No Sex Please - we're British. (Are Britain's censorship laws too strict?)

Member Name: moonbailey

Product:	Are Britain's censorship laws too strict?
Date:	19/09/01 (32 review reads)
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Advantages: keeps morals in check (a bit)

Disadvantages: not strict enough

I'm actually quite surprised that this is a topic at all.

Of course the censorship in this country isn't too strict! Quite the opposite if anything.

I know much of it is down to the parents, but it still shocks me to hear the number of small children F'ing and Blinding at total strangers in the street. Violence is as high as ever and morals as low.

It's no wonder that this has come about with the number of programmes that feel it necessary to give their plot a 'real' edge by the use of expletives and graphic scenes of depravity.

Their excuse I'm sure is that it is reflective of the times. But have these 'times' developed into this pitiful state DUE to exposure of the this action through constant media use.

It's like - ooh - kids are using the F word a lot these days - we'd bettew put more on TV to 'represent' this change.

I'm sure if regulations could be even stricter, eventually less people would feel comfortable using this derrogatory language. It would take time to become normal but it would happen.

If higher morals were represented more often - you'd probably see less teenage pregnancies (it's a long shot - but maybe) and people would feel less 'normal' for sleeping around and being unfaithful. This sort of thing is often glamourised in films and TV and considered inevitable by many.

Children don't all go to bed at 9.00pm you know. Most have televisions in their bedrooms these days so you can't tell me they don't sneak a peak when mum and dad are tucked up?

If you want sex and gross language - then get satelite. But please leave the rest of the public to CHOOSE not to have it as standard.

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