There are certain situations (I'm convinced) that every level-headed, sane, consuming American individual can relate to. Watching a favorite movie on cable television only to see that the network has removed a vital line of dialogue due to foul language is universally annoying. Here I am, merely sitting in my apartment trying to watch a timeless classic such as How Stella Got Her Groove Back, when suddenly I note that an entire scene has been removed due to the decision of a network executive.
As many have noted with precise observations all throughout the Internet and beyond, censorship has taken a strong hold of the American media. It would be foolish to ignore the USA's 17 rating on the most recent "Freedom of the Press" release (on a 1-100 scale, 1 is considered the most free). Media censorship won't end at their untimely (tragic, even) removal of How Stella got Her Groove Back's witty conversation points. Eventually, if no action is taken, the fate of creative productions in America could remain entirely in the hands of the 5 corporations (comprised of Time Warner Company, News Corporation, VIACOM, The Walt Disney Company, and Comcast Corporation) rather than America's majority audience.
With such a large task to combat, there were a number of ways to attack this issue in both a professional and insightful way. Keeping this in mind, my group and I decided that it would be a good idea to create this blog poking fun at some of the laughable censorship in the American media. Our country has a rich, extensive legacy of censoring entertainment that would have posed a minimal (if any) threat to the general public; exploiting this to gain page views and/or overwhelming amounts of publicity/money would be both morally ethical and sensible. Without further ado, here are various instances of falsely censored entertainment in the American media.
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