Censorship Is Bad

The definition of censorship is the examination of books, movies, etc. and ending unallowable parts. Censorship can be a good, or a bad thing. The good part about censorship, is that it helps end things that are not useful. The bad part is, it sometimes is not needed, extremely debatable whether it should be questioned or not, or it can cause a huge ruckus. In the article, “Fighting Against Tradition,” by Emily Scott, it talks about how Emily’s high school newspaper staff used censorship to try and stop students from disrespecting their school mascot in a manipulative way. This group of people are noticing the disrespectful behavior of their school zoo which like to call themselves, “The Redskins.” The newspaper staff simply think there should
Without it, people might not know what is right or wrong. Censorship can also inspire people to speak out. It has helped many people in the past, and the present. For instance, in Inherit the Wind, the townspeople used censorship when they accused a teacher of teaching things that are against the bible to their children. They learned from it that it is against the law, but it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. This is because the first amendment is partially protecting him. This is helpful not only to the town, but the world, because next time something like that happens, they will know that it is not against the law. The book also shows that when someone uses censorship against you and you win, it gives you a voice, and will inspire others to speak out too. Another example of this is in the article, “Fighting Against Tradition,” by Emily Scott. This article also inspired people to do great things. When the newspaper staff spoke out about the rude behavior about the student section during football games, it started a riot. A french class had a debate about the fight afterwards, and almost all of the staff of the newspaper team that wrote the article went and strived to be journalists. Speaking out using censorship can give you a voice no matter what side you are on. Whether you used censorship, or where the person being accused it teaches you that you have control of doing great