One of the things I hate about modern day America

[djshawn]

(*dislaimer - this is NOT by any means a shot at the Waka admins, this is a shot at overly sensitive Americans)

A thread titled \"Boobs\" was one of the most-visited threads in the short history of this board. Believe it or not, this thread actually had a few harmless pictures of, you guessed it, boobs.

Then, one day one person or a group of overly sensitive people makes the decision to click said thread. Suprise! They get a little dose of human skin. Then, they have the nerve to cry about it to the higher-ups.
:evil:

Act like adults, if you are against something...troll the other 99.9% of the threads that won't raise your heart rate one bit. Don't ruin the fun of others around you simply beacuse it goes against your beliefs. Remember, you clicked on a thread titled \"Boobs\". Idiots.

Anyone else get their panties in a bind over any other fun little quirks of today's society?

Oh yeah...I am a positive person who loves live music and good friends. I just hate how damn PC our nation (that was founded by people attempting to attain true \"freedom\", remember?) has become...

:wink:

[treetophigh]

so true
like you said the admin was not at fault here
nudity is amoral
its when you sit it next to an individuals culture and insecurities that make it uncomfortable
for all those offended, keep it and your skin to yourself
the mentality that creates an uncomfortable vibe about nudity
which in turn creates a negative vibe
is what feeds any negative vibes surrounding nudity, like
men/ women feeling \"objectified\"
If there is anyone im pissed at about the censorship
its the self centered, insecure complainers, they should be ashamed of themseves
P.S. I hope they choose a different festival
they are the people i come to festivals to avoid

[soulacious]

You know, I frequent about 6 or 7 messageboards on a regular basis. I don't post on all of them, but I do find the content amusing, touching, disgusting, moronic etc...but most of all, I find it entertaining.
One of the boards I post on was recently censored by management, not because they themselves had a problem with it, but because multiple complaints were coming in about the content of some of the threads. The complaints were about how some of the members were monopolizing the threads to chat about useless info and things not related to the topic that the board was originally created for.
In the case of that board, there was an influx of posts that were completely off topic, threads were being hijacked left and right, and the conversations were intertwined into and out of all of the active threads. In that case, it was the responsibility of the moderator to respond to the problem, and he did so very, very diplomatically and the hijacking all but stopped. Some board members took it personally, while others understood why it had to happen that way.
All that being said, there is still the aspect of being able to say what we want, when we want to without someone censoring our posts. I think we all understand why this happened, but we wonder why after two years of solid activity, the most popular thread(s) had to be shut down and taken away.
http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/soapbox.gif
Randall will never be the same...we may never see luckeestars bare bosoms...we may never be able to convince other willing females to aid in the breaking up of our monotonous work days by showing us their bodacious tatas. The hairy balls of the world now must be left confined to the darkness of zipped jeans, khakis and other lower body wear...not to mention the horror of boxers, boxer breifs and tighty whiteys...don't get me started on banana hammocks. And the oddly ocurring natural phenomenon of squrrels with elephantitus will be left only to National Geographic specials and short news bits on Comedy Central.
We need release! And where do we get it? Nowhere...now. The crime rate will increase. The male eyes will focus only on sweater meat...women's eyes will focus only on trouser treats. Eye contact will become a thing of the past. We needed these outlets, and because of the prudish, the closed minded and the self centered, we are left to fend for ourselves in the real world. Please, look into your hearts and find it within yourself to allow those of us with nothing better to do, the luxury of naked flesh and hairy beanbags.

Thank you for you time. The fact that you read this is proof that the Boobs thread is missed.

And oh yeah, Hairy Balls.

But we really miss the Boobs thread.

Thanks again.

In http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/boobies.gif we trust.

[treetophigh]

Amen Brother

[tnkrbellup]

Soul~you have such a great insight to things & a wonderful sense of humor! Thanks for voicing your thoughts so wonderfully! You made me smile :D . But......welll.....luckee's weren't the only boobs around :cry: .

I also don't like when some'one' or a few complain about something that they aren't being forced to look at or listen to. Yes, some of the things said & shown in the boobs & balls threads could be found offensive, but no one meant any harm to anyone with the postings. It was clear by the titles what those threads were about. Ipersonally don't see the problem with boobs. I love mine! Everyone has them & it's our culture that makes them bad. I don't mind showing mine. But, I also realize not everyone wants to see them & so be it. That's their choice. I do understand the position of TeamB on these \"controversial\" threads....they are put in a lose/lose position, but overall have to do what they think is best for the community. To me, it's as simple as any book bans or pulling things off TV....if you don't agree with it or want to see it, you have the choice of reading the book or watching the movie. Don't force your ideals on other people.

I'm impressed by the community on this board. For the most part, people are very kind & understanding of each other. It's reading posts like djshawn's, brad's and soul's that make me smile. Thanks!
BIG hugs! *trying to figure out how to post an ever-so-small, teeny-tiny, boob shot with this post!*

[djshawn]

I love your Kirk picture Tink...good stuff...

