Media Censorship

[guff]

Well, my strongest one would have to be novels. I feel that they kinda give a good sense of what the reality is.

uh okay how about catcher in the rye, which was published in '51 and often banned for its profanity and whatnot

Take The Outsiders, for example. That type of story is so much different than a story today.

that was published in '67, and was written by a teenager as young adult fiction do you have any idea what you're talking about

Also, while we're on the topic of censorship and the past. Keep in mind that there was still porn back then.

have you read anything i've said so far

[Det in F♯ Major]

that was published in '67

i was just going to say that


mike, from what i've read, your logic is 'oh well kids are going to hear swear words eventually, so why bother trying to hide it from them?' and that kind of logic hardly ever works. why are there laws stating at what age you can view R-rated movies or buy pornography then? because people are generally mature enough to handle those types of things at that age, and when they are kids they might develop extremely skewed or unrealistic views from movies or the flawless women in pornography. at the legal age for viewing either form of entertainment, we have acquired enough intelligence to realize that criminals rarely ever get away with murder, or that not every woman is going to have enormous boobs and want to have sex all the time.

[Dullahan]

uh okay how about catcher in the rye, which was published in '51 and often banned for its profanity and whatnot

Exactly what I'm trying to get to.

[Dullahan]

i was just going to say that


mike, from what i've read, your logic is 'oh well kids are going to hear swear words eventually, so why bother trying to hide it from them?' and that kind of logic hardly ever works. why are there laws stating at what age you can view R-rated movies or buy pornography then? because people are generally mature enough to handle those types of things at that age, and when they are kids they might develop extremely skewed or unrealistic views from movies or the flawless women in pornography. at the legal age for viewing either form of entertainment, we have acquired enough intelligence to realize that criminals rarely ever get away with murder, or that not every woman is going to have enormous boobs and want to have sex all the time.

But that's not my point. Pornography is different, and I think that should be hidden. All I'm saying is that I think we can stretch the censorship in the media and still be mature about it.

[strongbad]

guys i already did the project and i got an A we can stop talking about it thanks

[guff]

Exactly what I'm trying to get to.

uh no not at all

you're contending that the past was not as profane as the present; i've shown that is very not true 

guys i already did the project and i got an A we can stop talking about it thanks

yeah but quailo is retarded 

[Dullahan]

uh no not at all

you're contending that the past was not as profane as the present; i've shown that is very not true 
yeah but quailo is retarded 

Whatever.

[Virgule punctuation mark]

I believe media censorship is at the appropriate level right now. I honestly don't need to have any chance at viewing  any form of decapitation, surgery or a nude scene while flipping through the channels while snacking. Likewise overly explicit and graphic language make many feel uncomfortable, and is best saved for later viewing hours. However I don't see any need for censorship of all channels, I wouldn't for example object to there being mature oriented channels that could be optionally activated or blocked.

As for the internet, as long as it's not illegal it's fine, although it is a bit iffy for a pornography/shock sites to purposely name their address similarly to popular children websites.

I do not see any reason to censor CDs, games, or DVDs, although a warning label is a nice courtesy to the consumer.

[Det in F♯ Major]

sometimes i think R-rated movies are just ridiculous with the amount of profanity they have
i think the writers intentionally use fucking for an adjective for practically every noun
sometimes i think, okay this is just ridiculously excessive, nobody ever swears this much in normal speech

[Daddy]

sometimes i think R-rated movies are just ridiculous with the amount of profanity they have
i think the writers intentionally use fucking for an adjective for practically every noun

i do that all the fucking time.

[Lex Luthor]

I hate the MPAA they can't do Their Job.

[Daddy]

I hate the MPAA they can't do There Job.

The word is "their".

And unless you're talking about Job from The Bible it's not a proper noun.

[Lex Luthor]

The word is "their".

And unless you're talking about Job from The Bible it's not a proper noun.

I think i fixed it.

[Det in F♯ Major]

i do that all the fucking time.

if that were an actual line, it'd be more like "i goddamn fucking do that all the fucking time, shit fuck cunt bitch piss fuck."

[reeper]

It shouldn't be. I'm sick of people telling children that the world is so perfect.