Censorship And Sexual Education
The use of censorship was first recorded in Rome in 443 B.C., where there was an official government position to evaluate the population and control it if necessary. The abuse of censorship allows those in a position of power to decide what is acceptable for the average citizen to view and hear, violating the right of free will, to promote their ideas of moral correctness. Censorship of teachers answering students questions about sexual education have led to threats of discipline and dismissal. Regardless of this, sexual education in the school system is a necessity in our modern world. Despite making many parents uncomfortable, it allows the teaching about life threatening, sexually transmitted diseases such as H.I.V., human immunodeficiency
virus, hepatitis, and herpes. This knowledge helps to encourage safe sexual practises through the use of contraceptives and/or abstinence. It is not unheard of for governments to use censorship, through the media, to promote positive images of themselves, as well as endorsing negative, and possibly harmful political agendas. In many countries, it is actually illegal to criticize or insult the local government and violations are punishable by imprisonment. The right to free speech, in particular, the freedom of the press, allows people to share different points of view and express their opinions. Without this ability to communicate, the world becomes closed off and our idea, our creativity, our ability to grow as a species becomes stifled. Many will agree that hiding sensitive military and government material can stop foreign enemy states and terrorists from gaining access causing irreparable damage. But thanks in part to Edward Snowden, we have seen that corruption and greed are prevalent within our own governments and may be more harmful to the country, and it’s citizenry than from the enemies abroad. Since the beginning of recorded history, those holding power have attempted to rewrite it to further their own agendas. People must always have the right to express themselves freely, without living in fear of reprisals. Censorship is a powerful weapon that must always be respected and never misused.
virus, hepatitis, and herpes. This knowledge helps to encourage safe sexual practises through the use of contraceptives and/or abstinence. It is not unheard of for governments to use censorship, through the media, to promote positive images of themselves, as well as endorsing negative, and possibly harmful political agendas. In many countries, it is actually illegal to criticize or insult the local government and violations are punishable by imprisonment. The right to free speech, in particular, the freedom of the press, allows people to share different points of view and express their opinions. Without this ability to communicate, the world becomes closed off and our idea, our creativity, our ability to grow as a species becomes stifled. Many will agree that hiding sensitive military and government material can stop foreign enemy states and terrorists from gaining access causing irreparable damage. But thanks in part to Edward Snowden, we have seen that corruption and greed are prevalent within our own governments and may be more harmful to the country, and it’s citizenry than from the enemies abroad. Since the beginning of recorded history, those holding power have attempted to rewrite it to further their own agendas. People must always have the right to express themselves freely, without living in fear of reprisals. Censorship is a powerful weapon that must always be respected and never misused.