Word: censorships
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though "The Boys of St. Vincent" is not an easy movie to watch, it explores issues which have long been covered by a veil of tightlipped silence. Because of the reality embedded in these uncomfortable and perverse themes, the film encountered a long journey of censorship difficulties with Canadian television. After garnering both widespread praise for its honest portrayal of corruption in the Catholic Church, as well as criticism from those who saw the film as an affront to the Church's authority, this powerfully chilling drama-documentary has landed at the Museum of Fine Arts. With recent talk...
...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...