Word: censorable
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...violently attacked by both the right and the left. Judging from the book's reception, it appears as if reality has become so painful that our society refuses to consider any serious artistic critique of itself. Lacking the integrity to admit our fear of freedom, Americans insist that artists censor themselves. In the case of books like Ellis's, our society has decided to kill the messenger...
Melanie Thernstrom received a similar reception for her book The Dead Girl, which was a eulogized sexual history of a pointlessly murdered friend of the author's. Stories like these are unpleasant and disturbing, but they are part of the way we live and die. To attempt to censor them is to deny reality...
Finally, Cloud apparently does not understand the fact that Burstein is not attempting to censor Hoge, but merely to protest his appointment. If Burstein--or anyone else--attempted to prevent Hoge's opinions from being heard, CLUH would condemn his or her actions; any attempt to deny members of a campus community freedom of speech is dangerous. CLUH will therefore continue to monitor this issue, and be willing to act without consideration of the fact that Burstein is an officer of CLUH. Jol Silversmith '94 Assistant Director, CLUH James E.N. Hensley '92 Secretary, CLUH Nathan L. Dupree '92 Treasurer, CLUH
...conversations, I explained quite clearly to Cloud that we are in no way trying to censor Hoge. He has every right to come to Cambridge, speak his mind, and even to gather together interested individuals to form a study group...
Taken aback by my deviant stances concerning these issuse which they believed were manifestly inarguable, my Muslim brothers declared that my arguments were invalid, and that my objective in this discussion was to censor the "truth," to revile Islam by dictating what is acceptable--a sin comparable to those of the sheikhs they despise. Then, in front of three fellow Muslims, I was declared a "munafiq," a hypocrite in the faith, perhaps the most vicious insult to a Muslim...