Chapter 17: Censorship

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Chapter 17 Censorship

• Should censorship be used in any circumstances?
  What about obscenity or hate speech?
• Does censorship destroy art, or does some
  measure of restraint actually make art better?
• What are some ways that the public could have
  more of a say in what gets put on movie screens?

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Chapter 17 Censorship

• Case 75 The Voice of America
• Case 76 Fencing the Net
• Case 77 Frontal Assault
• Case 78 Life Stinks

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Case 75 The Voice of America

• Facts Empirical Definition
• Values
• Principles
• Loyalties

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• The rapper, Eminem, has become extremely popular.
  But is his message socially responsible?
• Do artists such as Eminem have a responsibility
  to society?
• Should artists have to be accountable?
• What can artists to to present a better message
  to their audience without compromising their art?

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Case 75 Additional links

• Eminem.com The rappers website.
• The Paradox of Eminem Will the Real Slim Shady
  Please Stand Up? A look at Eminem His life,
  work, and the controversy surrounding him.
• Eminem Photo Gallery A gallery of Eminem
  pictures.
• The Eminem Syndrome Article on Eminems
  negative social influence on society.
• The Voice of America Rolling Stone article on
  Eminem and how his music is sweeping, and
  defining, America.

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Case 76 Fencing the Net

• Facts Empirical Definition
• Values
• Principles
• Loyalties

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• Several acts in the past years have tried to
  control what children can view in public places.
  They have met with much resistance.
• Does the government have a right to censor if it
  is in the best interest of the children? Or
  should the parent decide what the best interest
  is?
• How could Rawls curtain be used to obtain a fair
  result for everyone?

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Case 76 Additional links

• Watchdogs launch attack on filter law Report on
  the challenges to the Childrens Internet
  Protection Act.
• Childrens Internet Protection Act Actual text
  of the act.
• Censorship in a Box Why Blocking Software Is
  Wrong for Public Libraries The ACLUs position
  on filtering software in libraries.
• American Library Association Is No Friend of Our
  Children Supports CIPA and accuses the American
  Library Association of not having the best
  interests of children at heart.

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Case 77 Frontal Assault

• Facts Empirical Definition
• Values
• Principles
• Loyalties

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• Stormfront is a white supremacist site. This
  site and others like it are a new way of
  spreading hate to the world.
• There is not doubt that hate speech is a
  terrible thing, but should hate sites be
  censored?
• What is the best way to overcome hate speech and
  vehicles used to spread this message, such as
  Stormfront?

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Case 77 Additional links

• Stormfront The white supremacists homepage.
• Father and son team on hate site Article on Don
  Black, his son, and their website, Stormfront.
• Don Black White Pride World Wide Article that
  exposes Don Black and his website as hate
  mongers.
• Internet and First Amendment Does not support
  hate speech but also does not support censoring
  hate speech on the internet.

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Case 78 Life Stinks

• Facts Empirical Definition
• Values
• Principles
• Loyalties

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• Many people criticize how movies have become far
  more objectionable. At left are some of the ones
  that draw criticism.
• How could the golden mean be used to ensure a
  reasonable solution to this conflict over the
  content of movies?
• How can we avoid returning the the old
  production code, yet at the same time please
  those who say movies are to extreme?

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Case 78 Additional links

• Censorship in Hollywood A history of censorship
  in Hollywood.
• The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 Text
  of the production code that governed Hollywood
  for years.
• Of Black Centaurettes, Twin Towers, and Political
  Correctness The Question of Censorship An
  extensive history of film censorship and its pros
  and cons.
• It Is So Sad to Just Accept One controversial
  filmmakers views on censorship in Hollywood.
• Guarding against 'Hollywood' Values Article
  that blasts Hollywood for its non-family friendly
  values.