Censoring Hollywood - Bilge

B bananabobs Member Joined: Feb 16, 2003 Posts: 824	B bananabobs Posted posted on Thu, Apr 28, 2005 8:37 AM My opinion is that commercial ventures to alter the videos for resale are illegal. Do I really care though, if John Doe takes his previouisly purchased DVD to someone who takes out the parts he doesn't like? No where in that article or TV show is there mention of the government forcing the altered videos on the rest of us. Just the specter of it, I guess, because it gets people like TikiGardener (and me) fired up. JTD I agree, its absurd for these folks to remove offensive material and then watch the movie, in my mind it’s the same as having a peanut butter and dog turd sandwich, remove the dog poop and then eat the sandwich. I believe that censorship is wrong. (3 daughters, 3 artists, Graphic Illustrator, Professional Photographer, and a Fashion Designer) What I agree with is “appropriateness.” For example, Mapplethorpe’s homoerotic and sadomasochistic images should not be censored, but are they appropriate for all? Should they be shielded from some audiences? Who should be certain that the Rights of some are not trampled by others, on both spectrums. Is shielding Mapplethorpe from Grandmothers and Kiddies censorship or responsible? What galls me though is when these issues come up, how quickly some are to start attacking the Conservative and the Christian Communities. When some fringe lunatic in any community does something wacko, the News is especially quick to gather all the rest of a community into the mess. When responsibility for shielding innocents from “Art” is discussed, the far left begins a goose-step burn-book mantra which is as silly as removing turds from a poop sandwich.

My opinion is that commercial ventures to alter the videos for resale are illegal. Do I really care though, if John Doe takes his previouisly purchased DVD to someone who takes out the parts he doesn't like? No where in that article or TV show is there mention of the government forcing the altered videos on the rest of us. Just the specter of it, I guess, because it gets people like TikiGardener (and me) fired up.
JTD

I agree, its absurd for these folks to remove offensive material and then watch the movie, in my mind it’s the same as having a peanut butter and dog turd sandwich, remove the dog poop and then eat the sandwich.

I believe that censorship is wrong. (3 daughters, 3 artists, Graphic Illustrator, Professional Photographer, and a Fashion Designer) What I agree with is “appropriateness.” For example, Mapplethorpe’s homoerotic and sadomasochistic images should not be censored, but are they appropriate for all? Should they be shielded from some audiences? Who should be certain that the Rights of some are not trampled by others, on both spectrums. Is shielding Mapplethorpe from Grandmothers and Kiddies censorship or responsible?

What galls me though is when these issues come up, how quickly some are to start attacking the Conservative and the Christian Communities. When some fringe lunatic in any community does something wacko, the News is especially quick to gather all the rest of a community into the mess. When responsibility for shielding innocents from “Art” is discussed, the far left begins a goose-step burn-book mantra which is as silly as removing turds from a poop sandwich.

Post #155452 by bananabobs on Thu, Apr 28, 2005 8:37 AM