Post #155687 by vintagegirl on Fri, Apr 29, 2005 12:53 AM

I am very disturbed by such censorship. In past generations it seemed more fueled by morality, but today (with the whole Wal-Mart issue) it seems to be fueled more by money and greed. Entertainment companies are so greedy that they will gladly butcher a film or CD in order to sell more to a giant chain. And while the internet has opened up a lot of options for people in rural areas, the physical stores are their immediate environment and may still influence what the locals buy. In that sense, it's almost like capitalism (on that large of a level) is becoming the new communism. Forcing the masses to comply with one mainstream way of thinking (or shopping) by making the almighty dollar more important than anything else. Only offer people what will make the companies the most money regardless of whether there's any quality to it whether it's film and CDs or clothing, food and housing. Sorry, I will not comply.

In fact, I was once censored for an art piece I collaborated on at a gallery. The title of the (rather innocent) piece was changed by the gallery because a so-called fellow artist who was also in the show perceived it as offensive and complained. Actually, the piece was a simple exercise in visual randomness. The fact that the "fellow artist" read something more into it spoke volumes about how she viewed the world.