Censorship

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What constitutes censorship, in your opinion?

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[anna karina]

no cock on tv

[Memento Mori]

Haha.

Will the dictionary not do?

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Definitions of censorship on the Web:

* censoring: counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
* censoring: deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* Censorship is the removal or withholding of information from the public by a controlling group or body. Typically censorship is done by governments, religious groups, or the mass media, although other forms of censorship exist. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship

* The practice of suppressing a text or part of a text that is considered objectionable according to certain standards.
www.medialit.org/reading_room/article565.html

* Control over the content of a media text. Different media forms have different forms of censorship - sometimes from a government, but mainly from a regulatory agency, eg the British Board of Film Classification
www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp

* This is the activity of looking carefully at published material (books, films) and removing parts which are thought to be offensive or, often, politically dangerous
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1758_blue_plaque/vocpops/Ram_Mohun_Roy.shtml

* Changes required of a movie by some person or body other than the studio or the filmmakers, usually a national or regional film classification board. See also certificate.
www.teako170.com/glossary2.html

* The act of removing parts, or the entirety, of a TV programme, a film, a book etc considered to be offensive, immoral. or a political threat.
www.bsa.govt.nz/mediastudies/

* The act of hiding, removing, altering or destroying copies of art or writing so that general public access to it is partially or completely limited. Contrast with bowdlerization. Click here to download a PDF handout discussing censorship in great detail. ...
web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_C.html

* A film for theatrical release is reviewed by a film classification board which may request certain changes before release will be allowed, or allowed under a certain age rating.
www.sellascript.com/Source/glossary.cfm

* Action taken to prevent others from having access to a book or information; a public objection to words, subjects and/or information in books, films, and other media with the idea of depriving others from reading or viewing them.
www.odl.state.ok.us/servlibs/l-files/glossc.htm

* Decisive acts of forbidding or preventing publication or distribution of media products, or parts of those products, by those with the power, either economic or legislative, to do so.
freespace.virgin.net/brendan.richards/glossary/glossary.htm

* The control or regulation of speech and other forms of human expression, usually imposed by the government or some other powerful group of people. ...
www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/springawakening/terms.html

* the means of keeping unpleasant (or unsociable) desires out of consciousness. Censorship is circumvented through dreams, parapraxes (or "slips of the tongue"), word association, and figures of speech.
www.geneseo.edu/~easton/humanities/Freud.htm

* something that is meant to prevent free expression
encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861632117/muzzle.html

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^^ too much reading lol

isnt sensible censorship on tv already in place?

[V-Dogg]

^^ too much reading lol

isnt sensible censorship on tv already in place?
Yeah. It's called "No sexual or obscene content unless it's a music video."

*cough*

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Video games have been the subject of controversy and censorship, due to the depiction of graphic violence, sex themes, consumption of illegal drugs, consumption of alcohol or tobacco, or profanity in some games. Among others, critics of video games sometimes include parents' groups, politicians, organized religion groups, and other special interest groups, and may become a part of new laws and legislation in the United States and other countries. In recent years, particularly notable controversy was generated with the discovery of a downloadable modification that unlocked a sex driven minigame in the highly popular Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas which is made by Rockstar.

Video game censorship is defined as use of state or group power to control the playing, distribution, purchase, or sale of video games or computer games based on an evaluation of the game's content. Video game censorship is a polarizing subject, with both proponents and opponents of censorship displaying passion for their views.

SourceK Wikipedia,org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_controversy)

Should video games be censored?

[Memento Mori]

Is that a separate discussion?

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Censorship is censorship. I believe it is easier to explore the different facets of a topic if you don't split it into separate posts but rather continue the thread. I believe our users are intelligent enough to recognize the value of multiple questions being posed in the same thread.

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[Memento Mori]

Well, in my opinion, games are censored enough as it is. Until the games industry gets out of its infancy, it will always be blamed and censored.

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I believe the current ratings system is enough to suffice. Let the user decide what is appropriate. I don't believe censorship should exceed the mandate of keeping certain content out of the hands of children without parental consent. Adults should decide for themselves.

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[Memento Mori]

But the problem is the adults aren't responsible enough to do that, then pile the blame on anyone but themselves.

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So perhaps the underlying problem is not video games, but rather the ability of our education system to teach people to make responsible decisions? Or can you teach someone to make responsible decisions? And if you can not, then does this mandate stricter censorship? I'm assuming you are referencing the fact that parents often provide their children with explicit content.

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[Memento Mori]

You assume correctly. If the age certificates in games, movies, whatever were enforced properly, then this would be less of an issue. I still feel many of the games censorship issues stem from the belief kids will play them. But that shouldn't even be under question if the game is to be issued with an 18 certificate.

[oNe]

what happen to freedom of speech

[clh3785]

hes talking about places other than the u.s.
for instance gta 4 is censored in australia
and in the u.s.a people can have freedom of speech, as long as its not offensive or harmful to others. and they can still release any movies they want, and then they set a rating so little kids wont watch it.

[oNe]

oh gta4 is cool hard to drive though
some crazy stuff when your drunk yourself and playing this game and driving wow
also dying on gta4 is cool i like their camera style but this aint a gta4 thread

[clh3785]

i was using it as an example.

http://albumwash.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5491&page=3&highlight=grand+theft+auto

theres a gta4 thread. post to your little hearts content.

[oNe]

yeah i was taking a look at it but thanks

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Preventing children from obtaining adult content has nothing to do with freedom of speech. In fact, it promotes freedom of speech. Plato, the first person to ever write about censorship that I'm aware of, actually suggested that the works of Homer be censored in order to not corrupt the minds of children should they read his work. Now, that is censorship. Putting a label on a box is just being a responsible artist or distributor and passes the burden to the parents, where it should belong.

[nickh155]

i am a capitalist, does censorship really help me in my position?..........

does mandating a stricter censorship now encroch on personal rights? the last thing i want is some guy who has no kids telling me that my kids cannot watch it because they are not mature enough. are you kidding me? and on the point of stricter censorship does that not play a role on the type of political government we support? so many thoughts running through my head, sorry if its really jangled up