Should Nudity in Art and Iin The Internet Be Allowed?

The citizens of Canada are living in a democracy that has given us all first amendment and fundamental rights. The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights was made for the people and by the people as the Founders of our country understood the importance of free expression. The First Amendment states "Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: ... freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication." This alone should mean that there should be no government intervention on a code of ethics or morality. We as citizens should be allowed complete freedom of our own choices. As Internet provides a voice to people who otherwise wouldn’t have a say it should not be controlled. Our government was set up by the people to make laws and to keep our society in order, but they started making decisions for us on what is or isn't appropriate. The most recent example of this is the Canadian Internet Censorship Bill C-54 of 1987 which states that the Internet should be censored and be given restrictions. Internet regulation will tend to curb the freedom of expression. The Internet is a modern day symbol of the freedom of speech we have in our society. The government has no right to tell us what we can and cannot do in our homes. As no one is forcing anyone to go to any specific area of the Internet so the choices we make our own free will. I feel that the government is clearly violating our rights.

Many skeptics do not agree that nudity in art should have a place in our society. Some say that certain groups of our society, such as children, should not see these types of works. The censorship of art has been practiced on many occasions, in which an institution has banned a certa...

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...ng with a controversial topic. Parents are the ones who should monitor and regulate their children’s activities, but not the government. Parents should monitor children's viewing of internet and also what they hear on the radio and tapes. Censorship is an issue that will continue to be debated for many years to come. Material on Internet, explicit lyrics in music and nudity in art are subjects that must be handled with care, but never censored. Violating the First Amendment must never be allowed for fear of further oppression by the government. Therefore censorship should not be imposed on citizens by the government or other agencies as everyone has the right to freedom and expression. If the government would drop their entire censorship scheme, I have full confidence that people have the ability to censor for themselves what they perceive to be right and wrong.