Censorship?!

At the risk of really inflaming this debate Troy, it's very easy to stand in the position of a white, male, able bodied, middle class ( and a little bit cute) human being and say if I can't protect myself, no-one else should in case one day they chose to stop. What do you need to be protected from? I can't walk down a dark street without having real and justifiable fear. Do you think you are in my position? I certainly don't think I can speak for anyone who is poor, Aboridgenal etc, becuase I'm not and I don't live with their disadvantage.

Not everyone is as privillaged as you. For some people that "third party" protection is the only thing standing between them and the mouth of hell.

High ideals of democracy and freedom are very easily defended by priviallaged people in democratic and free socieites. I don't beleive censorship is about ideals and broad strokes, things rarely are. There is no such thing as "the Rule", only "the Exceptions". It's about single instances of harm directly attributable to material which could and should have been made unavailable. Censorship is a human rights issue, not a trendy coffee shop big words and a danish on a clear blue Sunday issue.

Some things hurt people. People who are not in a position to look after themselves. I'm sure it's a utaliarian view but I stick by it. If the strong and high minded have to have their ideologoes offended to protect the weak so be it.

But lets make this about theatre; how far is too far, what should we not able to veiw on stage?