Denby essay

Censorship is defined as the suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by a government, media outlet or other controlling body. According to Denby, his main issue with censorship is with the media and how it affects our society, especially the younger generations. Denby makes things today seem responsible for the way that they are because of media’s portrayal of teenage life. As Denby states in his “Avalanche” essay, he gives various reasons as to why our society has been crushed by the avalanche of crud. Denby starts off discussing about censorship in the past such as the V-chip for parental blocks on the television for children. He states that pop culture has “invaded their homes, and the habits, manners and souls of their children”. By that statement, Denby strongly believes that no matter what the show or form of social media, it has a bad message to it. Parents who enjoy their fair share of pop even believe that “they are being made fools of”, but in a way, it is not a huge deal since the adults choose to listen to the pop and the real meanings of the music and true portrayals of the social media. Denby also talks about how there are children who can name various characters in movies that have not been aired yet and states that “Disney already claimed her”. By that statement Denby is showing how getting information from other generations that are in the “crud” of pop culture can take over the mind of someone as young as a three year old little girl. Denby also uses examples such as commercials starring Jim Carrey and his ketchup vulgar commercial, and shows such as “Beavis and Butthead”, and teenage dating shows. The dating shows basically portrays that the opposite sex is a prize and showing yourself off the most will get you what you want. Although Denby has strong examples as to why society would be corrupted by the social media