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Arts should NOT be censored
For	Against
censorship is redundant censorship reduces creativity of individuals as well as diversity of the society censorship is totalitarian in nature censorship curtails freedom of speech and freedom of expression which are the most fundamental civil liberties censorship is self-defeating (co) freedom of speech and freedom of expression are the most fundamental civic liberties censorship is fundamentally arbitrary censorship is ultimately infeasible Because this will effect creativity of artists and discourage them specially for mcdst students	censorship is sometimes necessary to protect society censorship is necessary to the stability and peace of the society an artist, as a citizen, should be responsible for what he/she does and produce

censorship is redundant
For	Against
if an artwork is proved to be completely out of touch with the reality, individuals in society would reject it rather than be corrupted by it Art is a bridge for people with different culture to communicate, it will lose the function if it is censored

if an artwork is proved to be completely out of touch with the reality, individuals in society would reject it rather than be corrupted by it
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individuals are mature and rational enough to discern what is good for themselves

censorship is totalitarian in nature
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censorship renders arts into tools of political propaganda the act of censoring attempts to control not only the relevant expressions or speech actions, but the thoughts of individuals

censorship renders arts into tools of political propaganda
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censoring arts appears to be part of a campaign of political correctness intended to prohibit any expression of certain ideas

censorship is sometimes necessary to protect society
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art that betrays military secrets must be censored art that violates religious values of society should be censored

censorship is self-defeating
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prohibiting circulation of an artwork can produce sympathy for its creator

(co) freedom of speech and freedom of expression are the most fundamental civic liberties
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the right to voice one's opinion publicly without fear of censorship or punishment is a necessary condition for intellectual and social progress

the right to voice one's opinion publicly without fear of censorship or punishment is a necessary condition for intellectual and social progress
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beliefs are prevented from declining into mere dogma if individuals are forced to re-examine and re-affirm their beliefs in the process of debate with others individuals are more likely to abandon erroneous beliefs and revise their own ideas if they are engaged in an open exchange of ideas

censorship is fundamentally arbitrary
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there does not exist any objective or well agreed standard to evaluate whether a piece of art is problematic or not

there does not exist any objective or well agreed standard to evaluate whether a piece of art is problematic or not
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the evil of today may be good of tomorrow

the evil of today may be good of tomorrow
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	art is not evil

censorship is ultimately infeasible
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the artwork can be distributed on the internet which is impossible to be regulated censoring art which depicts an unacceptable act or viewpoint merely sends it underground censorship would do nothing to change the ideas that give rise to the opinions behind the "problematic" artistic expressions

censorship would do nothing to change the ideas that give rise to the opinions behind the "problematic" artistic expressions
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	in removing the problematic ingredients in individuals' daily experience, censorship helps construct an ideal social environment for the improvement of mankind

censorship is necessary to the stability and peace of the society
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without a proper system of censorship, artworks containing obscene, violent message will cause negative effects on individuals, especially children

an artist, as a citizen, should be responsible for what he/she does and produce
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	it is inappropriate to accuse that the artist should held accountable for any bad consequence that seemingly results from his/her artwork

it is inappropriate to accuse that the artist should held accountable for any bad consequence that seemingly results from his/her artwork
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the so-called "message" delivered from a piece of artwork differs from person to person, it's all up to interpretation of individuals and society as a whole no matter how obscene or violent a scenario is depicted in an artwork, it does not necessarily lead to actions	positive connection between consuming media violence and subsequent aggressive and violent behavior exists

positive connection between consuming media violence and subsequent aggressive and violent behavior exists
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	exposure to media violence is so common that it is not surprising that some exposed people are aggressive and violent the connection is merely a correlation, not causation