I do believe people have a right to make whatever horrible thing they want and others have a right to choose to go or not, to read or not. How to maintain diversity and choice without upsetting too many people, it's a quandary. What one person describes as perverted with the power to inflict terrible damage on society, another might find gratifying. In particular, I'm thinking about homosexual content in films or books. Some people would love to ban that sort of thing because they truly believe that it's damaging to society. I obviously don't agree with that, so should my rights be curtailed because they believe something different and they have the majority in a particular community?
I'm against censorship in art, films, and writing. I think it should be left up to the individual as to whether he/she decides to partake. I might despise with a passion the message of these torture-filled hateful films, but I really believe people have a right to choose to both make them and/or view whatever they want.
I still think there should be some guidelines for advertising in public forums, however, since by definition people might be exposed when they don't choose to be.
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Date: 2007-03-28 06:48 pm (UTC)From:I'm against censorship in art, films, and writing. I think it should be left up to the individual as to whether he/she decides to partake. I might despise with a passion the message of these torture-filled hateful films, but I really believe people have a right to choose to both make them and/or view whatever they want.
I still think there should be some guidelines for advertising in public forums, however, since by definition people might be exposed when they don't choose to be.