OK, this was a topic touched on briefly in the 'More Beautiful' thread. I reckon there I started off too forcefully.
Ask the question-what is censorship? IMHO it is stopping something you deem to be offensive being heard/seen by other people.
OK, first, I'd like to broaden the definintion a bit.
So, you wouldn't consider keeping top secret information out of the public domain to be censorship?
I personally don't look at gay porn, I censor it from my own mind. I would not presume to do that for another individual however. I believe this to be an example of one man's poison being another's pleasure.
One man's pleasure can BE another's poison. What about second hand smoke? I would draw a tenuous link and say that smokers are "censured" in restaurants because of the effects of their choices on another. By your argument, you believe this to be wrong?
What are the opinions of others on this? What pisses you off? Do you ever think to yourself 'they shouldn't allow this etc.'? I think to be honest I have a few times.
sure. all the time. I worry about politicians censuring info. before it reaches me, I worry about libraries banning books, and about evolutionary theory being censured from some midwestern school districts. for starters.
'The people vs Larry Flint' is an excellent movie on this topic too....
yup. definetly makes you put your thinking cap on. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" />
