Art Censorship Research Paper

Today’s modern society is ever changing, and modern technology has fast tracked social change. This has impacted the creation of music, and art which continues to push what’s socially acceptable. With the waves that are created from pushing social norms artists have been subjected to censorship of what is believed to be unacceptable material. Censorship has prevented potentially great art from never being allowed to be shown to society for the safety of the citizens. It’s important that artists should be given free rein on their art when they follow morally acceptable guidelines because it’s their responsibility to follow the social guidelines that have been set forth by the law. Less censorship will allow society to continue to grow, and change what is acceptable.
The growth of society can be marked by the achievements of artists that have pushed the social boundaries which shows that there should be less censorship on today’s artists. For example Elvis, the Beatles, and The Rolling Stones are some of the top most influential artist of all time. All these artists pushed the social boundaries of their time, and without them the culture of today’s society would not be the same. This influence shows that artists should be given free rein to an extent to create what they …show more content…
These rights are not only the right of the people in society, but the right of other artists in society. There are moral laws set forth by different governments to protect the greater majority of people from harm, and there are also copyright laws to protect other artists. As long as an artist does not break any of these moral codes there should be free reign on the type of art that they can produces. Without this society may not continue to advance at the great rate that we have seen in the past. Taking the leash off our artist is the only way to create an environment for this