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changelingI'm currently reading the Comics Code as a sideline of the analysis of The Kindly Ones I'm doing for Editing and Publishing, and some of the things enforced by it are ridiculous!
General Standards part A:
6) In every instance good shall triumph over evil and the criminal punished for his misdeeds.
This is simply boring storytelling, not to mention not even close to emulating real life. There's another clause that discourages writers from storylines in which the law enforcement official dies as a result of a villain's actions. I think that's an insult to all law enforcers everywhere.
General Standards part B:
4) Inclusion of stories dealing with evil shall be used or or shall be published only where the intent is to illustrate a moral issue and in no case shall evil be presented alluringly nor so as to injure the sensibilities of the reader.
I always thought that art was about taking risks, challenging the world view of the reader. I seem to be in a minority here...
General Standards part C:
1) Profanity, obscenity, smut, vulgarity, or words or symbols which have acquired undesirable meanings are forbidden. (My emphasis)
I think this is getting a little extreme...
3) Although slang and colloquialisms are acceptable, excessive use should be discouraged and wherever possible good grammar shall be employed.
Although commendable, again this doesn't really present an accurate portrayal of reality. There are many many people who think that a preposition is simply something you use to ask out someone at a club.
Marriage and Sex:
1) Divorce shall not be treated humorously nor shall be represented as desirable.
2) Illicit sex relations are neither to be hinted at or portrayed. Violent love scenes as well as sexual abnormalities are unacceptable.
3) Respect for parents, the moral code, and for honorable behavior shall be fostered. A sympathetic understanding of the problems of love is not a license for moral distortion.
4) The treatment of love-romance stories shall emphasize the value of the home and the sanctity of marriage.
5) Passion or romantic interest shall never be treated in such a way as to stimulate the lower and baser emotions.
6) Seduction and rape shall never be shown or suggested.
7) Sex perversion or any inference to same is strictly forbidden.
'Nuff said.
General Standards part A:
6) In every instance good shall triumph over evil and the criminal punished for his misdeeds.
This is simply boring storytelling, not to mention not even close to emulating real life. There's another clause that discourages writers from storylines in which the law enforcement official dies as a result of a villain's actions. I think that's an insult to all law enforcers everywhere.
General Standards part B:
4) Inclusion of stories dealing with evil shall be used or or shall be published only where the intent is to illustrate a moral issue and in no case shall evil be presented alluringly nor so as to injure the sensibilities of the reader.
I always thought that art was about taking risks, challenging the world view of the reader. I seem to be in a minority here...
General Standards part C:
1) Profanity, obscenity, smut, vulgarity, or words or symbols which have acquired undesirable meanings are forbidden. (My emphasis)
I think this is getting a little extreme...
3) Although slang and colloquialisms are acceptable, excessive use should be discouraged and wherever possible good grammar shall be employed.
Although commendable, again this doesn't really present an accurate portrayal of reality. There are many many people who think that a preposition is simply something you use to ask out someone at a club.
Marriage and Sex:
1) Divorce shall not be treated humorously nor shall be represented as desirable.
2) Illicit sex relations are neither to be hinted at or portrayed. Violent love scenes as well as sexual abnormalities are unacceptable.
3) Respect for parents, the moral code, and for honorable behavior shall be fostered. A sympathetic understanding of the problems of love is not a license for moral distortion.
4) The treatment of love-romance stories shall emphasize the value of the home and the sanctity of marriage.
5) Passion or romantic interest shall never be treated in such a way as to stimulate the lower and baser emotions.
6) Seduction and rape shall never be shown or suggested.
7) Sex perversion or any inference to same is strictly forbidden.
'Nuff said.
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Date: 2002-08-15 12:53 am (UTC)coz I want to add:
4) Females shall be drawn realistically without exaggeration of any physical qualities.
oh, coz that *never* happens (despite the chick with the gravity defying tits on the front page of the site)
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Date: 2002-08-15 07:39 pm (UTC)It's for the whole American comics industry, or rather it was. It was created in response to claims in the 50s that comics caused juvenile delinquency and so therefore should be banned. It almost killed the industry completely, because all of a sudden they were churning out this middle-of-the-road crap.
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Date: 2002-08-15 04:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-08-15 07:36 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2002-08-15 08:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-08-16 08:04 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2002-08-16 04:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-08-29 05:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-08-15 06:35 pm (UTC)Of course, This is not how my comic universe will work... ::grin::
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Date: 2002-08-15 07:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-08-16 02:13 pm (UTC)I know many will disagree with me, but if evil WEREN'T desireable people wouldn;t do it.
After all, would you face censure of frreinds/family/community, repercussions of the law, and, assuming you have a supporting faith, spiritual trouble to obtain something you DON'T want?!
I am so glad I can avoid everything to do with the 50s. Forget the fall of the Roman era, the Dark Ages were only half a century ago.
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Date: 2002-08-29 05:49 am (UTC)(Reason #47 as to why Dani will never take over the world.)