Censorship
I don't really understand censorship sometimes. I know it's there because little Timmy's head will explode if he sees a woman's nipple (but it's fine to sit him down in front of unbelievably violent video games for hours on end.)
There's one thing I don't understand, though. Why do we censor things like the Twin Towers?
For example, a Spiderman (if I recall) game was delayed about a month because they had to take out all images of the World Trade Centres. This was over a year after the attacks..
Also, they won't show the "Simpsons Go To New York" episode on any networks now, because it contains the World Trade Centres.
Why? I don't get it. Who is going to be so mortified by seeing these images (of the Towers in perfect condition, at that)?
Don't get me wrong, the attacks moved me at the time of their happening. I don't like to see images of the flaming towers. But seeing the towers in their former condition doesn't exactly send me spiralling into a pit of depression. What about Battlefield 1942? Vietcong? Won't war veterans be horrified to see their own hell portrayed in this way?
If it's all that easy to traumatize you, all you would have to do is think about the towers right after the attack. It seems to me like these companies are conforming to a very small minority, and it sucks.
For the record, I was only using the WTC as an example, this can be applied to several other things.
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