What are Offensive Contents?
Creating offensive contents can get authors banned from internet publishing sites.
Triond under its terms of services provides that writer’s content must be original and not an infringement on any third party copyrights. In addition to that, content shall not be libelous, illegal, derogatory, offensive and pornographic among other things.
Any content that does not comply with said terms of services will result to termination of the author’s right to submit and publish original content to Triond. In addition his registration to this site will be cancelled. In this article I would like to discuss about offensive contents because most of mentioned prohibited acts also constitute discussing offensive topics.
What makes a content offensive? Sometimes it is somewhat complicated to determine whether the content is offensive or not because of differences of people’s culture and belief system. What is taboo in one culture may be a permissible thing to others.
There are acts related to the creation of contents that are clearly offensive to general audience. Following are some of them and authors should avoid doing them.
- Making racial slurs.
- Stereotyping people or groups.
- Making unfounded accusation or claim that affects other people’s reputation. This act also brings possible legal action against an author.
- Making derogatory remarks about religion, or the revered figures such as the prophets or saints of religious groups.
- Criticizing other people’s cultures and traditions.
- Associating or likening a respected deceased or living person to an infamous personality who is held in contempt by the general public.
- Making derogatory statement on a person on account of his or her gender, homosexuality, physical disability, illness, age or misfortune in life.
Although offensive contents stir the interest of audience, they can ruin the career of authors. Contents to be submitted and published should be based on facts, evidences or common knowledge. Authors should observe decency and sense of propriety in his contents. Generally, people like to be identified with positive reports and good associations but take exceptions to negative reports attributed to them. It is therefore necessary for authors to create only truthful contents. Many articles on the atrocities of Adolph Hitler were written, but Germans did not complain because they believed the reports to be true. Why create offensive and contentious contents when authors can discuss various topics from cabbage to kings or any other topics under the sun.
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May 18th, 2011 at 12:53 am
good knowledge
May 18th, 2011 at 12:55 am
while this is true, it must be noted that sometimes such articles do get published which is a sad fact. But as you rightly pointed out, this can ruin careers of writers. Besides, as authors ourselves, we have a certain code of ethics and morals which we prescribe to when we write. Writing in an offensive manner is very unprofessional.
May 18th, 2011 at 1:51 am
I totally agree with you, sir. But I think even in a writer’s world, you can’t avoid meeting those kind of people. Great share, thanks!
May 18th, 2011 at 3:46 am
We should avoid offensive contents if we can.
May 18th, 2011 at 4:30 am
Keep it up My Friend
May 18th, 2011 at 4:36 am
I agree with you. Thanks for the share.
May 18th, 2011 at 4:49 am
Agree with the idea you injected in this article but authors also should protect some of his rights – if it needed to show it publicly then show it – How I wish my stalker should stop now! LOL.
May 18th, 2011 at 10:27 am
thanks
May 18th, 2011 at 7:15 pm
Interesting topic. We should avoid offensive contents. There are still many other interesting things to write.
May 18th, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Agree. I don’t mind seeing other writers using other sources to write their articles as longest they give the proper credit, you know a link back to the original sources.
May 18th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
oh, forgot to mention, when it comes to religion, we have a right to our own opinions, we can write about that without being mean. That’s why we have freedom of speech.
May 19th, 2011 at 10:17 am
good info
May 19th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Great post and wisely said. We must endeavour to be careful in what we write at all times.
May 19th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Very true, we should be truthful and say nothing to hurt anyone’s reputation.
May 19th, 2011 at 8:39 pm
We do have offensive material published on Triond at times. But I only write here and I suppose everyone can write what they choose to.
May 20th, 2011 at 6:41 am
I like the way you presented this piece. Unfortunately, there are a lot of angry people in this world and some of those people are writers and their deep, disturbed thoughts are shared in words.
May 22nd, 2011 at 8:47 pm
A writer has a responsibility to follow a code of ethics. If he can’t adhere to this, he has no business writing. I have indeed come across material that is offensive to me. Thank you for an excellent article. I intend to read much more by you.
vocalcoach
May 23rd, 2011 at 7:48 am
This is something to think on. Code of ethics but what then becomes of freedom of speech. Something to think on and sort out.
May 23rd, 2011 at 10:00 pm
for me,racist contents is offensive..not fair
May 24th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
Some people like controversy.
May 25th, 2011 at 1:24 am
Good points!
June 4th, 2011 at 8:28 am
nice and informative points on offensive contents
June 4th, 2011 at 9:13 am
Very informative! Thank you!