Mr. Kolade’s 8th grade English Weblog

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• 1    Victoria // Nov 8, 2006 at 1:54 pm

  I think that people should be able to watch whatever they want because they know what or what not to watch. I also think that it is good to censor some things because they are considered illegal in a country. They should keep things censored, but the cable companies should let them unlock a certain censored show if the person really wants to watch it.

• 2    Kevin // Nov 8, 2006 at 2:01 pm

  I think people should be albe to do or see or anything like that because not everyone is the same and wants others to make decisions for them. People are diffrent, and others feel diffrently about diffrent things.

• 3    Kelsey // Nov 8, 2006 at 2:06 pm

  I think that there should be a option of having a web site censored or not. Maybe like a button that you can click to have it not censored. Some people may want it to be sencored but some people might want to see what they really said.
  I do not think that countrys should have the ability to decide what people couild see on the internet. If someone does not want to see a cennsred site then they should be able to see the uncennsored version. They should not have to be under the influence of someone else.

• 4    Angelica // Nov 8, 2006 at 2:12 pm

  1.I believe people have thier own perspective on right and wrong. As you pointed out earlier your sense of right and wrong is diffrent than anyone else’s and you should have the right to watch or listen to whatever, according to your personal morals.

  2.I think that by not allowing citizens to make thier own desicions thier ( the citizens) creativity is being dwarfed. They are incapable of making important political desicions bacause they aren’t aware of the issues.

• 5    Ian // Nov 8, 2006 at 2:12 pm

  i think that people should be able to see what ever they want on myspace because you have to be a cetain age to even go their and people that are old enough to access myspace can see advertisments.

• 6    Taylor // Nov 8, 2006 at 2:20 pm

  I think that people should be able to watch what ever they want because (people for the most part) know what it appropriate for them, and what is not. In some cases,but you can not expect everyone to know correct from inncorrect, so…some people may not know. If a 9 year old little girl is on the computer instant messaging what she thinks is a little boy who is her age on the computer,but she does not know that it is wrong to talk to people on the internet, and give people personal information like her name, age, and were she was located. Thankfully it was a police who was acting like a little boy. That is an example of good cencoring. The police told her parents what the little girl was doing, and they talked to her about it. The girl never did it again.

• 7    David // Nov 8, 2006 at 2:23 pm

  I think that censorship is important to the community. If things that were nasty and wrong weren’t censored it could ruin someone.
  Also, I think that some people who want to expoit themselves negatively and want others to see it don’t really care about themselves or others. this can also be thought of as being selfish.
  David

• 8    **!Veroncia!** // Nov 8, 2006 at 2:24 pm

  Well some censorship would be ok only if there was a good reason for it and if they were oblivious to it we wouldn’t care because we didn’t know. It is said that “ignorance is bliss”.

  I think that it would be worse if a country had censorship and the citizens knew about it that if a little buisness did it becase it would effect less people if there was a smaller company and it wouldn’t be as signifigant.

  I think that the people should keep fighting for what they beleive in if they know about it

• 9    Taylor // Nov 8, 2006 at 2:25 pm

  An example of unneccesary cencoring would be if your parents over protect you. This example is demonstrated alot in families all over the worl today. Some children get annoyed when their parents ask too many question about what they are doin, talking to on the phone,etc. It is nice that your parent care that much about you, but…they do not have to over shaddow you that much. They are doing it for a good reason, and they are only trieng to p[rotect you because they care.

• 10    Alec // Nov 8, 2006 at 4:05 pm

  I think that every cite, including Myspace, has a right to do what they choose with their cite, because, It is not a right for users, but a privilage.
  Also looking at in it a different sense, they tell the users that they have the freedom ot express there mind, so in that case they sholdn’t be able to take it away

• 11    Alec // Nov 8, 2006 at 4:16 pm

  I dont think that nations should be able to censor things that are true about them, but are bad, becuase it denies readers of the truth, and is wrong.

  Censoring does affect me, it stops things on the
  TV
  Inernet
  Games
  but in America they lukily dint censore info such as
  books
  magazines
  web articles
  etc.

