{"id":1922,"date":"2009-05-23T11:55:58","date_gmt":"2009-05-23T18:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=1922"},"modified":"2009-05-23T11:55:58","modified_gmt":"2009-05-23T18:55:58","slug":"freedom-of-speech-and-self-censoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2009\/05\/23\/freedom-of-speech-and-self-censoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom of speech and self censoring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wal-Mart recently announced they will not be stocking shelves with Green Day?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2s new album<\/a>, ?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8?\u00ec21st Century Breakdown?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u00ac\u00f9 because of language and what they refer to as ?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8?\u00ecadult content?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u00ac\u00f9 (except you can get it in Canada<\/a>).?\u00c7\u00ac\u2020In fact, Wal-Mart told Green Day that if the band provides an edited version, they?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2ll stock it.<\/p>\n

I?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2m fine with any store deciding what they will and will not sell on their own shelves, but I think it is?\u00c7\u00ac\u2020presumptuous for the store to expect bands to edit their works. In this case, I think it is?\u00c7\u00ac\u2020hypocritical?\u00c7\u00ac\u2020for Wal-Mart to offer censored products. I mean, if they want to take a moral stance, why not refuse to stock the products at all<\/a>, edited or otherwise, if they don’t agree with some of the content?<\/p>\n

I strongly support all artists having the freedom to produce whatever material they want. I believe consumers should be able to decide what art is?\u00c7\u00ac\u2020appropriate?\u00c7\u00ac\u2020for their purchase, and that businesses shouldn’t be making that choice for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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