Emasher Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 it couldn't take too long to send them a million copies of your letter
Helmsly Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Dear BBFC. Good Job Yours yours sincerely Jack thompson ghdshshshfghh
thirtynine. Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 I believe he said conservative, not Conservative... That was in responce to I think that people who make the effort to earn deserve to keep it,
Patch Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 I don't think your claim that 'censorship in a democracy is a paradox' is going to sway anyone at the BBFC. It sounds like you're telling the BBFC that you don't think they should exist. And no offense, but this bit is utter rubbish: banning a piece of entertainment from release for mature audiences is very much like forbidding a toddler to play with dolls, miniature cars, and other toys: totally and utterly useless, and atop of that, unethical.
Noku Posted June 21, 2007 Author Posted June 21, 2007 I don't think your claim that 'censorship in a democracy is a paradox' is going to sway anyone at the BBFC. It sounds like you're telling the BBFC that you don't think they should exist. And no offense, but this bit is utter rubbish: Do explain Still haven't gotten a reply, by the way. My whereabouts are unimportant. This letter is about shouting - with the voice of the little man.
harribo Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 I don't think your claim that 'censorship in a democracy is a paradox' is going to sway anyone at the BBFC. It sounds like you're telling the BBFC that you don't think they should exist. And no offense, but this bit is utter rubbish: No its not. That letter is IMO brilliant BTW.
Cookyman Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 Do explain Still haven't gotten a reply, by the way. My whereabouts are unimportant. This letter is about shouting - with the voice of the little man. I've just posted a letter which did receive a reply from the BBFC on the manhunt 2 thread - check it out
Patch Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Do explain Well, you're comparing chalk and cheese. Manhunt 2 is an entertainment media that consists of illegal and brutal acts. Toddler's toys are physical objects used for learning and development. A much more accurate analogy would be something like: Banning a piece of entertainment from release for mature audiences is very much like banning the showing of cartoons such as Horrid Henry or Dennis the Menace to toddlers (if such a thing were enforcable).
Zechs Merquise Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 I'm sorry, but the letter in question didn't really appeal to me either. I would ask questions like why films such as Natural Born Killers which glorify the murder of innocent people and set the up callous murderers as 'heroes' who escape justice are ok, yet games which may be very violent yet see you ultimately killing others who are out to kill you, are banned. It's bizarre, because to me the idea of one defending their self against other killers is not as bad as the glorification of innocents being murdered.
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