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Tuesday
May 15, 2001

Rejecting traditional values

This is about publishing erotic stories in your sites. Please read my arguments against publishing those stories:

I used to recommend your magazine as a SANGIN Iranian magazine on the web, with an attractive design and a collection of good stuff. When I saw these erotic stories on your web site I thought why did you put out these odd and un-matched stories. I can not find a reason for that:

1- At first I thought maybe because of the artistic values of these stories? But these are AABGOOSHTI and boring stories. They are not stories written by Sadegh Hedayat or something.

2- Maybe you are succumbed to the idea of openness. Let me emphasize that there is no such thing as a neural position. Openness does not mean that you are neutral. each of us have a standing on different issues and we tolerate different opinions on different issues to different degrees. Being neutral is not scientific or logical , it is an illusion. All of us have preferences consciously or unconsciously. Publishing erotic stories is rejecting some traditional values. You can not be value-free. but you can be unaware of your values. Let's be conscious and selective about our values.

3- The Islamic Republic has disgusted many of us from religion. But do you think the rational reaction to it should be to ignore the values and traditions of dignity that have worked for us years and years? Isn't it a blind movement? Are you sure that benefits of publishing erotic stories overrule the benefits of traditions and moral values?! Have you tried that? Are you sure that there is a way back?

Finally, you can not satisfy everybody, including yourself, at the same time!. please let all of us have a SANGIN Iranian magazine to read. There are numerous erotic sites for sick people.

Hassan S. Dibadj

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