• 12    Andrew // Nov 8, 2006 at 4:25 pm

  I think that if one company censored things that they own wouldn’t be as bad as if the country censored things. If the country censored things then all companies would have to censor their stuff but if one company did then it would be less thats censored.

  I think that with age limits on sites that have censored things, there would be less of a worry about protection. With age limits, sites wont have to worry as much about 11 or 12 year olds going on a site meant for 14 or 15 year olds.

• 13    Philip // Nov 8, 2006 at 4:31 pm

  In my opinion, I think that some things should be censored because some people take this stuff way too seriously. Just because you hear music that suggests violence does not give you the right to go and kill or injure a innocent person. Music, movies and videogames are mostly not real so you should not get so caught up in all of this stuff that causes you do something that you will soon regret. In some cases its is real for instance gang violence. Its totally true that gangs are around and do violent things but that however does not mean you go out and do it as well. In short, some things need to be censored because as young people your future actions can be dictated by your childhood and teenage experiences.

• 14    Amanda // Nov 8, 2006 at 4:46 pm

  I think that people have a right to post what they want or do what ever they want on myspace, but some things people go way to far on. For example posting bad pictures and such things like that should not be allowed. This is censorship yes but who ever ownes my space does have a right to block those things.

• 15    Mr. Kolade // Nov 8, 2006 at 4:49 pm

  I agree with what Amanda just wrote, but should they be able to block rival websites?

• 16    Nate // Nov 8, 2006 at 4:57 pm

  I think that my space shouldn’t be allowed to block their competion out because if they don’t block your name out you shouldn’t block their’s. I think that companies blocking stuff isn’t as bad as countries blocking stuff because companies block only a few things while countries could block much more. I think that younger children should have some blocks because if they may go on a bad website and not even know it is a bad site while older children if they go on a bad website they should face the punishment.

• 17    Aaliyah // Nov 8, 2006 at 5:00 pm

  When talking about My Space I think censorship should be forced, because sometimes people take it to far with what they say and the pictures they have. Also I think that countries should not block as many things as they do, but if the people start to get out of control with what they are saying then it should be censored.

• 18    Jordan // Nov 8, 2006 at 5:03 pm

  1. I think that people react differently to different things. Many people use Myspace, so the people who use it probably range from the “innocent” to the “not-so innocent”. Because of this, I think that people (atleast on Myspace) should be free to choose what they see, do etc. depending on their ethics and priorities. A person can be censored to a certain extent, and whether censorship is used or not, people will find a way around the censorship anyways.
  And Myspace is used for people who want to express their feelings freely, and if the people who started Myspace thought that some things that the users would say would have to be censored then they should not have started Myspace in the first place.

  2. The countries that censor their citizens in order to ‘protect’ them are digging themselves into their own hole, in my opinion. Some citizens are ordered not to post libel on the internet, but really, being told that they aren’t given the right of freedom of speech is only going to make them want to do it even more as a revolutionary act. Limiting their freedom of speech is going to cause them to retaliate, not keep them under control.

• 19    Troy // Nov 8, 2006 at 5:03 pm

  My opinion is that some things should be sensored because they just take things way out of proportion and thats when things get bad or serious. But sometimes things can get over exaggerated which seems to get worse over the years because of kids and teenagers being easily influnced and it seems to day everthying sparks controversy and just should not be sensored. If somone or a group of people are you using cenorship for there benefits I think that is alright because it helps them for the better.

• 20    William L. // Nov 8, 2006 at 5:03 pm

  At this moment of our lives, many people are age should know the difference between right and wrong. Therefore, know one should censor anything without getting someone elses opinion. The people who censor things could think that what they censor is bad but, on the other hand someone else could find absolutly nothing wrong with it. If you are not perfect at everthing, which no one is, then you don’t have any right to censor anything unless you are protecting someone.

• 21    Alec // Nov 8, 2006 at 5:24 pm

  I think that they shouln’t be able to block out rival cites, becuase that in a way is stoping important information, when it is out there and people need to no about it.

