Word: censorship
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...counterpart, lesbian author Kate Millet, would have agreed wholeheartedly; Millet's talk on "Sex and Censorship" frequently played to the crowd with lines such as "the gay shall lead the way...out of the hetero-straitjacket," which provided welcome relief from tense differences...
...tapes, and are demanding, in Gore's words, "a one-time panel to recommend a uniform set of criteria." The P.M.R.C. has backed off from its earlier insistence on specific ratings, such as V for violence, X for explicit lyrics and O for occult. "We do not want censorship in any shape or form," Gore insists. Comments Baker: "The issue affects my family. I really believe that the escalation of violence and sexuality is a form of child abuse...
...P.M.R.C. and the NPTA agreed that such caveats were too mild. Some record companies have gone along, but others have resisted. "It's moronic," David Geffen, chairman of Geffen Records, told TIME's Peter Ainslie. "I have no intention of carrying a warning label on my records. It's censorship. They'd have to pass a law before I would do it." Some observers of the music business believe that the RIAA acquiesced to label warnings because it did not want to ruffle feathers while lobbying for passage of a bill that would place a surcharge on the manufacture...
...proposed statute would make the sale and distribution of some sexually explicit materials illegal. In effect, it would amount to indiscriminate censorship. A clear definition of pornography is difficult, at best, and violations of First Amendment guarantees are almost inevitable under such restrictions. If the proposed referendum had been approved, it would most likely fail judicial review...
Although we oppose the censorship supported in the ordinance, the referendum should be put before voters for consideration. The referendum process can provide valuable recourse against a stubborn legislative body and constitutes an important check against elected officials' sometimes patronizing behavior. An anti-pornography campaign would also focus national attention on freedom of speech issues and the exploitation of human beings...