And here once again … disappointment … that the administrative presence in this forum would censor a topic (cut it off / at least you didn't make it disappear) simply because it makes you feel uncomfortable to talk about … that fact alone (makes you uncomfortable) should be reason enough, if for nothing else, that it should be discussed (I think a portrait of Elvis on a black velvet canvas is offensive, not to mention what it might say about where you came from / but I don't go around trying to convince the world that they should live their lives based on my artistic sensitivities – or blow-up world heritage sites - lol) … it's how we education ourselves in life, to grow our perspective, to reach beyond ‘popular' opinion and challenge the current status-quo … sometimes through media sources that allow opinions from “both” sides of a topic to speak out … how else do we learn about specific topics within a culture (and as Expats, we need to know ‘local' reaction to topics – good and bad) … you think your protecting us from ourselves, when in reality you simply stimulate culturalistic naïvetivity
How many other topics have you closed after only a few days of discussion? Really? Because someone's “subjective” opinion is it's not going in the direction of their own system of belief? (("and I think" ?? "Like everyone says here" ??? ... could have sworn there were differing opinions!)) ... Hmmmm