Censorship

Censorship was created to control the freedom of expression. Freedom of expression is a factor that expresses that we live in a democratic society. Because of this, there are people that do not agree with censorship. But I believe that some material in the media that increases racial, religious or other indiscretion among the people should be censored.

Unfinished music Two Virgins by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969 was censored. Two Virgins was banned because of the cover. The cover showed John Lennon with his wife nude. This is the reason why the government disapproved of the public sale of it. The government forced stores to sell the album in a brown paper inner sleeve. Lennon challenged saying that all disorder wasn’t about nudity, it was because the couple were rather unattractive. In my opinion all obscene material must be censored by the law because it can be dangerous for our children and teenagers because can affect the morality and God after Adan y Eva sinned God cover they body after God throw away them from the Garden of Eden.

Madonna “crucifixion of Christ” scene concert was censored on 22 November 2006. Madonna wanted to show how many children died from AIDS. The American Family Association and Christian right forced the channel NBS, to delete the crucifixion scene that was to appear in the concert. The religions leaders said that the scene was a blasphemous because was an insult to Jesus Christ. Madonna in her defense said that her performance is neither anti Christian, sacrilegious or blasphemous and she only wanted to encourage people to help one another and see the world united. In my opinion, even though it is not a sin to show the world the truth the truth that we are living. It is a way to teach us how to make a better world, where everyone has the same privilege I disagree with her because she has to respect a theology of every religion.

Another example of censorship took place in Puerto Rico in the 1990s. Reggaeton was banned because the government thought that it was insulting to the high class of Latin America. The government said that people weren’t allowed to listen this kind of music, and the lyrics of the reggaeton were too violent, vulgar, sexual and offensive for woman and the high class society. The reggaeton singers in their defense said that it was a misunderstanding, especially in question to the woman. Then the new reggaeton musician began to clean up the lyrics to may sure that the radio would play it. Finally the reggaeton became acceptable. I think that some lyrics must be censored when it has curse and violent words and offended the moral principles of a person.

Censorship is an important and essential part of the society because without the presence of censorship the world would be a complete disaster. Censorship helps to clear out the appearances of nudity, offensive violence and other obscene gestures through the Medias.