• 22    David // Nov 8, 2006 at 5:31 pm

  Myspace is a place (As Jordan Said) to express yourself. Myspace has things that can easily give your identity and also give your personal information out to the world.

  This should be censored because if someone has you personal info they can find out where you live, where you go to school, you house number etc. So this informationshould be censored for your personal safety.
  David

• 23    Melissa // Nov 8, 2006 at 5:31 pm

  i think people should be able to choose what they want to put on their myspace pages. If they want to censor it, they can censor it. If they dont want to censor it, they dont have to. Some people have differnt opinos than others. So if Myspace censors somthing that is on the users page they dont want to be censored, the user will be unhappy. so people should be able to choosa what they censor on thier myspace.

• 24    Neil // Nov 8, 2006 at 5:32 pm

  People should be able to say, speak, and hear anything for they are the people. For example, countries could hide information with censorship, as a result bieng a bad thing because it is hidden from everyone. People are able to see and hear what they are supposed to see and hear, which is everything, not some of it but the whole info. Companies and countries censoring are two different things because companies hide things that do not benifit them. Countries hide information to benifit them, which is bad because most of the time it is dirt on them, that they do not want the public to know. So basically countries are the worse when censoring info. Google and other sites should not work with countries when censoring because the government will censor things that insult or show bad things the government is doing, which in result makes them bad.

• 25    Angelica // Nov 8, 2006 at 6:35 pm

  1. I disagree with Troy’s comment because although I do think that as teenagers we are easliy influencled , but who’s to say anything is good or bad. I may think that cursing shouldn’t be censored on t.v. shows because teenagers are succeptable to hear cursing anyway, anyone can disagree with that statement but I have my own perception of whats right or okay for me to hear or see.
  2. I don’t understand how a government can say that they are protecting thier society by blocking Google or any other internet sites. They are protecting themselves from a bombardment of questions and the creativity of the citizens. I think with thier own agendas in mind they are shifting the “Protection” from the citizens to themselves. That is an example of what i think is a dystopia. they are giving the allusion that everything is run the same everywhere and everything is in thier best interest. I think that this is similar to the Super Toys Last All Summer Long society.

• 26    Deji M. // Nov 8, 2006 at 6:35 pm

  When I read the article: “Online protest targets 13 nations accused of Web censorship” I thought it was dumb how people were actually thrown in prison (worldwide) because of the “subversive content” they were posting up on the web. Why can’t the administrative or who ever is in charge of Internet policy simply remove the bad content? If the person continues to post Inappropriate content the Internet’s “administrative” can just ban/suspend the person’s internet privileges or IP number. I think prison is a little bit too over board for this type of problem.

  People should have the common sense on what’s right or wrong, except maybe children, but that is what parents are for. If an individual thinks something is wrong or unsafe they can slimily avoid it or block it out themselves. There is no need for someone else or a company to censor it for them.

• 27    Aliyah // Nov 8, 2006 at 6:39 pm

  I think that myspace should censor because on the myspace users pages they do have somethings that are inapporiate and if things were censored they wouldn’t have to worry about seeing unneccessary things. I think that the countries and compaines are censoring are the same because they censor for some of the same reasons.I dont think people should be able to do whatever they want because certain things that are on the myspace pages are inapporiate and if they were censored we wouldn’t have to worry about seeing things we dont want to see.

• 28    Allen T // Nov 8, 2006 at 7:02 pm

  As far as companies censoring the content of the information on their web sites, that is their choice. Their house, their rules. It’s their servers and you are using them for free. The companies set the rules and users have to follow them. Companies have advisors that help protect them from being sued. I can understand companies not wanting illigal links on their website. They have to protect their reputation.

  I can’t say anything about the “myspace” website because I don’t like it and don’t use it. It is LIMITED in comparison to what I can do with my website.

  To my knowledge there is no real blog page that is uncensored and allows people to say any and every thing.

  I think countries have set standards and policies too. That is why they block users that bash their policies. It may not be right, but they do it.

