Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Censor Censorship: A Manifesto

The reason why the USA is probably the top close-minded developed country is the ridiculously strict censorship. A week ago (September 13th), a British film about Charles Darwin saw this problem face-to-face. It has failed to find a U.S. distributor because the subject of evolution is too controversial for Americans. The U.S. needs to get off their ignorant asses, and open their minds. The U.S. film distributors need to come out of their hiding spots and not be scared of a little controversy. Controversy is a good thing. It gets you noticed!

U.S. censorship has become so out-of-hand, that artists have begun to censor themselves. There are artists out there who feel they cannot fully express themselves without being harassed by people from agencies like the FCC and MPAA. When a person feels like they can’t fully express themselves, it’s called repression. The government is repressing artists on a daily basis. Last time I checked the history books, repression is a bad thing. Right? Slavery was repression. What the U.S. is doing to it’s artists is the equivalent to slavery. The government has repressed the artist’s freedom of expression.

It’s time for the U.S. to stop being scared of change. Of differences. Of controversy. If the United States are supposed to be “united,” why do I feel so left out?

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