Comments on: Censorship is as Censorship Does

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:31:29 +0000

Daniel, you may be right … I hope so. But I fear that the Party hold is too tight.

Thanks for the comment.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:15:26 +0000

Great insights. I think it will impossible for China to continue the crack down for many more years. The people will rise up. The economy is growing and the outside is coming in. These are the last bits of control they are still grasping for.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:04:36 +0000

Pat: thanks for the comment. Conservative versions of Christianity often take the Bible at face value — i.e., literally. That is they don’t take into account the historical context of its writing in their interpretation of it. The writers of the Bible by and large held very patriarchal views of women.

Your example of Zellwegger/Grant is spot on.

Fletch — nudity in a movie has nothing to do with the Olympics, everything to do with control & power. it’s all about control.

soundtrackgeek — thanks for the comment, I’m glad that you’re back in the good ol’ U.S. of A.

By: soundtrackgeek

soundtrackgeek — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:36:54 +0000

China is a bad one.. I won’t get too much into that as I’ve lived there and felt it on a daily basis. One can only hope that the government get 100% renewal, but I fear it’s just a dream…

By: Fletch

Fletch — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:05:00 +0000

That ought to only serve to make her more popular in China, I’d imagine. What nudity in a movie has to do with the Olympics is beyond me. I’m not very knowledgeable of the issues that China faces these days, but I’d imagine there are many, many more pressing ones than this in terms of country clean-up.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:59:48 +0000

Great, thoughtful post.

I especially appreciate your point that it’s often female sexuality that draws the censor’s ire. I find that attitude to be present in some fundamentalist Christian thinking as well.

I once had a fundie friend who wouldn’t go to Renee Zellwegger movies after seeing “Bridget Jones’s Diary” because “I don’t approve of her choice of roles.” Interestingly, she had no problem going to Hugh Grant’s movies.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:29:59 +0000

Thanks, Nayana … Boooo indeed.

By: Nayana Anthony

Nayana Anthony — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:02:28 +0000

Booooo.

Great post, though. I believe I’ll link to it.