One of my buddies that owns a bar here in Manhattan recently spoke to Kirk and I got a kick out of his sense of humor throughout this trying time...

This is from the email I received:


Hey, everyone. I just talked to Kirk and he wanted me to let everyone know that he is feeling strong and confident. He described his situation as \"a minor setback\" and added that he will be back on stage soon. He also noted that \"cancer is ****in' expensive\" and that he appreciates everything that his friends are doing for him.

[tnkrbellup]

Thanks djshawn. I took that photo of him in Wichita at the Split Lip/DeWayn/White Ghost Shivers show (can't think of the venue right now). I've been meaning to send the pics to those guys. There were some other good ones too. That was one of the best SLR shows I've ever seen!!! I'm glad you shared that email....I can't seem to get his situation out of my mind, so hearing some first hand news is really appreciated. If you hear anything else, could you let me know? I'd really appreciate it!

[soulacious]

[quote=\"tnkrbellup\"]Soul~you have such a great insight to things & a wonderful sense of humor! Thanks for voicing your thoughts so wonderfully! You made me smile :D . But......welll.....luckee's weren't the only boobs around :cry: .
quote]
Ah yes,,,but we didn't actually see them in all of their glory! We know who's we saw, and we were ever so grateful :wink:

As for the rest of your post...you sum it up nicely.

As for the http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/chicken.gif http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/chicken.gif http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/chicken.gif that had to complain anonomously to the moderators...thanks for imposing your http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/rules.gif on us. Pucker up and kiss my http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/moon.gif.
That is all.

[djshawn]

Can do Tink!
:wink:

Here's a poster from that same \"tour\" of shows you saw...

http://www.prideofgumbo.com/Posters/wig_shop/slr_shivers.jpg

You can get posters and tees from Kirk and friends from this site:

http://www.prideofgumbo.com/

[PeteisWho]

I agree with all of the above. Well stated. Thanks.


Beware of boobies... and those who wish to impose their views on others. :roll:

[PeteisWho]

I agree with all of the above. Well stated. Thanks.

This has been a nicely self-regulating community, with deletions only necessary for the more egregious goofballs/jerks.

Now...?

Beware of boobies... and those who wish to impose their views on others. :roll:

[tnkrbellup]

Heeheehee.....BOOBIES GONE BAD!!!!! Lock your doors! Bolt your windows!!! The boobies are out-of-control!!! Muwahhhhhh. Wish I could post a disguised pic of my devil boobs :twisted: .

Soul~ahhhh yes, good point...thanks once again for being such a kind soul! I'd forgotten luckee was gonna share her yummy ta-tas!!! *smacking my forehead*. I was quite eager to see more of them as well. You'll have to excuse me, I just thought mine had gotten overlooked in all the excitement. Silly girl that I am *blushing*.

[montgomeryburns]

[quote:a19dae6321=\"djshawn\"]

Anyone else get their panties in a bind over any other fun little quirks of today's society?
[/quote:a19dae6321]

Liars!!! or otherwise people who assure you things they shouldn't be, making promises they can't keep and they know it, telling you they can get or give you things that they know they can't; and then to top oit off don't let you know until the VERY LAST MINUTE. My personal theme as of today seems to be \"Get dicked in '06\"

[Dark Star]

wow chill out
\"Its the notes you don't play that counts\"

[D-man]

Actually, I heard a rumor that the \"uppers\" were doing a routine check on everything, and when they checked the forums the first two threads at the top were BOOBS and Hairy Balls. I don't think they were very amused. :( I really don't think anyone complained.

[JackDog]

I wonder what the boob-haters are gonna think when Althea shows up at Waka in her pasties again?
:D

[Pauly's Cheese]

[quote:7bb6b08475=\"D-man\"]Actually, I heard a rumor that the \"uppers\" were doing a routine check on everything, and when they checked the forums the first two threads at the top were BOOBS and Hairy Balls. I don't think they were very amused. :( I really don't think anyone complained.[/quote:7bb6b08475]

If I were an assumin man, that is how I would assume it went down.

[texashead]

Excuse the ignorance, but what is an upper?

[D-man]

\"Upper\" means one of the festival directors or some person of that status.

Oh, and BTW, how does talking about girls \"tatas\" and posting pictures like a girl covered in soapsuds jiggling her boobs not objectify women? It didn't really seem like you guys were being respectful of the female body. I mean, you post these kinds of things on a forum where 13-year-olds can post to without their parents consent and tell everybody that they shouldn't be offended. That just doesn't seem to click.

There's nothing wrong with nudity, but as soon as you put it into a sexual context it starts to border on offensive. We should all know this. Maybe I'm preaching too much, I don't know. I'm just saying before you get into an uproar over this consider the differents between tastful nudity and sexual nudity.

