Censorship
I keep reading in the news about censorship - movies, tv, radio, etc. Even just today I read something about the Howard Stern thing. I'm just curious what you guys think about it. Personally I am all for free speech and think these parent groups should just take responsibility for their own kids. I don't want them to change shows like Law and Order to accomodate some people. What do you think about the subject?
I think Censorship is just plan retarted ✅ And i agree with you that partents should just take responsibility for their kids. Cuz if a song comes out and half the song is "Bleeped" out whats worth it?? And as far as tv... come on parents should just look out for what their kids are watching if they are SO worried 🙄
Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
Parents can't be around their kids 24/7 to regulate what they're exposed to. Suggesting such is what is ridiculous. Besides, society in general has become so desensitized and jaded that they let way too much stuff into the mainstream as it is.
I think it's a fair point that Cinemaddiction is making, however with proper regulation it should be circumvented by the watershed- at least in TV.
At least then the parents know when they need to be vigilant- if they can't, what can you do? You can't really impinge upon other people's lives because of that.
Exactly.
The most famous case of ignorance in regulating such material is the lawsuit a mother tried to file against World Wrestling Entertainment some years back, due to her son nearly breaking a young girl's neck by giving her a neckbreaker in the schoolyard.
WWE specifically put warnings before their programmes as do many other post-watershed shows I believe. She obviously took the stupid stance of "It's wrestling, how bad can it be?" and then wanted to sue for it. As Victor just said, if that happens you can't do much. Just have the deniability that you had any responsibility, thanks to fair warning.
-AC
Originally posted by Bun Bun
I think Censorship is just plan retarted
That's just precious.
As for censorship, sometimes I believe it isn't all together a bad thing. What I find odd is what is (or is not) censored. I find it perplexing that I can watch a character on T.V. get his guts blown across the screen with a high powered rifle, but that other people deem viewing a woman's bare breasts as offensive.
Originally posted by Bun Bunlet's assume you're a parent
I think Censorship is just plan retarted ✅ And i agree with you that partents should just take responsibility for their kids. Cuz if a song comes out and half the song is "Bleeped" out whats worth it?? And as far as tv... come on parents should just look out for what their kids are watching if they are SO worried 🙄
as for me, every TV show here is ranked with green, yellow or red sign showing who can watch it. and they're not even showing beer adverts during the day.
Originally posted by Clovie
let's assume you're a parent
and your little kid is watching Tv as it gets. everything.
wouldn't you be a bit more contendent if there was no possibility of them watching something totally inappropiate?
Of course you would prefer that, but it's not viable. The idea that everyone else is going to watch only heavily censored material so that some parents can let the TV bring up their kids is nutty.
Censorship is an awful, very un-American thing to ever consider. It hinders our most prized ammendmant of free-speech. What someone says or writes is alot differant from what it does. If SpellJammer can't put up with all the liberal bullshit, then those same pinkos can put up with a little violance and vulgarity..
Originally posted by Alpha Centaurifor me it is how they're translating american movies 😊
The most extreme case of censorship I've seen is the word 'panties' being cut out.-AC
Originally posted by Victor Von Doomit is not what I mean..
Of course you would prefer that, but it's not viable. The idea that everyone else is going to watch only heavily censored material so that some parents can let the TV bring up their kids is nutty.
Originally posted by Clovie
for me it is how they're translating american movies 😊
all 'fu.ck's are getting changed into something like 'damn' 😄it is not what I mean..
I thought rather about showing some obsene adverts in the middle of shows for kids. 😕
Obviously that isn't on.
I remember seeing a censored film, I can't remember the replacement terms but they were quite funny.
Originally posted by KharmaDog
Oh how the founding fathers must be proud.
And look at that, it only took like five of us to kick your entire army's ass.. Hmm.. gee, SpellJammer wonders why.. maybe it's cause we thought for ourselves instead of being told what to do by the goverment. God gave you a brain, use it.. The goverment is not your parent, if your parents failed raising you right then you have a responsibility to yourself to fix the kinks they left behind, not the goverment.