"Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press- So why is censorship such a big deal? Maybe because the time this was written you didn't have to worry about people expressing their thoughts with words like shit, fuck, or fag. What if those words are just your way of getting the point across? For example, which is more effective on getting people to be quiet and listen, someone yelling "be quiet!" or someone yelling "shut the fuck up!!!" Of course the latter is going to get people's attention. .
One of the most controversial publicly expressed people would have to be Eminem. Most of his lyrics do have cuss words in them, but isn't that freedom of speech? He's not going out in public and yelling these things on the streets, if you don't want to hear him, don't listen to him. You don't have to buy his CD's and you don't have to go to his concerts. Many of his songs do have a meaning to them. Like the song "Cleaning Out My Closet" expresses why he feels such strong dislike towards his mother. To some people they might listen to his music and relate. But because of some people personally not liking his music, message or not, they don't want his music heard. He writes for people to hear what he has to say. In this line from the song "My Dads Gone Crazy" .
"I"d rather have pussy lips glued to my face with a clit ring in my nose then quit bringing my flows, so quit giving me my ammo,.
Can't you see why I"m so mean? If y"all would leave me alone this wouldn't be my M.O.
I wouldn't have to go "eenie, meenie, meinie, mo, catch a homo by his toe"".
he gives a reason why he says what he says. He feeds off of the media and the public saying what they do about him. He likes to rap and society won't let him say what he wants, so he says twice as appalling lyrics. This whole song if you listen to it tells how the media has made him the shocking man he is. They are just free publicity for Eminem.
As you can see there are many different topics in censorship. One of many topics that interest me is the censorship on music. ... The group felt that their 1st Amendment rights were being infringed upon. Many other musicians also believe that there 1st Amendment rights are being infringed upon as well. ... More people should be outraged at the fact that the government is trying to take away our rights. ...
Censors, those people who decide what you get to be exposed to, are subconsciously sabotaging the 1st Amendment and, well, us! ... Child safety, of course, isn't this one of the main reasons for censorship? ... Censorship can't block out everything. ... Censorship is the least of everyone's problems. ... Maybe limits on the 1st Amendment is what is eating this country up. ...
Still, some convey news and information about human rights and civil liberties(ACLU vs. ... As stated in "Censorship and the U.S. Government," "Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but unlike charity it should end there" (Censorship and the U.S. ... If we lose our First Amendment rights what will follow? ... As one can see, censorship is driven by the fear of the unknown. ...
Censorship and The Internet Is Internet Censorship Needed? ... Internet censorship may prove to make the internet more productive but by censoring it you would be bringing unwanted solutions upon people and also cripple their rights. ... A year later a suit was filed against the CDA by 17 organizations and it was found to be unconstitutional under the 1st amendment. ... Not only did it violate those adult's rights but this law is awfully vague. ... They did not do anything about the 1st amendment though and once again it was found to violate the 1st amendment and the 5th amendment now in...
The people of America should not have their constitutional rights taken away. Censorship is unnecessary for many reasons. ... Although many people take offense to certain words, censorship must be stopped. ... Censorship only fuels the fire when it comes to things that offend others. So put out the fire by stopping censorship....
CENSORSHIP: PROTECTION VS. ... This kind of censorship is controversial because there is a question of whether administrators have the right to overrule the 1st amendment of the constitution in order to protect minors. ... Censorship, for some people, is the protection of rights, not the removal of them. ... Cases have been fought all across the country to try to win back some students' rights, in the way of censorship. Many people deem censorship to take away the rights that we have, inherently, as Americans; others believe that it prevents the U.S. from being corrupted. ...
They are taking away their rights and it isn't fair. ... Who act has also had their share of censorship. ... The label also pressures record companies, radio stations and music stores to stop playing or selling recordings considered detrimental to children. " Individuals and groups are attempting to take away our first 1st Amendment rights", she says. " The purpose of music is to be enjoyed, not censored. ... After researching music censorship and supporting anti-censorship organizations, I realize that there is much work to be done to get free speech. ... I think that the more people re...
Censorship of Music In today's society, all types of music artists are expressing their views, opinions and feelings in their songs about what they see and what they know. ... They are taking away their rights and it isn't fair. ... Individuals and groups are attempting to take away their first 1st Amendment rights. ... Censorship is coming down now harder then it has before. ... The more people realize that rights are being violated, the more people will support the anti-censorship groups. ...
The results indicate that almost every country worldwide was perceived to have political censorship on the internet in certain degree and international students have different criterions of evaluation of cyber-censorship. ... Several studies have been conducted on the extent of knowledge and views on censorship among the general public. ... Regardless of these negative attitudes towards Internet censorship, there are also some positive views that censorship provides web users with preventative protection. ... Hence, it is essential to survey their knowledge of censorship and their attitudes to...