One example of this occurs in1953. .
Lyrics in the song "These Foolish Things" are changed by the publisher because of concerns that the original words are too sexually aggressive. The phrase "gardenia perfume lingering on a pillow" is altered to "a seaplane rising from an ocean billow" (Nuzum 214). .
Also during this decade, many songs are completely banned from the radio, due to certain themes. An example if this is during the year of 1956 when "ABC Radio Network bans Billie Holiday's "Love For Sale" from all of it's stations because of its prostitution themes" (Nuzum 219). During the same year, an issue of the popular magazine Variety "declares that rock music should be banned for causing a staggering wave of juvenile violence and mayhem" (Nuzum 219). .
It's doesn"t seem too ironic that the largest and most popular rock star of these times also proves to be the most controversial. But what does seem ironic is that in the late 1950's "some wanted Elvis Presley to run out of town, though today he is featured on a postage stamp" (Nuzum 6). In my opinion, Elvis Presley was not only the "King", but he was also the "King of Controversy". "In the 1950's, adults viewed rock and roll with a paranoia regarding the effects of its tribal, jungle beats on their children" (Nuzum 6). .
"As Elvis Presley's popularity surges, several radio stations across the country pull his records, claiming they are too obscene. A Nashville deejay known as Great Scott burns six hundred Elvis records in a city park; WSPT in Minneapolis vows never to air any of Presley's records; and Los Angeles station KMBC refuses to play Elvis's Christmas Album, saying it is tantamount to "having Tempest Storm give Christmas gifts to my kids" (Nuzum 220). .
If any artist has felt the direct effects of censorship, it was Elvis Presley. In 1958, his music, along with other rock and R&B music, caused "congress to consider legislation that requires song lyrics to be screened and altered by a review committee before being broadcast or offered for sale (Nuzum 220).
Governing the Internet dominates many debates, censorship leading the fight. ... (Censorship and the Internet 1) This can be done with software, not government intervention. As stated in "Censorship and the U.S. Government," "Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but unlike charity it should end there" (Censorship and the U.S. ... As one can see, censorship is driven by the fear of the unknown. ...
The results indicate that almost every country worldwide was perceived to have political censorship on the internet in certain degree and international students have different criterions of evaluation of cyber-censorship. ... Several studies have been conducted on the extent of knowledge and views on censorship among the general public. ... Regardless of these negative attitudes towards Internet censorship, there are also some positive views that censorship provides web users with preventative protection. ... Hence, it is essential to survey their knowledge of censorship and their attitudes to...
Censorship of the cinema and television is justified. ... The Censorship Board of Malaysia banned those movies from coming into our cinemas because the movie promotes violence, drugs and sexuality. ... The censorship is justified as it will protect our society from moral decay, religious critism and we have the ability to watch the movie with our family. Lastly I still think that censorship is bringing benefits to us rather than destroying us. The censorship is here to stay but we can't predict the future maybe the censorship board will be dissolve in the next coming years. ...
Censorship Censorship is the banning of written work. ... Censorship is a short term benefit for schools and a long term problem. ... Censorship certainly protects people who are sensitive to certain issues. ... You can't have censorship without infringing on the basic human rights. In conclusion, censorship shouldn't even be considered. ...
Rap and Censorship The beginnings of rap are believed to based on African rhythms which were used as a form of communication by the native peoples. ... Not all of government's attempts at censorship are as obvious as "Censorware." ... Local governments practice censorship even more often than the federal government. ... The private sector, most notably in the form of super-retailer Wal-Mart, has joined the government in the censorship war. ... One of today's leaders in censorship, especially censorship of rap, has become C. ...
Ownership is like the owner of something, who has the legal right to something or to control What is Censorship? ... How information and media control and ownership relate to censorship? ... First is the Information and media control, without the information control it's may cause conflict and confusion whereby the information just release without any approver knowing, without ownership the information can be use and publish to every one, if there is no censorship this also may cause harm and violent to public, so information control, ownership and censorship is very important for me...
We need censorship to protect children from being exploited and exposed to things they shouldn't be. ... Congress is not all the way for censorship though. ... (www.epic.org/free_speech/censorship/) We also need censorship on the television. ... Since the addition of cable there is a needed increase for censorship. ... Censorship is a necessary and beneficial limitation on society. ...
Censorship is not as recent as most people think. ... Censorship must cease before it gets to be out of control. ... Censorship is used in the novel by burning books. Censorship is oppressive. ... Corporations like Wal-mart have used censorship as vengeance and discipline. ...
Censorship In Fahrenheit 451, as in society today, censorship has completely destroyed originality and intelligence throughout the country. ... In some ways censorship is good, but in other ways it's gone too far. ... In the United States, censorship relates to this by keeping people from hearing all the facts. ... Censorship denies the public right to speech in all of its forms. ... In conclusion, censorship controls today's society. ...