Originally, when the question of art censorship was first addressed I was quite ambivalent about my position. I felt indecisive because on one hand I feel that there should be freedom of speech yet, on the other hand I'm against promoting anti- Semitism. I felt torn between two worlds. Then I began to contemplate; artists, especially controver-sial artists, are frequently susceptible to manipulation and censorship. Sometimes the ac-tion is overt and at other times it is quite subtle. Artists are often asked to change parts of their works to conform to the morality level of the public. Some people might find Chris Ofilli, who is a controversial but award-winning artist, work fascinating yet, I find it rather distasteful. If we begin to limit the imagination and take away every form of ex-pression, what will be left?
As well as a place of learning an educational institution's purpose is to generate and promote discussion. When the New Age racist, David Icke, wanted to speak at the University of Toronto the Canadian Jewish Congress was upset that an anti-Semite would b
On the other hand, in the park, if there are uncensored or offensive displays there may be no opportunity to promote learning and discussions. We can't control who goes in and out of the park because it is a public place therefore; there should be more rules and regulations.
· sexually explicit pictures or words, that degrades men, women, children, or animals
I feel that there should be no censorship in the schools as long as the school pro-motes discussion about anything that offends people.
In summary, nothing is black and white there are always exceptions to the rule. Appro-priate measures should be taken, by the school system, so that children are well informed of what surrounds them and to ensure exposure to both sides of an issue at an early age. Hopefully this will enable adults to make wise decisions when faced with these contro-versial subjects in the future.
It is also very important for teachers to encourage the use of a child's imagination. When I was in grade two we were assigned a dinosaur project for which we to construct the dinosaur of our choice out of plastac
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