How do you feel about censorship in the media?

Depends on the profanity and nudity. Do I want to see two men humping on one girl during prime time when I’m watching TV with my kids? No.

Do I want my kids to hear some screaming, raging, foul mouthed lunatic screaming every obscenity in the book during prime time?

Censorship is there because people want it. There area plenty of stations that aren’t censored.

I could get upset over censorship in the media or go read a book. Hmmmm, I will read a book.

I am completely against all forms of censo

I am all for it!

I am not sure where you reside but here in the US censorship is a joke. It tries to censor things that is promoted latently or spoken of tongue-in-cheek, or with a wink and a nod, all day long. It is OK to think about it, talk about it, pursue it, but not see it, and hardly hear it depending on the media. What is censored here in the US and how it is done makes Uncle Sam appear as a man in the mirror who once he turns away forgets what he looks like.

There is nothing unnatural about nudity and nothing particularly natural about profanity. Profanity refers to a propensity for harming religious institutions (e.g., profaning the temple), which are themselves as natural or unnatural as any other part of the culture. Religion, of course, is an entirely man-made concept; its propensity to control people’s sexuality gives religious leaders a great (I’d say undue) degree of power.

But if by profanity you mean “curse words” or “bad words,” then yes, the hangup is basically cultural. Languages have values, and English is sadly a rather prudish one.

I’m more concerned about censoring views opposing political correctness. I’d find it a bit odd that a measure with the intention of censoring porn would also ban reasonable access to esoteric, spiritual and alternative health websites. Wow, scary.

What is “opposing political correctness”?

What’s your point?

I didn’t have a point. I was asking what it means.

What motivated the actions of authorities in my link then besides political correctness? that’s why I asked.

I don’t know what you think political correctness means, but it seems more like paternalism to me.

@Paradox25 I’m more concerned about censoring views opposing political correctness. I’d find it a bit odd that a measure with the intention of censoring porn would also ban reasonable access to esoteric, spiritual and alternative health websites
I read that and I cannot see any sense in that. Maybe it is me but I cannot see any connection between porn and shamanism et al.

@bolwerk Religion, of course, is an entirely man-made concept; its propensity to control people’s sexuality gives religious leaders a great (I’d say undue) degree of power.
Secular governments do as much just in less than genuine ways, but still part of the same vineyard.

@Hypocrisy_Central: sometimes, but religion exists primarily for that purpose. Secular governments exist to protect rulers and their enablers.

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@Hypocrisy_Central The censorship of anything hinting of mysticism, spirituality or psi has gone well beyond this. The authorities in Great Britain had banned even the discussion of those topics in a serious or scientific light in the media too.

^ Your protected free exchange of ideas:

Enjoy it now while it still exists.