censorship
Censorship has been in many cultures of the world since anybody can remember, especially in the United States where new technological advancements have brought on many new things and made new censorships for them. But in the music, television, and film business, censorship has limited these industries abilities making it hard for them to show or broadcast what they and their viewers like.In one recent incident, Rapper Dr. Dre sued the city of Detroit, the mayor's spokesman and two police officials, accusing them of censorship by threatening to arrest him and organizers if he aired a questioned video during a concert. Dr. Dre alleges his free speech and due-process rights were violated by Detroit officials who ordered the video yanked July 6 from a Joe Louis Arena concert also featuring rappers Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Ice Cube. The video was about eight minutes long, showing nudity and a bloody shootout, was not shown. Mayor David Bowens said July 14 that he had not seen the lawsuit but described it as a "baseless (one) and (a) shameless attempt to get more attention focused" on the performers' Up in Smoke Tour. "In a nutshell, when you can't even fill up half of Joe Louis (Arena), this can't be viewed as anythi
ng else but a publicity stunt to drum up more business as they go on," Bowens said. The lawsuit alleges the video, "integral to (Dr. Dre's) performance," had played during tour stops in 10 U.S. cities and Toronto "without incident before coming to Detroit." For months, the Parents Television Council (PTC) has been harassing WWF sponsors to pull ads from Smackdown, (a weekly wrestling show on cable television). So far, 30 huge corporations have willingly taken away huge sponsorships from the show. The Council has repeatedly attempted to hurt the WWF's business by trying to dictate what human beings should be allowed to watch. One huge company, MCI WorldCom, bowed down to the pressure and sided with the PTC. Parents Television Council Honorary National Chairman Steve Allen congratulated MCI WorldCom on its decision to pull its ad dollars from WWF Smackdown!, one of the most offensive shows on prime time television. "Thank you for bringing to our attention your concerns regarding MCI WorldCom's advertising on the television program WWF Smackdown!. We appreciate the information you have provided regarding this matter, and we want you to know that we share your concerns and agree whole-heartedly that advertising on WWF Smackdown! I! s not appropriate," wrote Bernard Ebbers, President and CEO of MCI WorldCom, in a letter to the PTC. "This is not the kind of programming MCI WorldCom wants to be associated with, and MCI WorldCom has suspended all advertising on this program." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wrestling has been part of the Television world before many people were even born. The millions of viewers watching these shows understand that it is just entertainment. To them it is just like football, baseball, basketball, or hockey, just a sport to view when you feel the need for some action. If you can't watch it on television, another alternative is to just rent a movie. People these days think that everything should be censors because it is demoralizing and does need to be viewed, and that is their opinion, but what about the others who like to watch television and films,
Some common words found in the essay are:
Major Video, Wittmann Orleans, Dr Dre, Auburn Hills, WWF Smackdown, Chief Brown, MCI WorldCom, Council PTC, Wrestling Television, Attorney Bob, mci worldcom, major video, dr dre, wwf smackdown, auburn hills, sexually explicit, dollars wwf smackdown, jefferson parish, liquor license, police officials, parents television council, dollars wwf, joe louis arena, listen type music, hard earned money,
Approximate Word count = 1447
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