[punkin]

I don't know for sure, but i suspect some of this recent board restriction comes from the nature of Kansas politics.

The festival occurs at a STATE park, and thus is dependant upon the goodwill of the STATE lawmakers and bureacrats to continue. The State of Kansas generally, and it's political leaders, specifically, are VERY CONSERVATIVE. :roll: Really conservative. Super conservative.

All it would take is for one bible-pounding consitutent or legislator to lay eyes on raunchy or rowdy postings attibuted to the festival, and that's all she wrote, folks. They can and they could shut this FESTIVAL down. :cry:

I say from experience that the folks making decisions in Topeka (the State capitol) are notoriously humourless. We're lucky the local park manager is totally COOL and has lobbied for Wakarusa from the get go. But understand that he's only one person.

I have worked in government for over 10 years; I am still amazed at how fast a little thing can turn into a big thing over night, all as a result of offending the wrong person. :(

So, be it balls or boobs or whatever, it's silly and sweet to us, but it just might freak out and horrify the powers that be. :shock:

Do we want the forum to be entirely free? Or would we rather keep having the festival itself?

I vote for the festy, 'cause i wanna Dance. And yes, officer, I'LL KEEP MY SHIRT ON....

This is the evolution-bashing, gay marriage-banning state of Kansas, after all. :wink:

[soulacious]

[quote:cdafbea4e2=\"D-man\"]Actually, I heard a rumor that the \"uppers\" were doing a routine check on everything, and when they checked the forums the first two threads at the top were BOOBS and Hairy Balls. I don't think they were very amused. :( I really don't think anyone complained.[/quote:cdafbea4e2]

Either way, that sucks.
We should start a new thread called \"Everything except Boobs\"...

















...and it should include nothing but Boobs.

[althea]

I wonder what the boob-haters are gonna think when Althea shows up at Waka in her pasties again?

I am not eeeeeeven getting into this. All this makes me nervous. I will happily pastified and half nude, I just won't post about it. I can understand everything; this forum is pretty nuts. I can see how a non-regular (in charge of the fest) would be like \"wtf?!\" Gotta give people a good first impression, folks!!

[soulacious]

[quote]I wonder what the boob-haters are gonna think when Althea shows up at Waka in her pasties again?

I can see how a non-regular (in charge of the fest) would be like \"wtf?!\" Gotta give people a good first impression, folks!![/quote:18d03b876a]

That was the issue with the other board I wrote of in an earlier post. First impressions are in all reality, what keep people coming back.
Of course, I believe that censorship is ****ty, but I also understand that it can, at times be a necessary evil...but at no point does that mean that I have to accept it without voicing my discontent. More than likely, I won't say much more about it after this post, no sense beating it into the ground.

Now lets get back to the dick and fart jokes!

And I'm sorry to have to do this, but Althea...Please remove the picture from your sig line. There is an old woman in Rhode Island that has deemed it too offensive for public consumption. :wink:

[K_Ride]

[quote:a38f9dbdf7=\"D-man\"]Actually, I heard a rumor that the \"uppers\" were doing a routine check on everything, and when they checked the forums the first two threads at the top were BOOBS and Hairy Balls. I don't think they were very amused. :( I really don't think anyone complained.[/quote:a38f9dbdf7]

I find it hard to beleive that the uppers have never checked in on the board in the past. If so why now :?: The removed threads had been near the top forever.


\"uppers\" are downers :cry:


Oh well, the music is the most important thing and there is no time to keep crying. We all have our big-saint midterms later this week.

[Buckethead]

One thing I hate about mondern day America is that theres no Hunter S. Thompson but there is a goffy man-child president.

[travelphan]

but there is a goffy man-child president.


Your are giving the so called pres a lot of credit :lol:

By the way...nice quote buckethead

[K_Ride]

Is this OK?

http://www.funnyhub.com/pictures/img/stiff-nipples-ac.jpg

K-not my van

[montgomeryburns]

clearly its a Mob van, not your van

[CatFish]

What if the thread was called, \"Breasts\" or \"Mammory Glands and You\"? I think that might work better.

[K_Ride]

[quote:f1755cbd52=\"CatFish\"]What if the thread was called, \"Breasts\" or \"Mammory Glands and You\"? I think that might work better.[/quote:f1755cbd52]

Yeah.......that's it!!!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/Kilbride/breast-license-plate.jpg

[tnkrbellup]

Love that van, K-Nip! What a great name for a business.
I like\"mammary glands and you\", cat. That's very catchy!!!

What about a pasty thread? It complies with the \"no nudity\" guideline & we'd still get to see pretty boobies! I've always wanted pasties....may just have to go shopping for some this weekend :D .

[K_Ride]

I'm sorry, no time. I've got to play some ball!!!!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/Kilbride/gotballs.jpg

[tnkrbellup]

I can relate to being busy, K-blur!!! I've got some boobies to catch :lol: .

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/tnkrbellup/Boobie.jpg