Partial censorship
If there's a hot topic at the moment, it's censorship. It doesn't even seem like we're in the century of digital information and artificial intelligence to talk about something that happened practically in the last century! But here the subject of censorship is not about the order of the country, but about your life. Have you been censored by anyone?
We have gained freedom in the digital environment. Our social networks are full of outbursts, of people who film themselves crying, women who say when they're having PMS, people with family problems, who have been robbed, requests for a fundraiser to help with something. There's everything, a true public confessional! The current currency becomes a comment in a virtual environment, which gains substance and grows and increases the discussion, be it of any nature, of love or hate, after all, people simply think they have a shield because they're posting from a cell phone without being face to face with those being criticized.
In your personal life, how does censorship work? Have you been censored in your relationships? Or are you the one who censors in the relationship? Do you censor people in the digital environment, thinking that they shouldn't be saying what they want and giving little lectures all the time, but don't let anyone censor you in your personal, romantic and family relationships? Or maybe that boss (or leader?) who censors employees for their actions and behind their backs does worse than any of them who were censored?
Have you ever noticed that censorship has an optional threshold? Ever since we were children, our parents have overlooked something for one sibling and censored the other more. At school, some students are severely scolded and others who barely look to the side are asked to leave the room. At work, there are always those who are censored for the clothes they wear, the swear words they use in their daily lives, the way they eat.
The main thing to remember is that censorship is criticism. And derogatory criticism. Censorship is not just blocking someone in a physical or digital environment, but it is also criticizing behind their back, promoting negative movements around someone and their actions. It is also defaming someone behind their back, thinking you have the right and also thinking you are better than other people. Censorship can be moral, political, aesthetic, religious. It involves noticing and pointing out a defect in something or someone, criticizing. This is even in the dictionary if you look up the word censorship.
Older people have a saying that applies here: one weight, two measures. In other words, you choose the value you want to give to something, whatever is best for you. Censorship is tied to these values. It serves one side. Now, if you have been complaining about the censorship that is going on these days, also censor yourself in your daily actions, in your relationships, be your own judge, see which of your attitudes are out of balance, which of your measures have personal weight. It is unacceptable to censor everyone without looking at yourself...
We have gained freedom in the digital environment. Our social networks are full of outbursts, of people who film themselves crying, women who say when they're having PMS, people with family problems, who have been robbed, requests for a fundraiser to help with something. There's everything, a true public confessional! The current currency becomes a comment in a virtual environment, which gains substance and grows and increases the discussion, be it of any nature, of love or hate, after all, people simply think they have a shield because they're posting from a cell phone without being face to face with those being criticized.
In your personal life, how does censorship work? Have you been censored in your relationships? Or are you the one who censors in the relationship? Do you censor people in the digital environment, thinking that they shouldn't be saying what they want and giving little lectures all the time, but don't let anyone censor you in your personal, romantic and family relationships? Or maybe that boss (or leader?) who censors employees for their actions and behind their backs does worse than any of them who were censored?
Have you ever noticed that censorship has an optional threshold? Ever since we were children, our parents have overlooked something for one sibling and censored the other more. At school, some students are severely scolded and others who barely look to the side are asked to leave the room. At work, there are always those who are censored for the clothes they wear, the swear words they use in their daily lives, the way they eat.
The main thing to remember is that censorship is criticism. And derogatory criticism. Censorship is not just blocking someone in a physical or digital environment, but it is also criticizing behind their back, promoting negative movements around someone and their actions. It is also defaming someone behind their back, thinking you have the right and also thinking you are better than other people. Censorship can be moral, political, aesthetic, religious. It involves noticing and pointing out a defect in something or someone, criticizing. This is even in the dictionary if you look up the word censorship.
Older people have a saying that applies here: one weight, two measures. In other words, you choose the value you want to give to something, whatever is best for you. Censorship is tied to these values. It serves one side. Now, if you have been complaining about the censorship that is going on these days, also censor yourself in your daily actions, in your relationships, be your own judge, see which of your attitudes are out of balance, which of your measures have personal weight. It is unacceptable to censor everyone without looking at yourself...
Author : Mariana Goulart
Posted in: 09/09/2024
Last modified: 09/09/2024
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