We see it everyday, no matter where you are, you are surrounded by media. The media we see today is about as biased as it can get. Depending on the source of media, you can get a different opinion, accusation, or even a different story about a subject. Censorship suppresses the reality of what is actually going on in this world, and it causes us to believe stories that aren't true.
This image shows the impact censorship has on our music. The three controversial artists in this image have duct tape on their mouths, symbolizing the restrictions that are applied to them. The duct tape covering the mouths of the artists is keeping them from singing about their story/struggle and the reality of society. It is restricting them from speaking their mind, keeping the public from hearing their stories and tales. Thus censoring their proof of how fake society is portrayed in media. The tape appears weathered and weak, showing how even censorship isn’t a permanent stain on society.
This comic strip shows how censorship is a very hard hurdle to get over within any media. The words “Stop interfering with my freedom of speech” and the way its enlarged on the image, shows how the larger voices of the government censoring media, over shadows the tiny voice of the people of society who do believe in their right to freedom of speech and freedom of what they want to hear. The small man represents the general public, and how they are scared and insanely small compared to the big voice and force of the government. This shows how the censored media is blinding us because we all believe we have the freedom of speech, but do we really?
This image shows the iconic “Speak no evil, See no evil, and Hear no evil”. The actual monkeys represent media today, and how censorship is ruining media. The monkeys represent this because the media is seen as stupid like monkeys, and because they don't feel or believe in anything going wrong around this world. The black and white filter on the image also shows how depressing it is that this is actually happening, where the public can’t hear the truth about what's going on around the world because the government doesn't see it as appropriate. Altogether, showing how censorship in media is blinding us from what actually happens.
The last image is a picture of Michael Brown. This image shows him with a stack of cash in his mouth, a gun in his hand pointing at the camera, and him and his friends smoking. Throughout all of the media outburst about the shooting in Ferguson, the media always showed pictures of Michael Brown when he was in school, with his family, or doing an everyday activity. The media only showed these pictures because the government didn’t want anyone to think that there is nothing wrong with our world, ever. They didnt want the harsh truth of Michael Browns background to get out because they didn’t see it as appropriate. The censorship blinded everyone who read these stories about this man and the situation, and saw only the police to blame. While the reality was that this man who was shot was a very dangerous man who was a known troublemaker. Thus showing how censorship in the media is a blinding us from the truth we deserve.
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First of all, good ideas and background evidence for your images. However the actual explanations of the first and third images was less strong. Having looked up the first image, it was created to protest the censorship radio stations have applied to swearing, offensive language, and mature lyrics. Although it is a form of censorship, it may have been a stronger piece of evidence had the photo been of a government censoring or more overt media bias. The third photo had obvious meaning, but more context, such as the location, could have made its impact heavier. I like the final photo the most, as it is the best indicator of censorship, and it's explanation was the most clear and meaningful. Overall good post and presentation.
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