*CENSORED*

The first amendment clearly says:

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 the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

    That’s funny, because “Americans” actually want to drive a steak through the heart that gave birth and order to this country. They go around saying you can’t say this or you can’t say that. One question: Who died and them boss of this country? These are the people that sadly believe they are God and they can censor out what they don’t like for the rest of us. And now, I sadly read out the victims of this bloodthirsty savage beast called censorship. Or is it people who became famous from the savage beast?

    Our first victim tonight is named Heather Pranke of Minnesota. Her story? For Halloween she had these fake grave markers in her yard. These were no ordinary grave markers. They had names on them such as “I. P. Freely”, “Don Keyballs”, “Hugh Jass”, “Mike Hunt”, and “Ben Dover”. Her neighbors didn’t like it so they griped about it. Pranke says they may be naughty but they were funny. But here’s the thing: Pranke’s immediate neighbors aren’t complaining at all. The parents that are complaining about the graves are saying that their children were “being forced to face adult content without adult supervision”. You know what? That’s really funny! First of all, why are they out there on her lawn alone in the first place? Sounds like to me somebody needs to check up on their kids more closely. Especially since we have people like Michael Jackson and R. Kelly running around looking for love, if you know what I mean. Come on now, nobody is forcing a gun to the kids’ heads and saying, “Read the tombstone”. A parent even said that she didn’t feel comfortable about explaining to an eight-year-old what it means. Guess what chick? You can tell them wait until they are older. It works perfectly! And what is the end result of all of this? A woman who now has her fifteen minutes of fame.

    Another person who has gotten fame found people who are just censor-happy is Eminem. Once upon a time, not that many people knew who Eminem was. Then, he put out an album called “The Marshall Mathers LP”. It helped his career soar like a rocket. But along with that came the hungry beast called censorship. Gay Rights and Women activists jumped on him about Emin’s hateful lyrics about women and gays. What I want to know is why are they complaining about his lyrics so much? If they don’t like the album, then go get a refund. How hard is that? The whole twist is that they treat him like a criminal. If a drunk driver gets caught for driving drunk, people don’t hear much about it. But when it is lyrics about killing a cheating girlfriend/wife, it’s known all around the world. The man is a guy who had a rough childhood, a sour relationship with his high school sweetheart, and he just wants to see his daughter. But in the end, Eminem and his album got free advertisement from the protesters. Shoot, I bet he doesn’t have to work anymore. He can even send Hallie off to college wherever she wants to go. But Emin’s greater fame caused a side effect. CDs with explicit content have to have parental advisory labels on them. But do you really think that does anyway? If so, I pity you!

    Hm, from the looks of it, all censorship does is give artists, writers, free spirits, and even average Joes all of the fame and publicity they want, and then some! I think censorship backfires on the beast, leaving even hungrier than before. If a show is censored heavily on TV, the writers and producers will slick and sale the uncut version of the product on DVD. And, nine times out of ten, the fan bases will eat it up like children that have been hungry for days and see a piece of bread lying on the ground. They are not going to care about how long it’s been lying there, the children are desperate and are virtually going to eat and fight each other over that piece of bread. The writers and producers can proudly pay their rent for years to come. So if one did something that mean people complain like mad, the person would become a star instantly!

    People behind this bloodthirsty savage beast called censorship are old men with their wives tightly grabbing their hands. They want to break free but they can’t. But they have to keep the peace in their home so they don’t end seeing on the couch downstairs. To me, parents are the only people who can control what their can and cannot watch or listen to, not some old croaks that should retire before they die of a heart attack. I mean, look what they did to MTV. I can’t watch the bloody channel anymore because of songs getting bleeped out too much. That is why I rely on Bearshare and Launchcast for the music I want to hear. And thanks to Janet Jackson and her breast on the Super Bowl 2004, the FCC pounded on that little a pack of wolves to fresh meat. Now, TV is a little lamer than before. Oh, it was okay for Britney Spears and Madonna to kiss on live television but it was not okay for Janet to flash a boob on stage. (I sense a racial issue there!)

    What’s even more ridiculous, is people complaining about the content in video games. “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas had to be bumped up to an “Adult’s Only” rating due to hidden sex scenes in it. Something tells me that these “adults” need to focus on helping kids in school instead only fooling around with kids’ video games. This only proves that adults act more like kids nowadays.

    Books are also the victims to this bloodthirsty savage beast called censorship. The “Harry Potter” series has been asked to ban because it “promotes witchcraft”. All they did was help J.K. Rowling pay her rent. Once again, this is proof that censorship is a marketing tool. Even anime has been targeted. I saw a petition on-line to have anime banned from America. One of the lines in the petition said and I quote: “Anyone in possession of anime should be arrested and jailed.” If they do that, half of the country, including my aunt, best friend, and I, would be in jail. America is one Japan’s biggest consumers’ in anime. So to ban the one Americans love a whole is ridiculous!

    “Americans” are killing the first amendment. We need to save our freedom of speech before we are left with nothing. Let us not end up like “Fahrenheit 451”. That would be horrible!