is . . . How do you know
what should be censored or not. There isn't a specific limit. How do you know when it
According to the First Amendment, we have the Freedom of Religious,
Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition. Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and
to petition the government for a redress of grievance . The five basic liberties that the
first Amendment emphasizes: the guarantee of freedom of religion is both a protection
of religious thought and practice and a command of separation of church and state. The
guarantee of freedom of speech and press assures to all people a right to speak,
published, and otherwise expresses their view.
Censorship has been around for a while, as far back as the 1950's. Starting
in 1951, radio stations banned Dottie O'Brien's "Four or Five Times" and Dean
Martin's "Wham Bam, Thank You Ma'am fearing that it promoted sex. In 1954, Stephen
Foster's songs were edited for the radio, cutting out the words "massa" and "darky".
Songs were banned just because it promoted violence or drinking. The ABC Radio
Network banned Billie Holiday's rendition of Cole Porter's "Love For Sale" in 1956,
due to the lyrics about prostitution. The CBS television network cancels Alan
Freed's Rock n Roll Dance Party after a camera shows Frankie Lymon dancing with a
white girl. In 1959, Link Wray's instrumental classic "Rumble" is dropped from
radio stations because even though there is no lyrics, the title was suggested to promote
teenage violence. On the hit show American Bandstand, Dick Clark introduces Link
Wray and his band but doesn't mention name of the song because they wanted a secure
Times have certainly change from then to today. Our values and morals haven...