Censorship
Censorship
The freedom to read is essential to the democratic way of life. But
today, that freedom is under attack. Private groups and public authorities
everywhere are working to remove both books and periodicals from sale, to
exclude certain books from public schools, to censor and silence magazines and
newspapers, and to limit controversial books and periodicals to the general
public. The suppression of reading materials is suppression of creative thought.
Books and periodicals are not the only things being suppressed by pressures to
the political and social systems. They are also being brought against the
educational system, films, radio, television, and against the graphic and
theater arts. Censorship occurs often in today's
society, much of which is
justifiable, but in some cases is simply unnecessary.
What is Obscenity? Obscenity is difficult to honestly discuss. After
all, what makes a thing obscene? It is something too vague to be defined.
People often see......
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