Puritan: Someone afraid that somebody, somewhere, is having a good time.
- R
Actually, I've never had anyone ask me if I wanted no adult movies or no access to the minibar. They just give you a key and let you go.
I stay in a lot of hotels.
On the other hand, every time you turn on the TV, there's a menu screen that says "call the front desk to have adult fare blocked".
Ah, I must have been thinking of the hotels back at Mexico. They lock the mini-bar to protect themselves from people who sack it right before check-out and don't give the management a chance to do a full inspection.
And that thing about "calling the front desk?" There's their problem right there. People don't want to "opt-out," they should be asked if they want to "opt-in."
Charly Z • 9/24/02; 7:51:02 PM
Even if we accept the "Community standards" notion, which community are we dealing with? I think it is the community of business travelers, a known gang of profligate lechers. I am sure that whatever they show in hotel rooms is PG-13 material as far as they are concerned.
Daniel Dolinov • 9/25/02; 6:31:36 AM
I guess that would be a valid argument to throw into the fray. The community these groups refer to is most certainly their own communities, e.g. the good people of middle class Cincinatti. I wonder if a judge would accept a roving community ("business travelers") as opposed to an in-place community ("middle class Cincinatti") to set the standards?
Charly Z • 9/25/02; 10:46:08 AM
In all seriousness now, I think that community standards should be refer to the community of users. If we are trying to determine whether a particular advertisement poster is obscene, we need to refer to the obscenity standards of the passers by who will view the poster. In this case, Cincinatti middle class folks are highly unlikely to view pron fliks in Cincinatti hotels, so their opinions should carry very little weight, if at all.
Daniel Dolinov • 9/25/02; 12:26:40 PM
I like the idea of "opting-in" at the front desk:
"How many keys will you need, sir?"
"Just one. How late is room service served?"
"Until midnight, sir. Would you like our complimentary 'turn-down' service?"
"Please. And, could you insure I have porn in my room?"
"Of course, sir. Enjoy your stay."
Sounds like that M&M's ad with the guy checking at a hotel, but with a naughty twist. Chocolatey.
Charly Z • 9/26/02; 8:37:13 AM