• 29    Steven // Nov 8, 2006 at 7:30 pm

  I think that people should choose weather they would like to be censord or not. Because they have a right to listen hear and watch what ever they choose. But i also think things should be cencord because some tv shows or websites are not appropriate for some of the viewers that hear or look at them. For example shows that are aimed for little kids should not have cursing or other inapropriate themes that are not sutable for there age.

• 30    William J. // Nov 8, 2006 at 7:39 pm

  Yes and no, it all depends on the person being censored and the person that allows the censorship.

  A.) For those those DO use MySpace, they should all know about our ever famous, friendly, neighborhood, top-man, Tom. For those of you who don’t, Tom is the head/owner of MySpace (he founded it). And one of his rules are, that to sign up for MySpace you have to be ATLEAST 14 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. In order to protect the society of MySpace and also to protect his own self, this rule was established. Because if something were to happen to a minor over MySpace, that wasn’t over 14, Tom wouldn’t be liable for anything that happens to that specific minor. Also there needs to be taken in consideration ABOUT THAT MINORS WELL BEING. Because there are perverts, rapists, serial killers, gangs, and all that other good stuff affiliated in the MySpace society.
  And most of the time, generally, people at and above this age range are more mature that others above it are expected and told to do so. But as we most know, that’s not always the case. A good example would be when, earlier this year, a young woman (about 16 or so) had been talking to this guy she’d met on MySpace for about a month or so. Now the guy she’d been talking told her that he was in love with her or something like that, anyways, long story short, the guy lived in Jerusalem. So the girl stole some money from her parents, flew to Jerusalem to meet this guy, and almost had gotten raped, had not her parents found her secret “love notes” to this guy and called the cops.

  B.) Some censorship IS good, but too much of a good thing is never good. Most parents keep their kids away from things, like rated-R movies, pornography, hanging out friends too late or stuff like that. But there is and should be a limit to it. In general, kids are the ones with the most censorship, but if you’re always trying to protect them, you’ll more than likely begin to Overprotect them. Then once they get older, they’ll be scared of the world and don’t want to leave their homes.

• 31    Chris // Nov 8, 2006 at 7:55 pm

  I think some censorship is good for people (for ex. bad websites/shows) but for other things like MTV censoring the Van’s song or MySpace blocking links it’s bad because it’s just for money and it takes away from what people want to see/listen to.

• 32    maya // Nov 8, 2006 at 8:00 pm

  ok, so I agree with what Angelica said. No body really has a definition of what right and wrong is. Society has always told us what not to do. Everybody has been taught what right and wrong is. At an early age, people’s parents instantly tell them what right and wrong is. Little kids have no clue what to think unless somebody tells them. So why not just absorb anything that your parents tell you? Censoring to me is no different than parents. If the internet or television doesn’t tell you that something is wrong then parents will.

• 33    maya // Nov 8, 2006 at 8:01 pm

  Mr. Kolade

  What do you think about parents and companies censoring every thing? Do you think that they are similar in the thought of “protecting” the people around them?

• 34    Mr. Kolade // Nov 8, 2006 at 8:35 pm

  I think that parents are the first line of defense in what their children consume. They are respsonsible for the well being of their children, and should “protect” their children how they see fit. However, I know that it is impossible to keep children/people away from everything.

  I don’t agree with countries preventing “subersive” content. What will happen, as a couple of people have said, is that you will eventually push people to seek that content and then you will have to continue to make stricter rules.

  Censorship in it is most basic level is necessary in many ways. However, when a country uses it to hide its flaws, that is when it becomes a threat. The same goes for a business. In my opinion, I will trust the business that shows all sides and doesn’t try to prevent me from seeing what else is out there. It may not be good businiess… but it would make me feel more comfortable and not like I’m being hustled.

• 35    Alec // Nov 8, 2006 at 8:46 pm

  I liked how mr.kolade referred to information to a battle (”first line of defence”), becuse in reality it is a battle. Both good and bad knowledge is out there, and censory is just one way of someone attempting to remove, or block, bad information. (That is just one kind of censorship.)

