Censorship

Gluk Schmuck · #1 07-25-2001, 06:34 PM

who here hates censorship???

PS. i don't see why people would buy blocking software when it's the parents' responsibility to control what the kid sees...

Danny · #2 07-25-2001, 09:24 PM

i am opposed to censorship in general, but i am a little uncertain when i think that if they censored child pornography from the internet, it would probably, if not die out, at least there would be less of it. so censorship can sometimes be good. but normally it is bad. oh, i don't know!

Melvin:squeeking paramite · #3 07-25-2001, 10:44 PM

I hate censorship... but,like retick said there are some really perverted things. But pretty much,cencorship annoys me. Like when they censor books or free speach... and films... and more stuff... yep....and stuff... yeah. BOO! down with cencorship! *turns on a lighter*yeah!

Gluk Schmuck · #4 07-26-2001, 06:37 AM

just checking, 'cos i hate those applications that block all pages with certain words...

i wouldn't mind certain things being censored, but i'm generally opposed to it...

One, Two, Middlesboogie · #5 07-26-2001, 08:17 AM

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Censorship is an insidious blight on our society and anyone who advocates it should be silenced and all their writings burned.

~ Arnold Judas Rimmer

Seriously, as Rettick said, censorship can be good if its to protect people (ie protecting our children from seeing porn or hearing profanity), but if it infringes on people's rights or dicriminates against a certain group of people, it is bad.

[ July 26, 2001: Message edited by: One, Two, Middlesboogie ]

Danny · #6 07-26-2001, 04:40 PM

the difficulty is telling the difference between good censorship and bad censorship. there will always be exceptions to every rule.

Zoolag · #7 07-26-2001, 06:07 PM

Good Censorship = Child porn, dead bodies on the net, recorded suicides, paediphilia and n e thing supporting it.

Bad Censorship = Porn...how dare u block porn...porn is my god..yeh and all the other stuff, but censoring porn is jus' sad unless its kiddie stuff...but teen stuff i dont mind that. Like 19 yr olds and stuff. I am gonna b a porno directer n e wayz.

Danny · #8 07-26-2001, 08:23 PM

porn is boring. it is of no matter to me if they consor it or not. i suppose there are some sad individuals who can't get any real sex, so need porn, so it should remain uncensored for them. [shit, i'm being provocative today. don't lower yourself to my level, oryon]

Zoolag · #9 07-26-2001, 10:22 PM

LoL...ok'z. But i am 1 of those malez who has 2 c porn @ least evry 2 weex. And i aint on about pictures *Laughs* How tame, lol, i am on about the hardcore vids. And yeh i c were ur coming from. But i believe that all porn (Apart from kiddie) should be legalised. Especially gay stuff cos it int fair 2 outkast peeps jus' cos they like men. I personally find that sad. Animal stuff shunt b censored...hell, if its kinky i will watch it. Interacial shunt b. Incest...now i am @ a cross roads on this...Hmmmmm.

Danny · #10 07-26-2001, 11:30 PM

ah ain't sayin it shurd be eeleegul, jus that et's crep!

Sydney · #11 07-27-2001, 06:56 AM

I agree that good censorship censors child and animal porn. Anything non-consensual is illegal in most places, including with animals.

Most of the people who are in charge of censorship are extreme right-wingers who would happily censor sexual related material before touching violence. I've always thought violence was more damaging to society, but apparently the gun-toting conservatives believe otherwise.

[ July 27, 2001: Message edited by: Sydney ]

Gluk Schmuck · #12 07-27-2001, 08:09 AM

it's ironic how stuff that's illegal in real life is generally more acceptable to the film censors than legal stuff...especially when people can get such easy access to anything on the net

(i hate the British Board of Film Classification)

One, Two, Middlesboogie · #13 07-27-2001, 08:47 AM

Why? I think the BBFC are doing a very good job. Their only blooper, in my opinion, was giving Godzilla a PG instead of a 12.

Gluk Schmuck · #14 07-27-2001, 08:53 AM

i think that you should be able to see a movie of any rating if your parents take you (as long as they're old enough to see it)...

and it can't be any good having "middle age" people deciding what teenagers can and can't see...teenagers should be able to sit on the board and say if they're shocked or not...

One, Two, Middlesboogie · #15 07-27-2001, 09:21 AM

You can see a movie of any rating in Britain, as long as you are accompanied by a person who is above the minimum age rating.

Gluk Schmuck · #16 07-27-2001, 09:27 AM

when did they change the law?

Zoolag · #17 07-27-2001, 10:07 AM

Films shunt b rated 4 their content. They shud b rated on the ability 2 shock. If you r over 13 i think u can see n e film you want. I saw Hannibal and that was quite tame. I personally thort that, that shud b a 15 insted of a 18.

SpikeyMudokonPunk · #18 07-27-2001, 11:13 AM

Well,

censorship does suck but you have to think for the children yo!!!

Yuck, I sounded like Micheal Jackson!!!!

