity people?
  7. What would you categorize as pornography? 1) Women in bikini-suits? 2) Topless women? 3) Total nudity 4) explicit depiction of sexual organs?
  8. What do you think are the implication of 1) "sex" is for sale; 2) woman (mainly) are "sex objects" that can be "sold"?
  9. Do you think it is fair to the person in the picture? 1) If he/she is willing to do so; 2) If he/she is not willing? 3) If the person in the picture is a child, below 12 years old?
  10. How would you feel if the person in the picture is you, your younger sibling or your close friend?



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