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spacelady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-05 08:53 PM
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Why on the one hand, do we abhor censorship that may be offensive to some
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people. Then approve removing references to other interest groups?
I do realize how this sounds, and I am sure it has been asked. Is it only censorship when we say it is censorship?

For example, The song "I Want my MTV" has a reference to a Faggot that has for the most part been removed from the version played on the airwaves but the term Chick remains.
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