Censorship
Censorship: To censor, or not to censor?
What is Censorship?
Censor-ship- The practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts. This is the Merriam-Webster definition of censorship. However some may argue that this vague definition sheds little light on the many cases of censorship. People against censorship such as English scholars would argue that censorship is far more complex than the definition that Merriam – Webster has offered. Those against censorship would probably agree with the expose offered by www.conservativetruth.org, and it is as follows; Censorship is the suppression of ideas and information that certain persons—individuals, groups or government officials—find objectionable or dangerous. It is no more complicated than someone saying, “Don’t let anyone read this book, or buy that magazine, or view that film, because I object to it!” Censors try to use the power of the state to impose their view of what is truthful and appropriate, or offensive and objectionable, on everyone else. Censors pressure public institutions, like libraries, to suppress and remove from public access information they judge inappropriate or dangerous, so that no one else has the chance to read or view the material and make up their own minds about it. The censor wants to prejudge materials for everyone.
What has been offered to us by www.conservativetruth.org seems to be quite bias. It seems if we are to ask supporters of censorship we would find that the definition once again changes quite drastically. We would be told that censorship is the right of society to protect young minds of the future generations from empty rhetoric or mature subject matter. Therefore the question to address is if censorship persists, then is intellectual freedom compromised. Which leads us to the history of censorship; now we will examine the roles of parents, teachers, the community, and government officials on censorship. As well as to how it
What is Censorship?
Censor-ship- The practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts. This is the Merriam-Webster definition of censorship. However some may argue that this vague definition sheds little light on the many cases of censorship. People against censorship such as English scholars would argue that censorship is far more complex than the definition that Merriam – Webster has offered. Those against censorship would probably agree with the expose offered by www.conservativetruth.org, and it is as follows; Censorship is the suppression of ideas and information that certain persons—individuals, groups or government officials—find objectionable or dangerous. It is no more complicated than someone saying, “Don’t let anyone read this book, or buy that magazine, or view that film, because I object to it!” Censors try to use the power of the state to impose their view of what is truthful and appropriate, or offensive and objectionable, on everyone else. Censors pressure public institutions, like libraries, to suppress and remove from public access information they judge inappropriate or dangerous, so that no one else has the chance to read or view the material and make up their own minds about it. The censor wants to prejudge materials for everyone.
What has been offered to us by www.conservativetruth.org seems to be quite bias. It seems if we are to ask supporters of censorship we would find that the definition once again changes quite drastically. We would be told that censorship is the right of society to protect young minds of the future generations from empty rhetoric or mature subject matter. Therefore the question to address is if censorship persists, then is intellectual freedom compromised. Which leads us to the history of censorship; now we will examine the roles of parents, teachers, the community, and government officials on censorship. As well as to how it