Thursday, May 17, 2007
Having certain unpleasant things to be censored is definitely good for us, especially towards development of children and teenages. There are certain undesirable habits which children and teenagers pick up from their parents, like the usage of vulgar language, smoking, gambling, and also drinking. Imagine if children and teenagers are exposed to more of such things consistently from the media, they will feel that it is socially acceptable to pick up such habits since it is frequently seen or heard in the environment which they grow up in.
Some may say that there is too much censorship going around and sometimes, it causes the audience to miss out some parts which may be considered essential to bring out the essence of that particular thing. However, we should understand that it may only be censoring of one or two words, or sometimes, a scene that lasts only a few seconds in a show. If such little amount of content is being censored, I believe, it would not have an effect so huge that it would cost the essence of a video or a story.
Some may also feel that being exposed to censored materials does not mean that people will start to follow steps. However, we would have to understand that, not every single one of us may be matured enough to conduct 'self-censorshup', especially for youngsters , the one at an age that is most susceptible to the influences from the environment as they are still in the process of finding themselves.
Censorship in Singapore is considered desirable as it is pitched at different levels, considering individuals having a different level of maturity at different stages of their lives. For example, not long ago, the government in Singapore has come up with a new age category known as M18, or matured 18, to allow people to be able to view movies that are thought to be suitable for 18 year olds who have yet to reach 21. This goes to show that censorship in Singapore is reasonable.
Some may say that there is too much censorship going around and sometimes, it causes the audience to miss out some parts which may be considered essential to bring out the essence of that particular thing. However, we should understand that it may only be censoring of one or two words, or sometimes, a scene that lasts only a few seconds in a show. If such little amount of content is being censored, I believe, it would not have an effect so huge that it would cost the essence of a video or a story.
Some may also feel that being exposed to censored materials does not mean that people will start to follow steps. However, we would have to understand that, not every single one of us may be matured enough to conduct 'self-censorshup', especially for youngsters , the one at an age that is most susceptible to the influences from the environment as they are still in the process of finding themselves.
Censorship in Singapore is considered desirable as it is pitched at different levels, considering individuals having a different level of maturity at different stages of their lives. For example, not long ago, the government in Singapore has come up with a new age category known as M18, or matured 18, to allow people to be able to view movies that are thought to be suitable for 18 year olds who have yet to reach 21. This goes to show that censorship in Singapore is reasonable.
Labels: Is censorship desirable?
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