Censorship
Cornell 1
Sabrina Cornell
Professor Clements
English 1301- TR 9:10
5 December 2013
Censorship
In the beginning in 1936, when the first TV broadcast was shown, there was much more censorship in the media then there is today. What is shown now, compared to what was shown back then, is a major difference in our world. Parents today argue over the fact that there is not enough censorship to protect the children. Parents believe that violence today is caused by the decrease in censorship. There needs to be more censorship in the media because too many children today show signs of violence from the media they watch and the video games that they play.
During the 1950’s and 60’s, networks made programs for middle-class white Americans. The television made it an idea to bring family together, and also to be entertainment for the family to enjoy together. Unlike today, the shows were appropriate for all ages. The content and censorship in the 50’s and 60’s assured the content that Americans watched was appropriate for all families (Bonnie). For the shows to be appropriate, certain topics in the media were
Cornell 2 forbidden, including: “[T]he topics of sex, be it be heterosexual relations or homosexual relations was just too ‘taboo’ to include in programming”(Bonnie). However, today there is sex, drugs and alcohol for children to see on television, and the children copy what they see. The Federal Communications Commission, commonly called by the acronym FCC, decides the censorship on television. By writing harsh letters to the FCC, many parents have made it a point to the FCC that too much is shown on television. Parents are upset because their children are exposed to all of the corruption in the world. In response to the letters, the FCC will not do anything to make television safer; according to the author of TV Profanity, “Your kids will hear cuss words on TV at some point, and there is nothing you can do to stop it. Accept this reality, and make the
Sabrina Cornell
Professor Clements
English 1301- TR 9:10
5 December 2013
Censorship
In the beginning in 1936, when the first TV broadcast was shown, there was much more censorship in the media then there is today. What is shown now, compared to what was shown back then, is a major difference in our world. Parents today argue over the fact that there is not enough censorship to protect the children. Parents believe that violence today is caused by the decrease in censorship. There needs to be more censorship in the media because too many children today show signs of violence from the media they watch and the video games that they play.
During the 1950’s and 60’s, networks made programs for middle-class white Americans. The television made it an idea to bring family together, and also to be entertainment for the family to enjoy together. Unlike today, the shows were appropriate for all ages. The content and censorship in the 50’s and 60’s assured the content that Americans watched was appropriate for all families (Bonnie). For the shows to be appropriate, certain topics in the media were
Cornell 2 forbidden, including: “[T]he topics of sex, be it be heterosexual relations or homosexual relations was just too ‘taboo’ to include in programming”(Bonnie). However, today there is sex, drugs and alcohol for children to see on television, and the children copy what they see. The Federal Communications Commission, commonly called by the acronym FCC, decides the censorship on television. By writing harsh letters to the FCC, many parents have made it a point to the FCC that too much is shown on television. Parents are upset because their children are exposed to all of the corruption in the world. In response to the letters, the FCC will not do anything to make television safer; according to the author of TV Profanity, “Your kids will hear cuss words on TV at some point, and there is nothing you can do to stop it. Accept this reality, and make the