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Re: The Big [Censored] Theory

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Post by jrm4 »

cdot2 wrote: post #5
jrm4 wrote: post #3

I find that it's always interesting to THEN consider, okay -- while there's no centralized board or anything -- what does e.g. American censorship go after?

Anything you can think of you will be able to find that content. We simply don't have the kind of censorship that China has. Comparing the two is ridiculous.

Your second sentence is absolutely correct, the others are not.

Easy example: compare the Marvel "Civil War" comics to the movies. The former was critical of the military in a way that could not happen in any big blockbuster movie.

Re: The Big [Censored] Theory

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Post by JasonFruit »

cdot2 wrote: post #5
jrm4 wrote: post #3

I find that it's always interesting to THEN consider, okay -- while there's no centralized board or anything -- what does e.g. American censorship go after?

Anything you can think of you will be able to find that content. We simply don't have the kind of censorship that China has. Comparing the two is ridiculous.

You're missing the point. American censorship doesn't have to be comparable for the question of what can be learned about our cultural bias from what we censor or self-censor to be interesting. What do we eliminate or simply refuse to produce because we can't bear to have our children see the world that way?

Re: The Big [Censored] Theory

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Post by debacle »

Interesting that censoring only 3% of what I would regard as a very trendy show can eliminate depictions of sexuality, sex, religion, and unwanted political commentary.

You can effectively change reality by adjusting a tiny fraction of it. This is why the Overton Window is so important.

Re: The Big [Censored] Theory

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Post by JasonFruit »

omegaworks wrote: post #9

Kinda weird that author categorized the incest joke "Howard: I lost my virginity to my cousin Jeanie" under LGBTQ censorship. When she mentioned the justification: "China has encouraged straight couples to marry and raise two to three children." it makes some sense, but incestuous relationships are not considered by themselves "LGBTQIA2S+"

"+", apparently.

Re: The Big [Censored] Theory

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Post by dmurray »

omegaworks wrote: post #9

Kinda weird that author categorized the incest joke "Howard: I lost my virginity to my cousin Jeanie" under LGBTQ censorship. When she mentioned the justification: "China has encouraged straight couples to marry and raise two to three children." it makes some sense, but incestuous relationships are not considered by themselves "LGBTQIA2S+"

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Re: The Big [Censored] Theory

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Post by omegaworks »

JasonFruit wrote: post #14
omegaworks wrote: post #9

Kinda weird that author categorized the incest joke "Howard: I lost my virginity to my cousin Jeanie" under LGBTQ censorship. When she mentioned the justification: "China has encouraged straight couples to marry and raise two to three children." it makes some sense, but incestuous relationships are not considered by themselves "LGBTQIA2S+"

"+", apparently.

The plus signifies support and acceptance of those who live with HIV.

Re: The Big [Censored] Theory

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Post by hackeraccount »

jrm4 wrote: post #11
cdot2 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anything you can think of you will be able to find that content. We simply don't have the kind of censorship that China has. Comparing the two is ridiculous.

Your second sentence is absolutely correct, the others are not. Easy example: compare the Marvel "Civil War" comics to the movies. The former was critical of the military in a way that could not happen in any big blockbuster movie.

The argument would be that you can find critical views of the military - just not in a blockbuster movie.

The question is why the people making the content in the US and China don't want to certain content. Is it because they're worried it won't be popular or because they're worried that it will be popular.

I can't prove anything (how would you?) but I tend to think in the U.S. it's the former and in the China the later.

Re: The Big [Censored] Theory

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Post by strbean »

omegaworks wrote: post #9

Kinda weird that author categorized the incest joke "Howard: I lost my virginity to my cousin Jeanie" under LGBTQ censorship. When she mentioned the justification: "China has encouraged straight couples to marry and raise two to three children." it makes some sense, but incestuous relationships are not considered by themselves "LGBTQIA2S+"

They mention "LGBTQ+ (and atypical heterosexual relationships)"
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