Ian Fleming Productions, Ltd. recently decided to censor Ian Flemings' books. The move raises a host of questions about freedom of speech, choices and entertainment.
ca. 1966: Waist-up portrait of Sean Connery, as James Bond, leaning against a bar and looking out across the room. Connery is wearing a white tuxedo and bow tie with a red carnation in his lapel. CONNERY; SEAN BOND; JAMES. 99/99/1966 35 U CT4X5Sean Connery distracted at something he see's while standing near the water at a beach with Ursula Andress in a scene from the film 'James Bond: Dr. No', 1962.
Now, am I"racist" for even daring to write these last 100 words? Who would decide that? The same"sensitivity readers" who censored Fleming? Why do they have the power to exert influence over language and, by extension, content consumers en masse? When the words"men" and"women" in Roald Dahl stories—written by a former Bond screenwriter no less—draw the ire of censors, it doesn’t inspire confidence in the"sensitivity readers" making decisions for the rest of us. When the line"fat little brown mouse" becomes offensive, it’s clear that the goalposts of offensiveness have been moved quite far. subjective, based on the individual thoughts and biases of censors, that road is one laced with landmines.
The least risky move is to leave the goalposts untouched. There is an alternative, more risk-free approach—one immune to groupthink, bias, and subjectivity. It’s called free speech absolutism: . Either love it or hate it. Like it or loathe it. Be offended by it, despise it, and then criticize it. Make the case for that language’s offensiveness by—you guessed it—using your own speech in return.Pierce Brosnan starred as James Bond in "GoldenEye," "Tomorrow Never Dies" and "The World Is Not Enough.
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