Question: Censorship can never be justified. Discuss.

Answer:

To begin my arguement, i would first like to explain the word "censorship". The word "censorship" is the deleting of parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances. To put it simply, it revolves around the idea of suppressing images, subjects, or opinions deemed as socially unacceptable, where regulatory boards take up the parental role of deciding what can be shown as well as what cannot be shown. hence, i agree with the statement, "censorship can never be justified."

The reason why i personally feel that censorship can never be justified is because it restricts freedom, where the form of restriction on freedom is not only limited to the freedom of speech, but the restriction imposed also infringes on the rights and freedom of people to view certain content. The public has a right to view everything, no matter how obscene or disgusting the content is, where they should be entitled to the freedom of deciding how they feel about a certain content. The idea of censorship, which ultimately revolves around the idea of a group of individuals deciding what the public can or should view, is a infringement on the "freedom of viewership", as it imposes a restriction that prevents the public from gaining access to certain information. Also, as mentioned earlier, censorship restricts the freedom of speech as people may not feel free to express their views and opinions for fear of breaking the censorship law. Censorships prevent anyone from challenging prevailing ideas and instituitions. This form of suppression restricts the thoughts of the public, affects their creativity as they are only limiyed to a certaion set of rules and ideas. Hence, i feel that the practice of censorship is simply unfair and inappropriate.

Besides, there is no fixed rules guiding censorship, where as mentioned earlier, the decision of what to censor is dependent on the regulatory boards, as they are the ones who determine if content is suitable for viewing. Hence, censorship is based on the opinions of these regulatory boards, there is simply no fixed rules governing censorship. What a person deem as unappropriate might not apply to another individual. Since there is no defined rules behind the carrying out of censorship, it is impossible to carry out censorship in a fair and unbiased manner, therefore censorshiip can never be justified.