You can take my choice...but you can't take my FREEDOM! Except you did...

I love talking about how we have free choice in the media we consume. I find it comical that it's actually called free choice. Rules and regulations are now becoming more and more prominent on the radio and television that we don't really get to decide if we want to filter out things because someone already did for us. I wish that WE got to decide whether or not we wanted things filtered. I think this conversation links back to the ratings week in class when we watched This Film is not yet rated. For little kids, I think it's important that parents be the role in deciding what is filtered and what their children are allowed to watch. However, beyond that, I think we should get to decide what we watch and consume! Are some things offensive? Sure! To some people. Then some other things are offensive to select people to and not to others. With all our complaints and rules and "morals" (which is such a joke in American culture), we've forced media creators to tip toe around the rules, to avoid offending anyone, with the possibility of being fined or getting hate mail or whatever it may be. I think everyone just needs to RELAX, and decide WHAT YOU want to consume, not what others want to consume.