Modern Censorship in society is an utterly amazing thing to watch.
I’ll give you just a few Recent examples of how society censors itself, that on the surface all seem unrelated. However they’re very much related. Not only are these examples of modern censorship but they’re a true reflection of what society is allowing.
Starting out with Azealia Banks and what happened to her recently on Twitter. She was making comments that society deemed inappropriate. Whether or not her comments actually were inappropriate is where this all becomes so interesting. She made comments about the sexuality of another entertainer. Apparently a younger entertainer named Skai Jackson decided to comment on the series of tweets. Which led to Azealia having a few things to say about the young star. Her comebacks became the ‘stuff of legend’. Many people felt that Azealia ‘Meek Milled” herself.
The aftermath, pretty much no one on Azealia Banks’ side. Almost a unanimous ‘she is wrong’ judgement was leveled by society. Then …. society decided she should be silenced.
Her twitter account was suspended — (which you can read more about in Azealia Banks vs The Business Industry). The way modern censorship works today is, if people don’t like what you have to say, they literally tune you out. In her case, they reported her twitter and, after a ‘certain number’ of reports come in an automatic suspension is triggered.
Then, society through a Party.
In spite of how much she talks about the lack of ‘true freedom and equality’ for black people in this country, even in This present day and time… she seemed to have forgotten that she’s not ‘free’ to speak her mind; and she’s especially not going to be ‘allowed by society’ to speak ill of certain groups in society. Ironic indeed.
Because to this day, black people are continually trashed — as was the case with a recent cartoon Depicting the First Lady of our United States in a very unflattering way; next to a drawing of Trump’s wife; supposedly suggesting that America needs a ‘sexy’ First lady; and that our current one looks more like a man. The person who drew the cartoon, Ben Garrison claimed it’s all a joke. he still has his job. Society is perfectly okay with negatively bashing black people apparently. Modern Censorship has not decided to go after this cartoonist. I’m not sure if we should be surprised.
It is pretty ironic though.
Then, we have the lady who wore a hat to work, which read “America Was Never Great”. She happened to work for Home Depot and someone took a photo of her, while she worked. She was minding her own business really. However, because of, yep … Modern censorship; people put her image on social media and an uproar over her hat began.
Just who does she think she is?
What does she mean by America was Never Great?
Hey Home Depot, why are you allowing your employees to wear stuff like this at work?
Then, Home Depot made a statement — taking to twitter to denounce the employee AND her hat!
That Tweet, which I won’t dignify by linking to here — is filled with some of the most vile, racist replies you’ll ever read. What you won’t find however, are any Tweets from home Depot denouncing the vile, racist replies from the public.
Someone just had to speak out against that hat though!
They’re talking about having this woman fired — and boycotting home depot until she is gone.
Modern Censorship actually looks and sounds a whole lot like, old censorship.
The tools that people are using have evolved, but not too much has changed. Especially when you are black.
Being black and being in business with others who are not black, means that you’ve gotta make sure you stay within the boundaries set for you. We do not live in a society that respects or protects us. It never has.
It’s not about to start any time soon.
We live in a society that censors itself. It acts as it’s own defense mechanism against anything it does not like. It’s a society that has always had a strange relationship with black people. It wants to define us, and then tell us how to respond to and feel about it.
We have to understand that. We really do.