Censored evythg!!

It's not that I hate censorship, it's just I have this negative feeling everytime I hear this word whenever I browse around for my favorite artsy stuff everywhere I go. And I’m not a pervert lol. So does being Malaysian contributes to being conservative and all, does it even apply now?

I brought this topic out coz I can’t stand it anymore I just had to write this down somewhere. Whenever there is a censored material, it means somebody else already chose and decide what I will receive, see and hear. Why can't I get the advantage of making that choice myself? I feel that I should. The only thing that set my limit is “self-censorship”, which refers to my own judgements based on my inner conscience. But here, I’m referring to the public material censorship.

I think that everybody should have the right to communicate the way they wanted and observe what they like. Censorship only exists coz some people have decided that they don’t want to observe certain material. That’s why they consequentially inhibit this observation from the public. Do they have the rights, to begin with, your rights end where mine begins?? Then why should they challenge people with prohibitions after all?

It’s just an art illustration book from my favorite artist that I wanted to buy, for God’s sake =_=! Is it that explicit?

Let me state an example. Do you believe our local TV shows never depicts sexually explicit materials? Your answer may vary due to different clarifications. Some would argue that these seemingly explicit broadcasts are accidental and those who wanted to view the show do so, and those who don’t want do not. Is it that simple? I have a better idea for those who don’t want to or want to “avoid” viewing the material. Get rid of your TV. If you choose to watch TV, you will see these “accidental” materials.

TV stations cannot broadcast materials that are entirely acceptable, after all. Don’t you find it strange that some political commentary is not even censored in Malaysia’s media? “Dirty Politics” indeed. So why are some materials censored and others do not? This leads me to my next point.

I am a neutral person. I don’t believe in either appropriate or inappropriate materials. Not unless you caught your bf/gf, sis/bro, mom/dad, wife/husband (cats/dogs or your canaries…etc) reading some porn lol. But what I meant here is the way everything is so judged upon by the seemingly angelic society.

How can we we let people determine what we observe based on their assumptions on what’s appropriate/inappropriate? People only judge based on what has historically been accepted. But this basis doesn’t satisfy my questioning mind.

When I say “historically”, I meant that people (from the past) classify reasonable basis on standards about various materials. Don't we all experience it now? It's also called social liberalization anyways. Its example is easy to find! The amount of clothes have dwindled down considerably. The public is somewhat become more open to discuss drugs, sex, etc. If this continues rapid, what is the point of having censorships anymore? The amount of material to warrant as inappropriate is now so damn limited. But still, some people still wanted to lie and mislead the public, regulates them and censor -EVERYTHING-, for example a Luis Royo artbook that I wanted to buy.

I think our society doesn't need the goverment to regulate that massive censorship. It's hypocrite anyway. If people are aware of the material's explicitness, they can either choose to support it or likewise. TV, wanted to supply for market demands, can choose not to show sexual material without bounded by the so-called regulations. Either way, the market still get what they want and the people happy too. But this current system of censorship in Malaysia, not everybody will get their demands met. There is ALWAYS some people who will decide for you.

Sounds like Democracy to me, 'at its best' lol.