Censorship and Art

SweetChildofMine
SweetChildofMine Posts: 842
edited February 2012 in A Moving Train
How far will people go?
What are the implications of someone stopping "art" or forcing their ideas or trying to inhibit an exhibit? Just a question. You would support such people?


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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    i think deep down it has to default to freedom of expression ... that no matter what the subject matter, there needs to be an openness and level of tolerance exhibited ... having said that ... if authorities decide they are going to ban hate-inspiring art or the like - i would probably look the other way ...
  • SweetChildofMine
    SweetChildofMine Posts: 842
    polaris_x wrote:
    i think deep down it has to default to freedom of expression ... that no matter what the subject matter, there needs to be an openness and level of tolerance exhibited ... having said that ... if authorities decide they are going to ban hate-inspiring art or the like - i would probably look the other way ...
    Im not particularly fond of violence however, for example an exhibit showing racial hate lets say of pictures of lynchings (a theoretical instance) may make people rethink and take a different perspective what happens behind closed doors...


    you cannot inhibit people's expressions through art... even if you do not tend to agree with them
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    SweetChildofMine wrote:
    Im not particularly fond of violence however, for example an exhibit showing racial hate lets say of pictures of lynchings (a theoretical instance) may make people rethink and take a different perspective what happens behind closed doors...


    you cannot inhibit people's expressions through art... even if you do not tend to agree with them

    i agree ... i'm thinking more like pieces that promote racial hatred and stereotypes ... an example would be arabs all carrying bombs and rocket launchers ...
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    polaris_x wrote:
    SweetChildofMine wrote:
    Im not particularly fond of violence however, for example an exhibit showing racial hate lets say of pictures of lynchings (a theoretical instance) may make people rethink and take a different perspective what happens behind closed doors...


    you cannot inhibit people's expressions through art... even if you do not tend to agree with them

    i agree ... i'm thinking more like pieces that promote racial hatred and stereotypes ... an example would be arabs all carrying bombs and rocket launchers ...
    Or Muhammad dressed in a bear suit.

    Personally, I'm going to paint a picture of a Chef Boyredee Ravioli can that will be sold for millions some day.
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  • SweetChildofMine
    SweetChildofMine Posts: 842
    thats if they can find it in a pile of ashes or water soaked somewhere
  • Vitalogy Man
    Vitalogy Man Posts: 174
    polaris_x wrote:
    SweetChildofMine wrote:
    Im not particularly fond of violence however, for example an exhibit showing racial hate lets say of pictures of lynchings (a theoretical instance) may make people rethink and take a different perspective what happens behind closed doors...


    you cannot inhibit people's expressions through art... even if you do not tend to agree with them

    i agree ... i'm thinking more like pieces that promote racial hatred and stereotypes ... an example would be arabs all carrying bombs and rocket launchers ...


    Ya, save that kind of religious bigotry for the Christians, right?

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