Comments on: Naked came the rider

By: Jayda

Jayda — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:54:20 +0000

I would not be offended by the photograph. I see where others are coming from, but nudity should not be looked down upon if it is used in an appropriate manner. One complaint “My daughter knows what a naked man looks like” humored me- nine year old girls don’t read the newspaper. Even if they did, who does it hurt to see the human body?

By: Kaitie Christenberry

Kaitie Christenberry — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:52:23 +0000

I think that it would seem perfectly alright to me. If the parents find that offensive, they shouldn’t leave the paper out for the younger kids to find. If they don’t find it offensive, then I think it goes to show a bad example to children who do read it. By the time kids do read the paper, they are usually mature enough to take that.

By: ZCHS Journalism 1

ZCHS Journalism 1 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:14:48 +0000

We think that it wasn’t that big of a deal. The picture got the point across and it went along with the story. We also think it could have been sensored a little bit better considering that there could have been younger readers who did not need to see that at their age.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:35:52 +0000

What’s so offensive to a child about a naked body? Especially one that is properly covered with no genitalia showing. Children have a naked body of their own and you are forgetting that children do not analyze things the way adults do. Unless you point it out as being offensive (which by the way its not because its a human body) they wont know the difference at all. If the photo was unnecessary I could see how one might be concerned about the judgment of the newspaper but the photo was appropriate considering the story it reflected without harming anyone in the process.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:16:58 +0000

I don’t think the newspaper should have printed the picture in the paper. It isn’t appropriate for younger children to see. They should have been punished for printing the article.

By: Loretta Kline

Loretta Kline — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:53:58 +0000

I would have to agree with Grace in this type of situation. The chances of a kid picking up the paper and seeing that picture was probably 1 out of 4. The paper should of never published such a thing.

By: Karen Lyndzak

Karen Lyndzak — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:18:53 +0000

I think that the newspaper shouldn’t have printed it because it wasn’t appropriate. If they wanted to print the picture, they should have done so in a tasteful manner, with all the necessary parts covered up.

By: Grace Krambeer

Grace Krambeer — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:29:48 +0000

I think that the newspaper shouldn’t have printed it because it was not appropriate for a public newspaper. Since younger kids could have been reading it. The man should have been punished for his actions. On the other hand, he said it wasn’t exposing anything that shouldn’y be. His picture really made a statement for the idea he was trying to get across.