• 36    Jocelyn // Nov 8, 2006 at 8:51 pm

  I believe that people should have the right to do whatever they want! Even meaning if they do something dumb like post all of there personal information on Myspace. Who ever decides to do it knows what they are getting there selfs into and that it can either help them or hurt them. If people want to do it that’s there problem not the world’s!

  The world is to stressed today, about what everybody else is doing that they cannot look back at their selfs, and see what them as a person is doing wrong. Again, if a person wants to do something that they no will hurt them let them do it! “Hard heads make soft behinds!”

  On the other hand, I think that censoring will always happen and that it will never go away. This is the twenty-first century where everything is based on technology and there will be things censored! People know what to do to protects themselves and if they were smart it would be wise for them to do it.

  If you love censoring you have a problem!

• 37    David // Nov 8, 2006 at 9:00 pm

  I agree with what Maya said about parents and how they ca have an affect on a childs viewpoint of right and wrong. But I also think even though someones’s parents may tell them to not do something that dosen’t mean that they will not do it.
  Things such as porn should be censored because there are still rebellious people who will ot listen to their parents.
  David

• 38    Blair Winchester // Nov 8, 2006 at 9:10 pm

  I agree with William L., on the fact that at this age, and above we should know the difference between right and wrong. Yet, I guess the point is that some people are still oblivious to the whole thought of common sense. Which means that people shouldn’t nessasarily censor Myspace, because people know that it is a internet cite! And anyone is able to see, and or locate the pictures and people who are connected to Myspace. Which means that they know what they are getting themselves into. Regardless is they are aware of the consecuences. Which they will find out sooner or later. It is really up to the person if the want to play the easy way or the hard way. People shouldn’t always be there for you looking out for what you do. Expesially not the government or companies because regardless I believe it is an invasion of privacy.I think that it is wrong for both companies and the government to be censoring what we do. Because neither of the two know who we are from “a can of paint.”

• 39    Blair Winchester // Nov 8, 2006 at 9:29 pm

  I agree with the French on their point of view about censorship. I believ nobody really has the right to censor what you say, do, and hear.

• 40    maya jefferson // Nov 8, 2006 at 9:35 pm

  What is the purpose of censoring things anyway. A person will get that info some time in there life. All censoring is doing is slowing that process down.

• 41    Blair Winchester // Nov 8, 2006 at 9:39 pm

  Mr. Kolade,

  I really like the picture of the penguins it is cute, by the way. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. If you think about the words it is actually quite interesting. because that is what companies and the government believe. t If you dont hear, see, nor speak evil, it will not come to you. Well… they are WRONG!!!!!!

  And again as I write these blogs I am begging to think. Aren’t you censoring what we are writting? Because before it is published on to the website it goes through you. So you have the ability to change or not post what we say….right? Basically you are the censorer, wouldn’t you say? Do you think that that is wrong? Do you think that you are any different then the government, or random companies?

  Maybe you are because you know us.. or what? What do you think?

• 42    maya jefferson // Nov 8, 2006 at 9:39 pm

  I dont understand what Blair is saying. Do u mean Blair that nothing should be censored because people should have enough common sense to know already?

• 43    Mr. Kolade // Nov 8, 2006 at 9:51 pm

  I too like the picture Blair… and yes… I am a censor in some respects. It is up to me what goes on and what doesn’t. However, my censorship is meant to foster good discussion, as opposed to stifling creativity and thought.

  But yes… I am a censor…. I have the power… cause its my blog and my class.

  That was a great point by the way Blair… well done.

• 44    Yinka // Nov 8, 2006 at 10:09 pm

  I too believe that Blair’s statement was a good point and correct, but i also too believe Mr. Kolade has the right to decide what goes on his web page or not, because it is HIS web page and not ours. We just have the privilege of using the page.

  Oh i’ve also noticed that on fashion magazines on the do’s and don’ts colunms most of the time when they show random people who are classified as “bad dressers” they use the censor bar to cover up their face from humiliation of the public, so people would not tease them or anything.

