Point of Discussion: Censorship

RockyRaccoon · 2015-03-16T09:30:45-04:00

POINT OF DISCUSSION This is Point of Discussion, a thread for people to discuss issues and topics related to music in a thoughtful and productive way. The goal of this is to make you think, to make you take a look at what you believe, why you believe it, and what others believe. Good discussion is the key to any society, and this is a place where, hopefully, that can be fostered. If you would like a certain topic to be discussed or question to be posed, PM me and I'll toss it in when I can. All of that being said, there are a few guidelines. The Guidelines: 1. Don't be a dick - it's fairly simple, just be civil. Say what you want, believe what you want to believe, that's fine, just don't be a dick about it. 2. All opinions are welcome - no matter how unpopular you may think your opinion is (or how unpopular it eventually proves to be), post it. It's welcome. Just be prepared to defend that opinion if it's challenged. 3. There are no wrong opinions - like, it's literally impossible. These are opinions, so no matter how strongly you feel about it, it's neither right nor wrong, it's just an opinion, so keep that in mind. 4. The conversation can go anywhere - even if the discussion goes off of the original topic, that's fine. All kinds of tangents are possible, just try to keep it semi-relevant. The Topic: Censorship in any form of entertainment has always been a major topic, and in music especially. Often brought to mind is the whole Tipper Gore issue of the 80s which resulted in the now-familiar "Parental Advisory" sticker on albums. So the question is: what, if anything, should be censored in music? Should a company refuse to sell an artist's album because, for example, the album art is offensive? Should the music on the radio be censored? And if so, where is the line between appropriate and inappropriate?

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The problem with censorship is that those deciding what is censored are basing their ideas of what "should" be censored on either their own subjective idea of morality, or a baseless assumption that a certain art directly effects violence or something else equally... not good. It certainly causes more problems than it strives to prevent, and that's not even addressing the idea of artistic freedom etc.

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