Censorship: It's Bad

[altoecko]

http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=246

You guys have any other popular instances from recent times where a big company has censored something they shouldn't have?

[John Mora]

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Censored by IRC.

[neobi]

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Censorship isn't bad. In fact personal censorship is the most important thing we as americans have. Censorship is only bad when others are censoring something we want to see(hear, etc..). But we need to respect that our views aren't the same as everyone else's and we need it to be convenient for others to allow for their censorship. This is why movies and games have ratings. But complete censorship of something is bad because it imposes other's beliefs/ethics/morals upon you. Maybe I should have clicked your link but this is just my two cents.

[altoecko]

Re: Censorship: It's Bad

Censorship isn't bad. In fact personal censorship is the most important thing we as americans have. Censorship is only bad when others are censoring something we want to see(hear, etc..). But we need to respect that our views aren't the same as everyone else's and we need it to be convenient for others to allow for their censorship. This is why movies and games have ratings. But complete censorship of something is bad because it imposes other's beliefs/ethics/morals upon you. Maybe I should have clicked your link but this is just my two cents.

Click the link, then reply. Self-censorship is fine, imposing it on others is not. Rating something and censoring something are two different things.

[IRC]

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The whole fear of Censorship debate only applies when the governement is the one doing the censoring. Blue Room belongs to AT&T. If they want to control what content is put on their medium that's their right.

It's not the end of the world because Pearl Jam couldn't tell Bush to **** off.

[altoecko]

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I didn't say it was the end of the world, I said Censorship is bad. If you're going to invite artists to perform for you, you shouldn't censor their work.

[IRC]

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Well let's boycott AT&T's blueroom. Wait I already do that. Fight the power.

[Funk]

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Censorship sucks. It just ****ing sucks.

[The Ice Cream Man]

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**** censorship!

EDIT: Oh, you have to be ****ing kidding me...

EDIT 2: Beaten by Funk...The point still stands.

[gray]

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how am i supposed to feel when two things i hate clash?!?!


censorship and preachy musicians so far up their own ass they think everybody wants to hear their views on current politics.



IT'S NOT THE 60s! YOU'RE PAID MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND DRIVE LIMOS EVERYWHERE. **** THE **** OFF YOU ****ING ASSHOLES! WRITE YOUR GODDAMN SONGS AND STOP TRYING TO BE THE NEXT VOICE OF THE COUNTER-REVOLUTION! YOU CAN'T GO FROM WRITING SONGS ABOUT *********ION TO WRITING SONGS ABOUT WHY CURRENT POLITICIANS ARE NOT THE ONES YOU FAVOR AND EXPECT PEOPLE TO THINK YOU'RE AWESOME! SERIOUSLY! JUST DIE!


on the other hand, censorship is wrong. however, as it's been said, when a company censors it's own product, there's not much to be said for that. it's annoying and stupid, but it's not like big brother came in and decided how we were supposed to live. just don't give them your money anymore.


plus, mutilating pink floyd lyrics is waaaaaaaaaay wrong.



edit: and people who use words like "blogosphere" need to be shot into the sun.

[Big Rick Cook]

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What is a "blogosphere"? Because it sounds like a *********ory artpiece.

[IRC]

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It's the collective term for blogs. Like if someone said something had hit the blogosphere they mean people on blogs are talking about it.

[Alex]

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I do not care about this particular issue.

[Chronicle Games]

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Though I disagree with censorship for the most part, Pearl Jam is really ******* me off anyway.

I mean, come on. Write original material. Your past records sold well for a reason: they were good. But when bands start writing political music and trading their quality style *cough*Green Day*cough* for ****ty political music, it's as if they're cheating. All anyone has to say anymore is "I hate George Bush" and they'll make millions. Do you see any of the really good musicians doing this? No.

</slightly off-topic rant>

Anyway, whatever. It's not a big enough issue at this point to get your panties in a knot.

[Magus]

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Musicians can lick a dick.

That's right.