Sunday, November 30, 2008

Unnecessary Censorship


This image makes of mockery of censorship. Some censorship is seen by many as unnecessary. Why would the eyes and mouth be covered up? It's not necessary, it's just controlling. If anything could be censored it should be the chest. Yet, that is still unnecessary.

Fahrenheit 451

This image is inspired by Fahrenheit 451, in which the prime method of censorship is the burning of books. The firemen in the novel's purpose is to destroy books, rather than protect the community. This is similar to how things are now: people would rather mold than protect. This novel by Ray Bradbury is a very striking testament of what the world would be like with total government control.

Fear


This image comments on how censorship can make us live in fear. This isn't entirely because of censorship, but it is due the government having control of everything. People could constantly live in fear of the government and their power over them.

Forced Censorship

With forced censorship, people are forced to see what the government and other officials want us to see. The blindfolded person represents the censors who are too blind to see the artistic and literary merit behind an artist or author's work. Being a government official doesn't mean that they can tell you what is art and what is not. Nor can they tell you what you can see and what you can't see.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

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