Word: censorship
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...democracy, censorship is among the worst of all evils. The attempt to stifle free expression runs counter to the most basic tenets of free society. Particularly at a university, censorship undermines the unfettered search for truth that is supposed to define what higher learning is all about...
...place like Harvard, even the merest hint of censorship is a matter of the utmost concern. To accuse the institution of censorship is to question its legitimacy. To allege that its administrators are using their authority to censor the ideas of others is to suggest that they are unfit for their jobs. In short, the term should not be bandied about lightly...
Specifics aside, the real issue here is whether Master Fisher has the right to choose what he wants displayed in Dudley House (he does), and whether his actions constitute censorship (they...
Dudley House is not an art gallery. Nor is it the right of Cameron Wolf, or any other Harvard-affiliated "artist," to display his work there. Censorship would imply that Master Fisher somehow barred Wolf from ever displaying his work anywhere. He did not. Rather, the master allowed Wolf to use the University-controlled space for a certain amount of time, and for a specified purpose...
Wolf's self-proclaimed artistic mission was to increase awareness of the AIDS epidemic. Of course, with his bogus claim of censorship, he has most successfully increased awareness of Cameron Wolf, artist and self-promoter...