  Mr. Kolade do you think that this is wrong?

• 45    DeAndre Says: // Nov 8, 2006 at 10:23 pm

  Some people who have MySpaces abuse the privileges by putting obscene things on it. Not all people have the dicipline to control themselves from doing and saying stupid things, so MySpace cencoring certain things is for the better. People can and will also start to complain about the obscenity of MySpace and that would cause other problems.

• 46    Valerie Holt // Nov 8, 2006 at 10:26 pm

  I think that most censorship is pretty important, like if people were putting porn all over places that should be censored.

  However, I think that a lot of the censoring of dirty jokes and stuff like that is pretty stupid because if you’re young enough that it’s a problem for you to hear the stuff, you probably can’t understand it anyway, and by the time you do understand it, you’re old enough that it’s OK.

  My mom is OK with me seeing anything as long as it doesn’t give me nightmares or get me really upset or something. She’s not concerned that if I see stuff on TV or the internet with violence that I’m gonna say “Cool, I’m gonna go be violent now!” because that would just be stupid.

• 47    Emmanuel // Nov 8, 2006 at 10:32 pm

  I agree with what Philip said that some things should be censored . my reason is that people interpret an action or situation differently and it also affects them differently. When it comes to MySpace, I think that enforcing censorship would wprk for some people because who is to tell whether or not someone is being honest or dishonest? There is no way to tell since it’s so impersonal and there is no person to person contact such as eye contact. You can say what ever you want and people would believe you. However, I think people should use their own moral standards when it comes to right and wrong. Peoples interpretation of right and wrong varies across the globe and thats why I think censorship should be imposed up to a certain point.

• 48    Randy // Nov 8, 2006 at 11:01 pm

  I think that people should be able to control the ammount of censorship that they have on their web pages, instead of having someone else censor what they can do. I also think that people should be allowed to set the level of censorship that they are comfortable with on their web pages without anyone else having a say on it. I say this because sometimes the people running the sites are way too overprotecive on the stuff that they censor, and most of the time it is very unfair.

  Queen Anne is a good example of overprotective censoring. I understand blocking off sites like AOL and Yahoo, but when you get so protective that you block little kids sites like Cartoon Network and Disney channel, thats a little too much.

• 49    Raya // Nov 9, 2006 at 12:02 am

  I think that you should have a choice of what is censored and what isn’t. Its your myspace or yahoo etc, you should determine and control who can see what you rthe man in this particular situation yout the “Man”

• 50    David // Nov 9, 2006 at 6:56 am

  Mr. Kolade,
  I agree with what Blair said about censoring what we do because you control the blog. My question is do feel this type of censoring that is done with our comments be done with Myspace?
  DAvid

• 51    Victoria // Nov 9, 2006 at 6:13 pm

  I agree with Randy, Queen Anne is good with censoring, but they know that we won’t go to any bad sites, so why do they censor Disney Channel and Cartoon Network?

• 52    Mr. Kolade // Nov 9, 2006 at 7:41 pm

  In response to a couple of questions…

  I think that MySpace should protect its patrons, especially the children, but I do not think that site that is dedicated to expressing one’s self should censor and block out links to rival sites. That goes against their message, and that I do not agree with.

• 53    Breanna // Nov 16, 2006 at 4:39 pm

  I agree with alot of people that say everyone’s view of right and wrong is different. People can’t say that one thing is wrong when to another person it may be right.But, some little kids don’t know right from wrong yet. What if a child is on the computer and plans to go to myscene.com(doll website)and then the computer accidently goes to myspace.com and ends up seeing or reading things that they shouldn’t have. Yeah, the parents should be watching them but the parents can’t watch them all hours of the day and night. We all know how myspace works and we all know how alot of the times people go to far on the things they put up(and that does not just go for Myspace, it goes for a lot of sites). Now i dont mean that we should make everything all cencored gumdrops and lollipops but there should be a stronger limit on what you can put on Myspace, google,T.V and all of that stuff. Yeah, you can say that you are going to see or find out what it is sooner or later but until you do ignorence is bliss.

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