A hot debate on the "DL"

What does the DL stand for any way? It means "The Down Low" I think - I don't think it means "Dynamic Lead".

Who cares? Well, if you go to AOL's hip/happening site "dl.aol.com", you'll see content targeted towards the MTV/Myspace demographic. It even has a segment on "At the YouTube", which is hosted by two guys sitting in the AOL telesuites chatting about crazy videos they have spotted on You Tube.

It all feels like a mix of Myspace+E! channel+MTV.

Right now, it has an interview with a person who goes by the name of Mr Pregnant. This guy I think was on a Jerry Springer show, and has videos on YouTube, Uncut and other places. Pretty crude comedy essentially. Infact, very crude. I am purposely not linking to it, since it will probably offend you.

This video has caused such a debate internally on the WEB-DEV alias, that I'd imagine it would do the same thing externally with users. Some think it's outrageous, some think if you don't like it, don't watch. What do you think? Should AOL be putting content up like this, or not? Personally I think just don't watch it..

But let the debate continue....

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