What is right or wrong? What to do or not? Some questions are never justified, we can only argue in favor or against to support are fact. Reality check on tons of facts are reviewed to cater in this real world where the generation grow with ever changing and multiple mindset. For fixing the content, the minds are not in hands of anyone - What we see and what we behold is totally individual take on their exposure and mentality. An artistic field is a clear example of changing scenario of the society, the changes can be observed extensively, nothing can be implemented into the head of anyone nowadays.
Freedom of expression, guaranteed by our constitution to every individual but at the same time places certain restriction on the inflow of content, with a view towards maintaining communal and religious harmony in the nation. Different media platform including speech, books, music, fims, and other sets, the press, radio, television and the internet if considers anything objectionable or threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, or to control obscenity, child pornography and hate speech to protect children or other vulnerable groups, to promote or restrict political and religious views and to prevent slander and libel, friendly relation with foreign states or public order is examined and censored brutally citing a fire in the public provoking debate. We are free to everything in this democratic nation but restricted at the same time.
George R. R. Martin quotes " When you tear out a man's tongue' you are not proving him a liar, you are only telling the world that you fear what he might say. "
Tear or Fear is a new world motto,various taboos cite the minds indulging them to open up and change the rigid mentality, where restriction ignite the actions compelling to take their own way.
It's not new in the market but last year pompulas debate on censorship status clearly state the changing trend with the new media placing the most popular jargon of nowadays. In the speed of terabytes/ seconds writer, critique, blogger, philosopher, promoter dissiminate and exchange opinion, idea etc, just a click away. Tech savvy generation with Tech savvy gadget doesn't need guidelines to be accessed what if we are judged with everything we discover or invent. Movies come and go, but the impact are build in the mind of viewer's, forcing them to practice such appropriate and inappropriate stuff. Recent movies and web content is highly intended with broad minded issue, showcasing adultery content, taking into intense content into head of children, youth indulging into non relevant stuff. What you desire to see is available in seconds in your mobile phone, just a click away. Availability is need of an hour, direction to diverge our energies and what to grasp and implement is the debate. We cannot restrict what and how to access, we can only guide what can be accessed
Mark Twain suggest "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak, just because a baby can't chew it. "
Here man and the baby are metaphor for mature and immature mental ability, respectively.
Can't close eyes to stop watching any stuff, can't control the minds in what direction it leads, conversation has become a greater tool for change than censorship. People today are more aware of their rights to speak, to know, to watch. It should be the other way round instead of letting the government and the board decide what is moral and immoral, the society itself decide what is good and what is harmful for the sake of protection of the moral standards of today and the innocence of the young as well as developed mind. Gone are the days when people would settle for the "beeps" and "blur" today are living in the century of UN-CUT and UN-inhibited. The common man has become more sensible regarding the choices they have. This discussion would be endless, solution may be visible or blur but the endeavour to protect the speech shall be continued with parallel joy.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Censorship
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