CAN CENSORSHIP OF

ART EVER BE JUSTIFIED?

• Ahmed Raza Lodhi

• Ali Raza Ismail
• Mohammad Haseeb
• Mehdi Raza Jaffery
Introduction
“Censorship is the suppression of
ideas and information that certain
people, individual, groups or
government officials find
objectionable, offensive or
dangerous”
Introduction (Continued)
Censorship is essential in society to:
• Eliminate discrimination on basis of
race and sex.
• Protect children.
• Maintain stability.
• Restore what censor sees as lost moral
values.
Introduction (Continued)
Art forms that can be censored based on
age or other characteristics:
• Books
• Magazines
• Movies
• Videos
• Music
• Work of art
Pro-Censorship
• Freedom of expression has limits, so
any other form of art should have the
same restrictions.
• Censorship can also be a finely tuned
system of protecting our children.
• Censorship may actually help the
artistic cause (winning support of
public).
Pro-Censorship (Continued)
• Many forms of modern art seek to push
the boundaries of what is acceptable, or
aim for the lowest denominator in taste.
• Excessive violence in the media can
lead to similar behavior in viewers
(studies in the USA have shown this).
Against-Censorship
• Censorship of children's literature is
deciding that no child, regardless of
age or maturity level, should read a
book.
• Censorship stems from fear that people
will discover how life really is: There is
hate, racism and prejudice.
Against-Censorship (Continued)
• People need the opportunity to
discover for themselves life's lessons.
• E.g: The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn by Mark Twain, is often a target
for censors because of the word
"nigger" in the text.
Conclusion