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Re: The Big [Censored] Theory

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bobsmooth wrote: post #196
wizofaus wrote: post #152

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wouldn't that happen even in the US? A movie full of vile racist and sexist jokes bordering on abuse is not going to get a [G] rating, meaning the government is censoring it for some viewers. Edit: it seems it's actually relatively easy to find jokes that are genuinely offensive and degrading in PG rated films. Why that's considered less potentially harmful to kids than showing sex between consenting adults I honestl…

MPAA ratings are decidedly not government censorship.

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Post by camdenlock »

briantakita wrote: post #129

Companies & Governments in the US & West censor for political reasons. Why is this any different?

Citation needed. Please show an example of a foreign piece of content which has been chopped to bits by the US government before being allowed to be distributed here.

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Post by jl6 »

pnemonic wrote: post #188
joe_the_user wrote: post #171

It's worth noting that American censorship in, say, 1960, was at close to the same level. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_censorship_in_the_United_...

Is it just as worth noting then that China is more than 60 years behind the US in terms of social progress?

I’d probably agree with you - but only just. 60 years ago was pre-Civil Rights Act.

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Post by function_seven »

some-human wrote: post #197
function_seven wrote: post #115

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bullshit. Sorry, this "we're the same" retort is exhausting. The United States government does not employ censors to remove portions of shows before allowing them to air (or stream, whatever). The closest thing I can think of is DoD not giving access to a movie unless it paints Navy pilots in a certain light. Okay, fine. Not nearly the same as what this site is showing us. Yes, we have cultural taboos, like any cultu…

Say the word "Bullshit" and then show a erect penis on Wheel of Fortune and see how that 'we don't censor things' goes for you.

I guarantee you that the footage would be a viral sensation online. King World productions would decline to air it, okay. But if it leaked, it would be viewed by millions.

Are you saying that a production company not airing craziness is the same as being arrested for calling your leader a cartoon bear? Is that the equivalency I'm supposed to be drawing? (https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tweets-01232020164342...)

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Post by planb »

pnemonic wrote: post #188
joe_the_user wrote: post #171

It's worth noting that American censorship in, say, 1960, was at close to the same level. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_censorship_in_the_United_...

Is it just as worth noting then that China is more than 60 years behind the US in terms of social progress?

“Behind” implies that they’re following and moving in the same direction. Unfortunately, I don’t think that’s the case.

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shadowgovt wrote: post #44

Reverse-engineering from the missing data to an underlying philosophy is a very clever use of the data. I wonder if there are any seasonal discontinuities? Those could indicate anything from a cultural shift in the censors to actual individual censors retiring and getting replaced, since so much of censorship is very subjective.

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Re: The Big [Censored] Theory

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Post by jdthedisciple »

shadowgovt wrote: post #44

Reverse-engineering from the missing data to an underlying philosophy is a very clever use of the data. I wonder if there are any seasonal discontinuities? Those could indicate anything from a cultural shift in the censors to actual individual censors retiring and getting replaced, since so much of censorship is very subjective.

I wondered tho: was it really necessary in this case, since the underlying philosophy was already public knowledge?
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