The following is a link to a series of commericials aired in Canada warning about workplace safety that were eventually banned due to "disturbing" content.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwCyVku1HvI
The commericals were taken off the air due to public outcry by parents that were complaining of their children having nightmares after viewing the series.
This censorship is yet another attempt by society to control the world around us and to over-protect children, mainly by creating a fictitious world in which there is no such thing as hurt or suffering. Whether it is a novel or a commercial being censored, the intention for censorship is still the same. Censorship aims to restrict or hide the ideas intended to be shared with an audience. Once aware of this, one cannot help but wonder why the censorship was even needed.
Novels in particular have a long list of controversial and resultantly censored titles. Novels are always at risk for censorship due to the unique ideas they contain, which could cause a strong emotion. Censorship that aims to inhibit strong emotions is an attempt by society to keep people from feeling too strongly, to keep people pacified so that they will not rebel. Much like the censorship in the media as mentioned above, censorship in literature proves the goal to keep the majority simple-minded, to prevent ideas whose deviance is too threatening and may provoke unwanted intelligence.
Censorship aims to keep the majority thinking a certain way, because this allows society to be easier to be controlled. When everyone thinks the same way, one does not have to fear rebellion, especially when one is also in control of these thoughts that are shared. Censorship really aims to control society's minds, by limiting the extent to which creative thinking is possible. Censorship controls not only what you know, but also, how you think.
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