Censorship

Posted by SgtPepper | Posted in | Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2008

Today, It was brought to my attention a very important topic.

Censorship

Should we censor sex and violence in the movies, TV, and even society itself so people are not offended and the youth are not perturbed.?

Or should we allow this content so they are inform, and let them watch anything?

Well, just to begin with, censorship is used to ban content that is not considered prudent. And history has taught us that censorship is not always good, if ever. That we have the right to have access to all the information out there, so we are prepared for the future. But something is true, people are influenced by the content of what they're exposed to, and there are countless cases of this, high school shootings due to over exposure of violence. Teen pregnancy because the shows constantly suggest that having sex underage is the best thing ever.

So what should we do about it? Should we censor everything and pretend that there is no such thing as violence and drugs? Or should we expose society to all the things with the risk that they get affected permanently? Well, for ages we have decided to censor and pretend, but where has that led us?

Today's society is called the generation of vice and perdition. And they're not just exaggerating, it's true that the drug use had never been so high, it's also true that the high school shootings are becoming every week's news, and it's also true that people are having more underage-underground-unprotected sex. And that this like for the underground is nothing but wanting to defy the system, and is cause by all the censorship there is. Forbid something and you're making it more desirable.

But we can't just throw a bunch of deep and crude information to the youngsters, I couldn't possibly think a parent wanting to teach their 5 year old all about drugs, how are they, their effects, and how to avoid them. And I wouldn't want to be the one to talk to the same kid about how much people die for a cause that is not of their own, and how are they tortured and injured.
Because if a boy starts watching pornography at the age of 8, due to lack of censorship, then I wouldn't predict a favorable outcome.

So what should we do? Well, it is simple. How do you get a person to understand planes are a speed transporting devices, so when they see them they don't start throwing rocks at it? IT is obvious: You teach them. That is the only way a boy is not going to be overwhelmed and confused the first time he watches pornography or the first time he has an erection due to something arousing. Because it WILL happen, no matter how hard you try, it will. So, the only thing you can do, is teach your kid all you can about sexuality and hope he understands and hope he'll do good with that information. And this is just an example, but it applies to everything.

And parents all around the world have decided for years that they prefer to censor than to teach, and that has brought us a great amount of trouble, needless to say ignorance. Because that's the only true way to help them get through their lives, teaching them, not getting them inside a bubble for their entire lives. So I say it is time for all of us to rise and say: "I CHOOSE KNOWLEDGE OVER CENSORSHIP". And parents all around the world end with this cycle of ignorance for once and for all.


[Do not censor, TEACH, LEARN]
By I'm the penguin

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