Censorship exacerbates stereotypes. - 15 views

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  #3 Weiye Loh on 02 Sep 09

   

  "I do not think that censorship exacerbates stereotypes. I believe stereotypes exacerbates stereotypes. Without first knowing what are the stereotypes, how do we know that these are stereotypes?"
  
  But how do we know what the stereotypes are in the first place? Though censored media perhaps? So yes, censorship can be argued to exacerbate stereotypes. =) It's just how much.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I do not think that censorship exacerbates stereotypes. I believe stereotypes exacerbates stereotypes. Without first knowing what are the stereotypes, how do we know that these are stereotypes?" <br /> <br /> But how do we know what the stereotypes are in the first place? Though censored media perhaps? So yes, censorship can be argued to exacerbate stereotypes. =) It's just how much.</div>

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  #5 Chen Guo Lim on 02 Sep 09

   

  Perhaps, censorship does make stereotypes more obvious.
  What about in the event that censorships maybe employed by governmental regulations, which is almost always the case, if you exclude self censorship that is?
  
  When the governmental agencies decides what scenes to cut, what movies to ban, they have already subscribed, and supported certain stereotypes, that perhaps might serve the common good better, or for their own benefit.
  
  In this case, although the censorship does make stereotypes more obvious, but behind these censorships, there are already stereotypes pre-attached to them. =)

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Perhaps, censorship does make stereotypes more obvious. <br /> What about in the event that censorships maybe employed by governmental regulations, which is almost always the case, if you exclude self censorship that is? <br /> <br /> When the governmental agencies decides what scenes to cut, what movies to ban, they have already subscribed, and supported certain stereotypes, that perhaps might serve the common good better, or for their own benefit. <br /> <br /> In this case, although the censorship does make stereotypes more obvious, but behind these censorships, there are already stereotypes pre-attached to them. =)</div>

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