Chinese government tells people what they can watch on TV

[eppie]

Sorry Eppie, but I'ma have to part with you on this one. Yes, there is a lot of bullshit and mindless crap on TV that promotes ignorance. But no government or otherwise has a right to force private citizens what they can or cannot watch in their own home (exception: child pornography, which must be forbidden anywhere). It is up to the people to decide what is good to watch and what isnt. This is why critical and free thinking is so important, so that people can differentiate between propaganda and reality. But censoring what they can or cannot watch, especially in the privacy of their own home, is not the solution.

At Jester/FIT/Shoju:

Ok but what is finally the difference with the FCC (or whoever does this) that decides that a certain movie or TV show can only be seen when you are over 12, 15 or 18 years old?
Why does the government in Europe and the US (and I guess Canada as well) tell us that movies containing too much sex can't be shown before 10 o'clock?
Why do they find it necessary to use beeps every time someone swears in a song or music video? (I mean did you ever see or hear up in here by DMX??)
Or the use of a vague spot to hide when someone shows his or her breast/ but or reproductive organ?

I rather get rid of all the realities and instead be able to watch my music video's uncensored by the conservatives that think 1: I don't know what the artist says and 2: I might get mentally injured when I hear what he says.