Censorship

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Do words like “shit” and “ass” offend you? Words like those offend many
people everyday. These words can be found offensive to the point where
they are censored or taken out of certain things such as TV shows, books
and things of that nature. But why? Censorship is wrong and unconstitutional
and should be discontinued as soon as possible.
Many people say that things such as curses or obscene language need
to be stopped. Censors, people who deem things “appropriate”, edit the
content of music, TV, published writing and more to make sure that it is
suitable to be viewed by people. What gives them the right to do so? In
fact, by doing so, they are violating the constitution of The United States of
America. The 1st amendment of the constitution clearly states, “Congress
shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;
or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of grievances.” The founding principles of
America says that no law shall be made prohibiting the freedom of speech.
This is clearly being done all of the time and needs to come to an immediate
stop. The people of America should not have their constitutional rights
taken away.
Censorship is unnecessary for many reasons. One of those is that,
cursing and obscene language are only offensive when they are made
offensive by the people themselves. If cursing was never said to be a bad
thing, people would not look at the same way. If the word “shit” was not
deemed a bad word, it could be used with its real meaning and would not be
offensive. Saying the word “shit” is the same as saying poop or feces but
because Americans have made it seem so bad, it is deemed offensive, but
why aren’t the other two treated the same way. What is the difference
between saying “ass” and “butt”?...