Expression Presentation
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This document examines the debate around censorship of violence versus nudity in films. It presents two hypothetical film examples, one depicting nude bodies and one depicting graphic violence, questioning why violence is more acceptable than nudity. The document then discusses freedom of expression as protected by the First Amendment, but with recognized exceptions including obscenity, defamation, and incitement to violence. It introduces the philosophical perspective of John Stuart Mill on freedom of expression without drawing a definitive conclusion.
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Expression Presentation
- 1. Violence vs. Nudity Censorship &Expression in Cinema
- 2. “This Film is Not Yet Rated”
- 3. So, the question remains…
- 4. Is it more graphic to show two nude people?...
- 5. Or…
- 6. Two fully clothed people getting brutally shot to death?...
- 7. Why is violence such an acceptable form of expression in movies and nudity is not?
- 9. Example #1
- 11. Not so bad, right?
- 12. Example #2
- 14. Wouldn’t want to see too much of that…
- 16. • Protected by the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights • Freedom of Speech andFreedom of Expressionhave come to be known as nearly the same thing
- 17. Various exceptions to Freedom of Expression have been recognized in American law
- 18. Including…
- 19. • Obscenity • Defamation • Breach of the peace • Incitement to crime • “Fighting words” • Sedition
- 20. Philosophical Consideration of Freedom of Expression…
- 22. Conclusion?...