Thus, swearing is, by its very nature, a taboo activity. As such, it is often socially sanctioned, or punished, through a variety of informal and formal mechanisms (for example, fines, social disapproval, censorship, removal). However, this aspect of swearing does not in any way diminish ...
As these Roman censors got more and more strict with their ideas about what was right and wrong, the term 'censorship' emerged. Today,censorshipmeans that a person or an institution (like a government) controls what information is shared with the public. Any type of information can be censore...
First, let's understand what is meant by online communities. Photo courtesy of Ryan McGuire/Bells Design Online communities (i.e. dedicated, brand-sponsored platforms that enable the exchange of ideas and content via a suite of interactive features such as discussion forums, polls, content ...
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What is meant by the term 'stigma'?Answer and Explanation: Stigma refers to the idea of a negative label surrounding a specific problem. For example, people with PTSD or AIDS have faced significant social stigma because of other people's fear or concerns about those conditions. Stigmatization ...
If the moderators of the debate wanted to save time for all their questions, as in Brennan saying, “We have so much to get to,” then don’t take time for their so-called fact checking. The fact checking is a form of censorship in which the media amplifies the power of and as a...
Fiat money is tender not backed by a tangible asset or commodity like gold. It’s usually mandated by governments & leads to corrosive effects on society.
"You actually allow the time for thoughts to emerge, time which allows space for those present to think and respond, for me there is no length that is too long to listen to thoughtful, insightful human beings thinking through very layered and complex top
There have been strong moves towards censorship in the USA and that is likely to greatly strengthen during Trump’s return. But this is not to say American libraries are not well-funded – see the report below on Austin’s lovely libraries to see this is not the case. It’s just to ...
One way to do this is to ratchet the debate up one level of abstraction. If you argue against censorship in general, you can avoid being accused of whatever heresy is contained in the book or film that someone is trying to censor. You can attack labels with meta-labels: labels that ...