Our society frequently focuses on the obscenity that is centred in media and literature as a reason for the social inequalities that exist. Many feminists, along with politicians, have taken a stance against pornography, but just as many have taken a different side, the anti-censorship stance. The denotative meaning of censorship is the examination of books, letters, movies, etc. and the removal of anything thought not right for the community to see or hear. In other words, censorship takes away the right of the individual to decide what is appropriate for them to see or hear. What might offend one person may not offend another person, and it is unjust to prohibit someone from reading or seeing "inappropriate- material based on the opinion of someone else. There have been two major legal cases in Canada that have dealt with censorship laws of obscene materials, and have been the reasoning for the current legislation placed on so-called "degrading- materials. Pornography needs to be approached with open minds, knowing that a freedom of expression has been granted upon all citizens in our society. .
Censorship is a concept that people do not want to discuss since it only reminds them that governments have power and frequently use it in all aspects of their lives. The government has burnt books, trashed bookstores, and put many owners out of business or in jail, all for censoring obscene material' from the public. "What the state can do to a piece of paper, it can do to the human body- (Califia 1995:9-10). Pat Califia refers to all the obscene material in our nation as "the forbidden-, and believes that the forbidden is needed in society for it to function as well as possible. She finds that it seems like we have full access to the forbidden, through cable TV shows or the internet, but in reality the media that we can easily access is "homogenized and sanitized- (Califia 1995:11).
Censorship stiffles the freedom of expression in Canada. ... This law covers the topics from "journalism, to pornography. ... The Canadian charter allows people to be protected from censorship in the hands of the wrong people. ... In Canada, each province has its own censorship board. ... They support laws against pornography and discrimation. ...
This is done in an attempt to quash any traces of "evil" in pornography. ... Similarly, it is pornography in the media that is noticed and shunned by anti-pornographic and censorship organizations because it seemingly singles out females for their bodies. ... Having discussed the untruthfulness of the claims against pornography and showing that pornography is not "evil", it is now possible to consider the violence issue. Are men who are exposed to pornography likely to commit violent acts, such as rape against women, more so than men who are not exposed to pornography? ... But this is complete...
This is done in an attempt to quash any traces of "evil" in pornography. ... Similarly, it is pornography in the media that is noticed and shunned by anti-pornographic and censorship organizations because it seemingly singles out females for their bodies. ... Having discussed the untruthfulness of the claims against pornography and showing that pornography is not "evil", it is now possible to consider the violence issue. Are men who are exposed to pornography likely to commit violent acts, such as rape against women, more so than men who are not exposed to pornography? ... But...
This is done in an attempt to quash any traces of "evil" in pornography. ... Similarly, it is pornography in the media that is noticed and shunned by anti-pornographic and censorship organizations because it seemingly singles out females for their bodies. ... Having discussed the untruthfulness of the claims against pornography and showing that pornography is not "evil", it is now possible to consider the violence issue. Are men who are exposed to pornography likely to commit violent acts, such as rape against women, more so than men who are not exposed to pornography? ... Three other expe...
This is done in an attempt to quash any traces of "evil" in pornography. ... Similarly, it is pornography in the media that is noticed and shunned by anti-pornographic and censorship organizations because it seemingly singles out females for their bodies. ... Having discussed the untruthfulness of the claims against pornography and showing that pornography is not "evil", it is now possible to consider the violence issue. Are men who are exposed to pornography likely to commit violent acts, such as rape against women, more so than men who are not exposed to pornography? ... Thr...
Censorship is what the government deems hurtful or vulgar to society. As you can see there are many different topics in censorship. One of many topics that interest me is the censorship on music. ... When Kurt committed suicide, three teenagers in Canada committed suicide in he same week. ... Many people thought that is album cover was child pornography. ...
Canada is in many ways a free country, particularly by world standards. ... The most frequent form of censorship is self-censorship: Journalists deciding not to pursue certain stories that they know will be unpopular with the boss. In contrast to state censorship, which is usually easy to recognize, self-censorship by journalists tends to be obscured. ... Some will argue that censorship is unconstitutional. ... There is also strong opposition to the exploitation of children; in fact, many Internet users have cooperated in attempts to identify those who create and distribute child pornography....
This is done in an attempt to quash any traces of "evil" in pornography. ... Similarly, it is pornography in the media that is noticed and shunned by anti-pornographic and censorship organizations because it seemingly singles out females for their bodies. ... Although it is obvious that pornography is largely a male interest, a noted increase in female interest would certainly cause an increase in the amount of pornographic material geared for women; this relates to the laws of the business world (Christensen 1990:50).Having discussed the untruthfulness of the claims against pornography and sh...
This is done in an attempt to quash any traces of "evil" in pornography. ... Similarly, it is pornography in the media that is noticed and shunned by anti-pornographic and censorship organizations because it seemingly singles out females for their bodies. ... Having discussed the untruthfulness of the claims against pornography and showing that pornography is not "evil", it is now possible to consider the violence issue. Are men who are exposed to pornography likely to commit violent acts, such as rape against women, more so than men who are not exposed to pornography? ... But this is complete...
