The Importance Of Censorship In Art

Censorship is the suppression of any books, films, news, etc. that are considered offensive, or may propose danger to society. Censorship has been around for centuries; even now, with the constitution and laws that protects our rights to freedom, censorship still managed to have somewhat of an impact on our lives today. It’s in the media, our education, and in other countries. But not everything about censorship is terrible, a certain length to what should be censored could be acceptable. It’s the general idea of exercising censorship could do harm to society without us even noticing it. Some countries that practice censorship can be extreme, their lives are turned around and they are not living their lives to their fullest potential. Thus, society should not practice censorship as it is used to promote negative agendas, violates people’s rights, and slows down innovation.

Censorship is “anti-creation” and “the censor’s lie actually succeeds in replacing the artist’s truth”. When something is censored, it is then “thought to have deserved censorship”. This shows that artists need to feel liberated to feel safe enough to be creative and not be silenced by people’s criticism. When something is censored it becomes attacked and starts to define the

Throughout human history people used to capture the reality of their time, express their feelings and share their impressions by copying both literally or figurative the mundane. The so-called artists have had different impacts in society all along the centuries. Only a few are currently taught in school, although the reverberation of their work is still impregnated in XXI Century. Nowadays, the term ‘artist’ can be used in reference of painters, sculptors, writers, singers, choreographers and other professions whose production are considered valuable culturally speaking. One of the main problems is that their work produce such a magnificent impact on the audience the artist is set aside and usually forgotten as a person, so they feel their rights to be violated.

In the modern sense, political correctness has become a form of censorship. With protestors forcing students to find alternate routes to school or pushing the administration to cancel guest speakers in fear of triggering students, the modern-day university is no longer a place of free, critical, thinking, but a place of censorship. Political correctness (is used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended primarily not to offend or disadvantage any group of people in society. In Juan William’s essay, ‘Defying the PC Police’, he discusses censorship, PC culture, and excessive political correctness. For William, excessive political correctness was the basis of his argument against the “PC police” and was defined as political correctness that goes beyond being respect to the point at which it becomes censorship. Competitively, the United States of America has very minimal censorship as compared to North Korea, Burma, Turkmenistan, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Eritrea, Cuba, Uzbekistan, and Belarus, the nations that have the highest levels of censorship. As displayed in books such as 1984, Fahrenheit 451, The Giver and Go Ask Alice, censorship is a very controversial topic. Where the line between freedom of speech and the press are often questioned by politicians and parents alike, in the recent years, censorship has become an idea that is no longer protecting people, but an idea that is taking people’s freedom on a skewed claim of protection.

What would life be like without censorship? Though there might be upsides to it, such as more freedom of speech, it could also cause some problems. Not only would we be exposing children to many horrors of the world, we also would be doing nothing to prevent offensive and oppressive content in the media. Therefore, some censorship is necessary for all people; however, in most cases, we should be allowed access to most information in society.

Controversial pieces of art are nothing new; artists express their opinions and beliefs in their work, and those who see the artist’s views as problematic speak out against it. Art encourages debate, and debates can be angry and emotion-driven. But when a piece of art is created that is almost universality looked upon as having corrupt morals, the debate tends to switch “I disagree with what this art portrays” to, “this work of art should not be allowed in society, regardless of its quality.”

The censorship of art is controversial because art comes in all forms and is recognized internationally. As you know, people have a variety of opinions and tend to disagree with each other, hence making the identification of something as “art” a vague statement. So what is the true definition of art? Art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form, to produce works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. Many artists have been charged or even arrested for their art work. The government and big companies, such as Facebook and the F.C.C., control whether an art piece should be censored or not. However, if controversial artwork offers a warning prior to its unveiling, it should cease to be censored. Many people consider art a freedom of expression and would argue that the censorship of art is a violation of humans rights.

“It is not only the poets therefore that we must issue orders requiring them to represent good character in theri poems or write at all; we muse issue similar orders to all artists and prevent them from portraying bad character, ill discipline, meanness or ugliness in painting, sculpture, architecture, or any work of art, and if they are unable to comply they must be forbidden to practice art” to respond to that Ron Swanson would say “Why the government [should be] involved in an art show is beyond me.” Let's start with why censorship is evil and wrong, and something trump would do. Censoring art because it makes you uncomfortable is the 8th cardinal sin. To create is to be human to deny the expression of a world as seen through an artist

When the thought of music censorship comes to mind, my first perception is that censorship depends on the individual listening to the music. Every person has a different idea of what censorship consists of and also what should be acceptable or not to the public or for private listening arenas. Censorship of music and lyrics has always had a strong presence in America. One could hear an edited version of a song or even find the CD sold on racks as a ‘clean version’. This could be a good or bad thing, depending on who you are talking to.

Art censorship, suppression of the arts, has a very long history. This is because all societies must decide what the limits of free speech are, and in this decision they must also decide the status of art. It is easy to raise more questions than answers when exploring this topic as it is a question whose answer is affected by differing perspectives and opinions. It would be exceedingly difficult to articulate an argument based on data, and even more difficult to prove any kind of causation using this data. Because of this I won 't even try to make this type of argument, instead I 'll only provide some historical and current examples of art censorship and express my own opinion

Censorship has existed in the United States since colonial times. In the early history of American culture censorship's emphasis was on political statements and actions, banning literature, music and even people from being heard in this country. This leading too more closed-minded views about different cultures and society, which we are still fighting to over come in the present day. Today a better-informed America has switched their views to a more sexual content when deciding what should be publicly released. While all of this seems to violate our first amendment right, group censorship is totally legal. Hidden amongst recent censorship are many Cuban exile groups who have caused a handful of Cuban performances to

Censorship is like a veil in art and originality. The same can apply to the stories artist tries to create for a viewer.

Censorship is always the party of the arts market. Today, censorship is a remnant of the past that has almost ceased to exist. But it is very necessary, to form the necessary views among the population, and it is necessary to control art so that it does not go beyond the bounds of decency. The censorship is arbitrary limitation (which does not fit any logic, the result of free choice) and often political or religious freedom of expression. Newspapers, drawings, plays, films, advertisements shall be examined by a committee representing the power which authorizes the distribution of the latter. It exists not only in the press but in the world of art, advertising, theaters, music, and literature.

“Censorship is the suppression of free speech, public communication or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by governments, media outlets, authorities, or other groups or institutions (Dictionary).” Works of art should not be censored because of the first amendment right, art has been around culturally for centuries, and the artwork opens up dialogue for the audience.

Censorship is a very thought-provoking topic. For centuries artists have fought for their right to reveal their freedom of expression through their art. Restriction on art is not a cutting-edge concept. Censorship has been taking place since the 1500s, thus art has been restricted for ages. The suppression of art could be for a number of reasons. Political, moral and religious can all be possible reasons for censorship.