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Okay. I think maybe the point is being missed.
Regardless of who is doing the actual censoring (MTV, etc. vs. the artist, etc.) the fact is it was censored. By editing the audio, it's a different product than the artist originally produced (unless he can bleep out himself) and by editing the images they're changing the vision of the guy who filmed it. I cannot believe that MTV, etc. isn't putting enormous pressure on labels, artists, and so forth to edit their product because of their over reaction to public to public outcry.
All that being said, what I found odd was that they were censoring audio that is only offensive if your willing to distort common sense and the english language. As for the video, (it was a man and woman both topless rolling around on top of a bed) wasn't any worse than some commercials and series I've seen running on the networks during "family time."
Is this video more offensive than primetime fare? It's not. It's just MTV over reacting to a public "outrage." (Which is a whole other subject.)
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