Monday, February 8, 2010

"Front Kontra c-Censura"

The latest attempt to regulate the state has ended up with a hell of a lot of rotten eggs on the faces of the ever-so-competent Maltese police force as now, prior to the Nadur Carnival, the aforementioned police are demanding to look at the lyrics of each song being played by rock bands to eliminate, or, essentially, censor, any possible vulgarities that there might be. Needless to say, this is yet another absolutely pathetic attempt at making Malta about as forward thinking as the 1960's.

I know that I have often criticised Joseph Muscat for his 'progressive' approach, and I still do believe that it is indeed nothing more than a bunch of unquantified bullshit, but I honestly do believe that Maltese society cannot remain stuck in the Middle Ages and must move on with the times. Such things do not happen in continental states, such as Germany; and while our country is indeed rooted in tradition and culture, does such tradition and culture have to be totally and completely embraced to the core? Furthermore, how can Malta be respected as a country on the international plane if it continues to insist with censorship laws that about as outdated as our great grandparents?

People and/or entities such as Teresa Friggieri, the Maltese Police Force and the University Rector have to stop choking Malta in this sense. The country already takes an age vis-a-vis its European counterparts to progress accordingly, so why should such personalities continue to stifle the country with their antiquated methods of thinking?

Ultimately, to conclude this brief argument, I have to say that I do agree with a certain amount of censorship in the sense that if there are obscene vulgarities that will, in all probability, cause offence to the majority of people, then such things should give due warnings due to their vulgarities. However, if the authorities responsible still do want to make their event/occasion available to the public, despite this, adults who believe that they will not feel offended by such events should still be given the opportunity to go ahead and watch accordingly. Of course, when it comes to minors under the age of 18 in terms of the law, the situation should be different and age restrictions, as there already are, should be enforced. However, it is grossly unfair that certain people should indeed regulate that which the public at large is allowed to see or not see, especially as perspectives differ from person to person and the element of subjectivity is therefore ripe.

But anyway, till now, "Big Brother is watching you."

God Bless You all!
Matti

1 comment:

Yanica said...

They never asked for the lyrics ta.
They just asked for the title and singers of the songs...which was still bad but nsommma. But now theyre scrapping that altogether, cos a title of a song won't tell you much about a song.