If you so narrowly define censorship to mean only material that is not allowed to be published or broadcast at all then it is not censorship. However, if you do not allow it for certain people then it is still censorship to them. If a movie is rated R then a minor can see it with the permission of the parents, but if it is rated X then the parents' permission is not a consideration, They are just not allowed to see it and that is censorship. If it is left up to the parents then it is still censorship. It is just the parents who are doing the censoring.
On 11/11/2012 2:23 PM, Dornetta wrote:
Doug; It is the parent's choice how they want to parent and whether or not they want to filter AC books, or not. This is definitely not censorship which implies something cannot be written/broadcast. It simply gives me and other parents the option to choose whether or not questionable reading matter will get into my child's hands without our knowledge. No different from ratings on movies. You certainly cannot argue that is censorship since the child can request it via parent's consent. It simply lets you know what the content is. This is what I was trying to convey but you said more eloquently. What I let my children read/watch/listen to may not be what you and Valerie allow Nichole to read/watch/listen to...parent's choice! Netta "Just because you are blind does not mean you lack vision"-Stevie Wonder To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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