Censorship of the Arts

What is the right balance to strike between freedom of and restrictions upon artistic expression?

There can be no restriction on art. Any and all self expression is valuable and an extension of free speech.

C0FFINCASE wrote:

There can be no restriction on art. Any and all self expression is valuable and an extension of free speech.

This is my exact thought. Art is an extension of speech and so trying to sensor art is the same as trying to limit speech. art doesnt infringe upon anyones rights, so sensoring it is pointless.

~Souleater~ wrote:

This is my exact thought. Art is an extension of speech and so trying to sensor art is the same as trying to limit speech. art doesnt infringe upon anyones rights, so sensoring it is pointless.

Well I was thinking about it and there are the crazy people that kill people and chop them up and call it art and while I get it in an odd twisted sense I think we can't allow that real cause then I mean you sanction murder if someone calls it art. But in the normal case you can't censor art it is free speech and makes point and presents ideas that are often beyond words.

C0FFINCASE wrote:

Well I was thinking about it and there are the crazy people that kill people and chop them up and call it art and while I get it in an odd twisted sense I think we can't allow that real cause then I mean you sanction murder if someone calls it art. But in the normal case you can't censor art it is free speech and makes point and presents ideas that are often beyond words.

well killing people infringes on rights and the law, so that would make it illegal. and yes you have a very twisted imagination. But the fact remains, art is art, murder called art is any disney movie ever made, or just a crime.

Eh, when it comes to people calling murder as art, it's a deep-seated schizophrenic disorder combined with elements of misanthropy (is this the right term to use?) and a general sense of being disaffected. When you examine their heads after death, a common feature you see is a mass degeneration of the limbic system of the brain, especially the amygdala (responsible for controlling mood swings.) Almost every psycho killer (or serial murderer) will show this sign in their head once they die. And no, you can't confuse this with another disorder.

As to censorship of arts, I would say that it's rather difficult to avoid treading on someone's toes these days, especially in SE Asia, if the Husain incident back home is anything to go by. Jeez, give it a fucking break people, life can be construed as art, but art is NOT fucking life. (well, unless you happen to be an artist yourself.)

Most self-proclaimed guardians/censors of the arts are really just sad people who seek attention. Neither more nor less.

Out.

Restriction on art is nothing but you showing your restrictions on the creativity of your mind.