Views on Censorship

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 1:45 am

No, I said they're not more accessible. Children should be asleep at that time. If they're old enough to know how to work a TV, and to find the shows on Comedy Central to their humour, then they would already know the eff word, so it's not such a big deal is it.

TheLastMaverick7 · Post by **TheLastMaverick7** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 2:02 am

No, I said they're not more accessible.

You never said that. You said "No" to my question "Are they not just as easily accessible to children as the rest of the day?" You didn't signify if you meant that in a positive or negative manner. Anyhow, the age of the viewers isn't important. What is, is the fact that they only censor a portion of the day. Why would you censor at all if you didn't care about whomever hears it. It is not impossible for a child to hear that during the hours it is available.

Explosive American · Post by **Explosive American** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 2:09 am

iGeo wrote:As far as I'm concerned, censorship isn't a problem in the UK. I don't know of any games, movies or anything else that has been bannned here that was allowed in any other country.

It doesn't really surprise me that a lot of American stuff is censored, no offence but much of your country seem oblivious to what is happening in the rest of the world... a good example of this being my vacation to California in the summer, two days before I was leaving to go home, there was a large terrorist threat at one of the major london airports, whereby British Intelligence thwarted terrorists from taking down planes over the Atlantic with both American and British citizens on board. Now, during this even, on CNN, they covered the terror threats for less then 2 minutes, and continued the news show covering a story about a man that found a 3" rock in a river that resembled jesus... oh and a party for people to dress up their dogs. None of this is a joke. You're censorship needs to be sorted IMO, but then you guys know it more than me, so ultimatley my say has nothing to do with it.

Yeah, Dubya has this thing...he seems to think that if any terrorist threat or anything is broadcast when it happens, then the terrorists will think they've won. For some hilarious neo-conservative American bullcrap, go here. Sometimes I feel embarassed to be associated with these people by nationality.

turk645 · Post by **turk645** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:31 am

Explosive American wrote:Sometimes I feel embarassed to be associated with these people by nationality.

Ditto.

DWells55 · Post by **DWells55** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:43 am

Like it or not, the very little censorship that we have in America isn't all that bad...

Look at China, where WikiPedia was blocked. Look at Australia where certain video games are out of the picture just because of their content. There's still a lot of free speech in this country and we're lucky to have it.

Explosive American · Post by **Explosive American** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:02 am

Offtopic, my principal says that our school motto should be "I am thankful for what I have, because I am lucky I get anything at all". We're a low budget charter school

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:10 am

So Mr. Maverick, if censoring daytime TV alone isn't good enough for you, what do you suggest?

turk645 · Post by **turk645** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:05 am

there is one aspect of cencorship in america you forgot, the fact that americans will do anything for money. Think about it, what is an easy way to get money, dont cencor something and get it tons of poplicity for being bad. Just look at GTA.

Munsie · Post by **Munsie** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:44 pm

I'll have to say it, Canada = Win.

~Munsie

Ombre · Post by **Ombre** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:55 pm

Ewww... Who wants to live in a country with only one road? The Yellow Brick Road.

turk645 · Post by **turk645** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 1:32 pm

actually i would. Depending on how things go after i graduate i plan to go to canada on vacation to see if i want to move there or not.

DWells55 · Post by **DWells55** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:40 pm

In Edmonton, Alberta, the economy is booming. Last I heard, Burger King pays at $18 and hour to start. Candian dollars, but still.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:43 pm

$18/hour for fast food isn't that bad...I get $10/hour (American) coding/designing, and I thought that was a lot.

Underdog · Post by **Underdog** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:21 pm

eh i make 7.50 starting in january...

but then again im only 15 and i work at a drycleaners part time so i think im alright.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:29 pm

I missed when this was changed to the "How much money can you make at various jobs?" thread.

Underdog · Post by **Underdog** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:29 pm

Tural wrote:I missed when this was changed to the "How much money can you make at various jobs?" thread.

true. lets stay on topic a little.

(i know im hypocritical.)

noscottno · Post by **noscottno** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:46 pm

Well, in my opinion, it's freedom of speech, and according to my last year's 8th grade history skillz, it's in the constitution. If you don't like what's on TV, don't watch it. I'm sure most of you have seen the commercials for the V-chip. If parents don't want there children watching and inappropriate program, they block it. (I should know, MA and R ratings are blocked on my TV

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snakejknight · Post by **snakejknight** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:10 pm

my question to anyone here is would it be ok for saw, hostel, turistas, texas chainsaw massacer or any of those movies be on a channel between cartoon network and Nickelodeon???

sex and language arn't realy wat i'm worried about with censorship, i think the violence thing is the problem, i do beilieve america is over censored, but some censorship is neccisary

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:14 pm

Censors do not hurt anyone.

turk645 · Post by **turk645** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:08 am

snakejknight wrote:my question to anyone here is would it be ok for saw, hostel, turistas, texas chainsaw massacer or any of those movies be on a channel between cartoon network and Nickelodeon???

funny thing is that is impossable for me they are right next to each other for me, unless there is a way to make a half channel.