Censorship- Does it make a mockery of the arts? - Support

Why does censorship NOT make a
mockery of the arts
Why do you think state censorship does NOT make a mockery of the arts
(Please select the TOP 3 reasons for your opinion)
Those who believe it does
NOT make mockery of the
arts= 611
59%
60%
60%
58%
57%
50% 50%
45% 43%
45%
40%
33% 31%
29% 30%
17% 16%
18%
64%
61%
45%
40%
36%
22%
1% 1% 0%
2%
Total GCC North Africa Levant
Art can be ‘indecent’ and needs to be censored before being shown to the general public
Censorship is needed to protect religious beliefs
Censorship helps maintain ‘order’ within society
Arab youth need to be ‘protected’ from such Liberal/Western thinking and attitudes
Respect for ‘local context’ and ‘cultural sensitivities’ must come above ‘freedom of expression’
Censorship is important to protect artists, who could be the target of attacks by those who oppose their ideas
Other
Those respondents who do not believe censorship makes a mockery of the arts believe state ‘intervention’ is
required as ‘art can be indecent and needs to be censored before being shown to the general public’ (59%) and
‘to protect religious beliefs’ (58%). Just under half of those surveyed across the region (45%) also believed
censorship helps maintain ‘order’ within the society (45%)