SPEW!! DEBATE!!

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The monthly SPEW debate is here! Wanna know whats going on? Look under the cut!!


Imagne going to the record store, and blaring from the loud speakers is an artist like Eminem. You have your two young children with you. Should they have to listen to that kind of music, even if you think that it is immoral?
The Topic of the debate is a popular one. Should Music/Movies/Magazine/Video Games/Etc. be censored? Should the government be able to say, "No You cannot put that on your album" or "That is too vulgur for our youth to see on the big screen!"
What I Want I want you to debate over this issue. Gryffindor//Slytherin will be arguing that the government SHOULD NOT be able to censor the media. Ravenclaw//Hufflepuff will be arguing that the government SHOULD be able to censor the media.
Rules
-Only qualifing comments count! They must be signed, be at least 3 sentences, stay on topic, and stay on your assigned side.
-Keep it civil. If you don't agree with what someone says, let it slide off your back, and don't start an argument. You will not be allowed to participate in the contest for SPEW.
-Have fun! Thats what I want most of all

The Break Down
-10 points for first comment.
-5 points for each additional comment.
Deadline
-The debate will end THURSDAY, Mar. 2nd, at 8 P.M. EST!

Thank you!



DEBATE OVER! Sorry, I had to end it a little early, but I have a paper due tomorrow, and it will take me the rest of the night to finish it.

Comments

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‘Right’ is subjective. Your ‘right’ and my ‘right’ are not the same. I will not be limited by someone else’s version of ‘right.’

By censoring media, the government delays exposure to such things until children are old enough to understand the messages.

Old enough to understand, or old enough to be out of reach of their parents enough to explore those topics more? I was exposed to numerous ‘adult topics’ as a child, and yet I am much more law-abiding (and respectful, for that matter) than the average kid my age I see. Just because I knew about “Good touch-bad touch” when I was four– does that knowledge compel me to go and get touched by strangers? And, by the same token, did having quite a vast knowledge of swear words (and just blatant racially disrespectful remarks, courtesy of my dear grandfather) compel me to swear and make slurs? I abhorred the idea of swearing from a young age, and I still detest the remarks my grandfather makes.