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From: Leys Geddes, British Stammering Association
Date: 19 Oct 2007
Time: 05:30:24 -0500
Remote Name: 81.129.197.126
Thanks, Jenna. Yes, I like the YouTube concept very much and, to be honest, I like YouTube too. But I don't like to see stuttering categorised as Comedy. But it's not YouTube who have done that, it's the uploaders. So, whilst YouTube are providing a perfect mirror of our society, they are also providing a perfect example of something in society which is WRONG. But, in order to change these categorisations, I guess YouTube will need to have a big discussion about censorship. Should they show videos of beheadings? Should they show videos of people having sex? Should they allow stuttering to be categorised as Comedy? Meanwhile, whilst people chew over these conundrums, YouTube are also providing me with a platform to campaign against them. This is democracy - and, in a democracy, public opinion tends to win through in the end.