One, Two, Middlesboogie · #19 07-27-2001, 12:07 PM

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Originally posted by Gluk Schmuck:
when did they change the law?

It's always been like that. The BBFC classifications are there as a parental guide, not as hard and fast law. Provided a parent or guardian is with them, anyone is allowed to see any film.

LuxoJr · #20 07-27-2001, 12:23 PM

What's wrong with Michael Jackson? Back when he was cool enough to turn into a car or rocketship during Moonwalker, Jackson was more hip than Pog.

***Cloverfield*** · #21 07-27-2001, 03:15 PM

I am actually someone that has blocking software on my computer... and why... for a very good reason. I caught one of my brothers looking up porn sites... no big deal, he's well over the age to look at it... but THIS is why I have the software. I found some sites he had been to had tried to install porn links on my PC... and another tried to install what would have been a virus if it had not failed.

You see, I have blocking software to protect my computer from these "dodgy" porn sites that go and try to do things to your PC. I wouldn't mind if he just visited sites like Playboy and the like, but my brother doesn't know what to do with sites that can harm your PC. I'd be just as annoyed if he went to warez sites... simply because he doesn't know what he is doing. And I don't want to risk my computer at that.

I'm not sticking up in defence of censorship and this kind of software (in fact I laugh sometimes at censorship... I'll comment on this soon), but I'm just saying that there are other reasons people use blocking software. I also have a firewall on my PC for the exact same reason... security and protection.

As for censorship... isn't it strange how some stuff is censored and other isn't even worried about. Like you can watch a M15+ movie on cable here during the hours that kids watch TV... with sex scenes and swearing. But on the other hand the censors gave Final Fantasy VII a G rating... and the game has several adult references in it!!!

OK... they are stupid examples, but they are funny. I think that they should really just censor the stuff that is bad... like the child porn and the sick stuff and all the gory disturbing stuff. But as for a few video games with some blood and gore and stuff like that... then really it should be up to the induvidual. My parents always let me watch M movies when I was a kid.

Abe Babe...

Alector · #22 07-27-2001, 03:23 PM

I hate it when my brother goes online with my name, then he goes to stupid porn sites! grrrrrr!!! I said to him thathe shall leave this! I receive everyday stupid e-mails from stupid girls!!! I HATE THIS!!!

[ July 27, 2001: Message edited by: Alector ]

Zoolag · #23 07-27-2001, 04:28 PM

Alector...ur lucky i kn0 ur female cos otherwise i mite of thort u were male and called you a geek for calling girlz stupid. Wen basically the female gender is 10X more intelligent than boyz.

Danny · #24 07-27-2001, 04:45 PM

Oryon is a bit of a feminist...

I think i must have a bit of woman in me, i always do well in tests... [hehe almost typed 'testes' by mistake there...]

SpikeyMudokonPunk · #25 07-27-2001, 04:48 PM

Eww rettick, Eww!

Melvin:squeeking paramite · #26 07-27-2001, 04:52 PM

I wouldn't say either of the genders are smarter... there are some females smarter than males and some males smarter than females... i'd say we're equal. There are differences in the sexes though.
(btw,if any one's wondering I'm a male)

Alector · #27 07-27-2001, 05:00 PM

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Originally posted by Oryon:
Alector...ur lucky i kn0 ur female cos otherwise i mite of thort u were male and called you a geek for calling girlz stupid. Wen basically the female gender is 10X more intelligent than boyz.

hä??? what? What are you talking about, people????? What...Rettick, you have a little bit woman in you...????
oh man...you make me totally confused oryon

i thought it's a topic about censorship and not about guyz who think that they have a bit woman in them...

Melvin:squeeking paramite · #28 07-27-2001, 05:16 PM

Its a joke Alector. Since Oryon said females are smarter and Rettick does well on tests and is smart,he must have some women in him... get it? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!*huff* whew, that Rettick... hes so horribly,painfully witty...

Zoolag · #29 07-27-2001, 07:08 PM

Dont u jus' hate malez who say that men will rule the world in the future. Like, OMG...only if the female gender dies out!! And when men say...all the ppl who have invented stuff we need are male. Hmmmm, like OK...since when did we need a TV? A telephone? We dont NEED them...it is a luxury. Shows how stupid men are (I am male by the way...these are the reasons i get called gay, lol) Jus' to stay on topic...Censoring sucks. And does everyone like my signature?

Gluk Schmuck · #30 07-27-2001, 09:44 PM

tell that to the odeon, Middlesboogie...
i wouldn't have a prob with the BBFC if the ratings were guidelines...

ahahhh!!!
There are seven classification categories:

U, Uc and PG which are advisory only
12, 15 and 18 which restrict viewing by age
R18 which is only available to adults in licensed outlets

...i found this on http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Guidelin.nsf

on the other topic: generally women are so much nicer than men...damn my XY chromosomes!!!

[ July 27, 2001: Message edited by: Gluk Schmuck ]