Why The Censorship?

[old] GeorgeD · Post by **[old] GeorgeD** » February 2nd, 2005, 9:40 pm

When I enter the word h*** as in the place that is opposite heaven the post is censored so that it comes out with ***, why is that? It is not a word that I would have considered offensive ???? George

[old] PaulS · Post by **[old] PaulS** » February 2nd, 2005, 9:51 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(GeorgeD @ Feb 2 2005, 05:40 PM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>When I enter the word h*** as in the place that is opposite heaven the post is censored so that it comes out with ***, why is that? It is not a word that I would have considered offensive ???? George </td></tr></table> h*** if I know... (Autocensor test) How about that? it added the *** for me, dagnabbit! But it took away the CAPITALIZATION

[old] Coach Gus · Post by **[old] Coach Gus** » February 2nd, 2005, 9:53 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(PaulS @ Feb 2 2005, 05:51 PM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(GeorgeD @ Feb 2 2005, 05:40 PM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>When I enter the word h*** as in the place that is opposite heaven the post is censored so that it comes out with ***, why is that? It is not a word that I would have considered offensive ???? George </td></tr></table> h*** if I know... (Autocensor test) How about that? it added the *** for me, dagnabbit! But it took away the CAPITALIZATION </td></tr></table> What the h*e*l*l are you guys talking about?

[old] Coach Gus · Post by **[old] Coach Gus** » February 2nd, 2005, 9:54 pm

damn shit fuck Edit: Well I expected those to be censored but they weren't. But, h*** is. Interesting. Edit #2: My apologies if this language offends you, but I'm going to leave it strictly for testing purposes. (Like you weren't curious too.) Thanks go to George for this interesting topic.

[old] GeorgeD · Post by **[old] GeorgeD** » February 2nd, 2005, 10:05 pm

h*** you can only talk about something as exciting like erging (oh another million meters covered by going forwards and backwards on a plastic seat going nowhere) for so long - so I thought this might make a good change .... ..... bit of a lightweight subject for old short people George

[old] Roland Baltutis · Post by **[old] Roland Baltutis** » February 2nd, 2005, 11:40 pm

My take on this is that the software was written in the USA, which has a very high percentage of Christian extremists compared to other countries. They seem to have a hold over the authorities as to what can be viewed and said in public. For example, there was a huge uproar when Janet Jackson exposed her boob at the NFL Superbowl final. If that happened in Australia, N.Z. or Europe, the public reaction would have been completely different. They all would have asked for more. Certainly nobody would have been fined. However, what people who don't reside in the USA don't comprehend is that certain language and naked flesh is definitely a big No, No. But violence and bloodshed is no problem. Movies and Cop shows in the USA are full of it but the sexy bits are heavily censored. That's the complete opposite to the way things are censored in Australia. I can't figure that one out. Maybe someone can explain to me why violence in the USA is not censored but nudity/sex is. Surely the violence and bloodshed is going to do more harm to our kids minds then a bit of naked flesh. How did the censors get it wrong? Keep it smooth, keep it relaxed Roland Baltutis

[old] GeorgeD · Post by **[old] GeorgeD** » February 3rd, 2005, 2:38 am

h*** next they will be showing un-censored excerpts of Indoor rowing competition !!!!! You are so right tho Roland it is a bizarre world we live in George

[old] little weed · Post by **[old] little weed** » February 3rd, 2005, 7:47 am

i just hope there's no-one from scunthorpe here. jane

[old] David Speed · Post by **[old] David Speed** » February 3rd, 2005, 8:22 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(little weed @ Feb 3 2005, 06:47 AM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>i just hope there's no-one from scunthorpe here.[right] </td></tr></table> Hooray I'm not the only person in the world that uses that joke

[old] John Hendrie · Post by **[old] John Hendrie** » February 3rd, 2005, 10:52 am

Excuse my ignorance but what/where is Scunthorpe? john

[old] dadams · Post by **[old] dadams** » February 3rd, 2005, 10:59 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(Roland Baltutis @ Feb 2 2005, 10:40 PM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> I can't figure that one out. Maybe someone can explain to me why violence in the USA is not censored but nudity/sex is. Surely the violence and bloodshed is going to do more harm to our kids minds then a bit of naked flesh. How did the censors get it wrong? Keep it smooth, keep it relaxed Roland Baltutis </td></tr></table> Roland, I think once the powers at be finally figure this out, maybe our prisons, here in the US, won't be so overflowing. I lived in Germany for a number of years, and the same goes there. Sex is just sex. No big deal. People don't go nuts over someone showing a breast. In fact you can see quite a few of them in commercials. Dwayne

[old] michael · Post by **[old] michael** » February 3rd, 2005, 11:50 am

As far back as the early 1970's I remember seeing nudity on German television when I was there on extended visits with my grandparents. I'm with Roland and Dwayne--U.S. censors did get it wrong. Maybe because I'm of European stock and Australian born myself, I don't know. I do know that I find gratuitous violence on U.S. film/tv productions far more offensive. What annoyed me so much about the Janet Jackson breast baring was the underlying hypocrisy preceding it--I mean, MIMED FORNICATION with Justin Timberlake... That part's OK?

[old] David Speed · Post by **[old] David Speed** » February 3rd, 2005, 12:26 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(John Hendrie @ Feb 3 2005, 09:52 AM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Excuse my ignorance but what/where is Scunthorpe? </td></tr></table> No need to be ashamed of not knowing about it. I'd be happy not knowing it either It's a town (city?) in the North East of England around the Humber River area. A former iron/steelworking area (when the UK still had such things ) The favoured saying goes along the lines of 'Who put the c**t in Scunthorpe?' Classy, us Brits

[old] Bayko · Post by **[old] Bayko** » February 3rd, 2005, 12:42 pm

I'm not from Scunthorpe, but I've passed by it a few times on the highway. Glad to now know the trivia associated with it. And who put the A** in........nevermind. Rick

[old] Cran · Post by **[old] Cran** » February 3rd, 2005, 12:53 pm

hell hell hell

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