The Importance Of Censorship

“Those of us who trust sexuality must not allow ourselves to be controlled by those who fear it (Marty Klein).” In America censorship has affected various mediums: print, art, television, and internet, as it pertain to sexuality. However the first amendment “protects” the right to free speak, and press. Congress has tried to pass bills to outlaw pornography, (but have failed) ban books for sexual content, and dictate what can be said on TV and radio. If the government is allowed to censor these ways of communication then we, as citizens of a democracy, will be treated as citizens under a dictatorship. “Censorship may even suppress new and different ideas, keeping them from being made public. It may also set limitations, which stifle the

     Do words such as nigger, bitch, or ass offend you?  The answer may seem clear cut, but our nation has been struggling with the issue of censorship almost since its conception.  To many, the aforementioned words are a part of their everyday vocabulary; to others, they are vulgar and unacceptable.  The issue of censorship is much more than just words.  There have been huge controversies over the negative ideas and graphic nature of literature, music, and television.  What is too violent, too negative, too obscene, or too graphic?  And who decides what these standards are?  These are questions that are still debated by many. 

Do you want your child to get kidnapped ? Today, Censorship is very beneficial for all people. Censorship keeps negativity away from society & it protects children & our nation.

Would you allow your child to be viewing or reading content that involves violence or profanity? Not many parents would. This is why we have government censorship in the books we can read, and the films we can watch. Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable or a threat to security. Censorship is a great way to protect kids of young ages from content that shows violence and uses profanity and should definitely be allowed.

But is not much of life itself shocking? We cut off literature at the source if we prevent writers from dealing with the stuff of life. Parents and teachers have a responsibility to prepare the young to meet the diversity of experiences in life to which they will be exposed, as they have a responsibility to help them learn to think critically for themselves. (ALA: The Freedom to Read Statement 3)Prohibiting children to explore the deeper issues and mature topics that characterize life is erroneous because it defeats the fundamental purpose of a quality education—to help children develop their faculties of reason in order to make well-informed decisions in developing values and beliefs. If, as I claim, book banning should not be allowed under any circumstances, even for children, what then to the issue of pornography? Proponents of censorship claim that extremely obscene material created not with the intention of exploring ideas but rather with the intention of sexual arousal should be restricted. I will agree with advocates of censorship to this degree—children should be protected from books containing

Censorship has became a controversial topic during recent years due to people's perception of concepts such as sex, violence, and hate speech. Many people and governments want things such as those to be erased from media and art to prevent them within our society. Others however, feel that children and others should be exposed to aspects such as these and that restricting the use of them in the arts would be a violation of their 1st amendment. Both sides have strong, deeply rooted views based in law, morals, or religious belief. Both sides also, however, have points that seem slightly extreme. For years the government and people of the United States and many other countries have worked to “shield” our population from violence, sexuality, and

Students and adults should be censored to keep America great. It plays a very big role in our society. It keeps the dark corners of the internet safe for children and even some adults. Without censorship the world would fall apart. Cyberbullying can be prevented and so can regular bullying. Censorship is the act of changing a message, including the change of deletion, between the sender and the receiver. Censorship is a tool that can be used to accomplish good or evil. Censorship is used to monitor lyrics in music, books that go against reader’s belief, television content that is explicit and obscene, and internet and magazines that prohibit pornographic content.

Today’s society is masked by censorship. This questions people to say, is censorship harmful or helpful? Censorship isn't harmful, for it is helpful in keeping military and terroristic secrets, keeps cyberspace safe, and protects children from graphic content, which is seen in sources A, E, and H.

As technology advances so to do the laws and rules that help guide engineers and companies to behave in ways which are not only legal, but also fair to others. Millions of devices these days, large and small, have the ability to allow a user to view printed materials, listen to radio, and watch television. The rules that governed the printed format do not necessarily apply to the digital realm and not many lawmakers know where to apply them. The FCC has censorship over what may be broadcast however they have little control over what kind of content can be streamed over someone’s desktop computer. Copyright laws get brought into question in regards to being misused or being infringed upon. This has become an increasingly big problem since the

An additional reason that censorship is essential to our society is that it protects children. The minds of children are

Since the foundation of the United States after a harsh split from Britain, almost 200 years later, an issue that could claim the founding grounds for the country is now being challenged by educators, high-ranking officials, and other countries. Though it is being challenged, many libertarians, democrats, and free-speech thinkers hold the claim that censorship violates our so-called unalienable rights, as it has been proven throughout many court cases. Censorship in the United States is detrimental because it has drastically and negatively altered many significant events.

This move to censor pornography has just intentions, but this author believes that censorship in this manner should be the responsibility of parents. Perhaps there should be an alternative, such as, equipping parents with the tools to control their own data consumption and block access to the content they do not wish, or do not want their children, to have access to. Some people may wish to access adult content, whilst denying their children access to it. Without the knowledge of self web regulation, they would not be able to access adult content, without the risk of exposing their children to it.

Censorship is beneficial to our nation because it keeps harmful activity out of children’s minds, protects our country, and prevents children from seeing offensive language, while censorship is also harmful to our culture because it invades privacy. I believe censorship is necessary, especially in the social media world we live in today.

Turn to the news channel. Examine the news broadcaster’s facial expression. The news broadcaster might not state all the information they know and are withholding that knowledge with the society, making them silent. The key to the cause of silence is censorship and it happens almost everyday. Censorship is the idea of concealing any pictures, words, and information within the society. In order for the society to be censored, the government attributes by controlling what citizens see, hear, speak, and do, to make sure that everything is in order and “normal” within society. However, there are benefits to censorship as it can conceal and protect information to not offend anyone. There is a need to condemn censorship in the society because it goes against the freedom and the rights of the people.

Censorship is a phenomenon that has a 100% chance to affect every person’s life and the future lives that will be brought into the world. In our education system, parents have been arguing about whether they should censor textbooks and other literature for children. There have been many protests throughout history either for or against such censorship. There are groups fighting for and against censorship interestingly enough almost for the same reason. They both tend to claim that censorship or lack of is to protect their children now and in the future. To truly understand censorship, we must find its definition, find the groups associated with promoting it, and groups associated with fighting it to truly understand censorship and