Censorship

Censorship is not only a way for personal freedom to be suppressed, it is a way for certain groups, not necessarily the government, to take their views and force them onto other members of a society, a greater crime than any perpetrated against a single being or group physically. The assault on ideas destroys the very core of what being a free person truly means.  Read More »

On Progressive U, we encourage you to express yourself. We want to hear all the opinions you have, so long as you don’t attack others for their opinions. Many others have not been so lucky. Throughout history, a number of authors and books have been banned from being read by various governments and communities for one reason or another.  Read More »

Where do we define our moral lines?

Typically, the power group in control helps define what they believe to be obscene or not obscene. However, when everyone comes from different historical backgrounds, their view of scene most likely differs from another person's view.

Yet, somehow large lines have been drawn in the past and still are drawn for small communities today.  Read More »

"You know I can't change, I can't change, I can't change,  Read More »

Over the past couple decades, technology has been on the rise. Numerous inventions have been created to make our lives easier and more 'fun'. Now almost everyone and their grandmother owns a computer. Now every son hopes to see an Xbox 360 sitting under their christmas tree.  Read More »

It seems there are two major aspects of music as an art form that are commonly evaluated. There is the music—the beat, the melody, the instrumental skill; admittedly, I know very little about this aspect. But there are also the lyrics, the words, the messages, the ideas.  Read More »

I never thought I'd say this, but my family has joined the ranks of banning my sisters from watching certain movies. Not because of their age, which I could completely understand (even though they were watching rated R horror movies at a really young age). No, either my mom or their dad (I'm not entirely sure which right now) has banned them from going to see "The Golden Compass." Why?  Read More »

Perviously, I blogged about seeing a great play called "The Most Massive Woman Wins". Here's an interesting postscript: Another theatre major friend of mine went ot see the performance with her parents (she's originally from Columbia, so she lives with them). However, they were not at all pleased with the language used in the play (there are a few swear words, and plenty of references to sex and sexuality). She said that she was lectured for almost an hour by her parents, who said that she shoud'nt attend or be cast in plays that are so "unchristian". Someone asked her what would've happened if she had been cast in it. After a good deal of thought, she said "They would probably kick me out out of the house."  Read More »