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

A society’s perspective on censorship
How strongly do you agree/disagree with each of the following statements regarding
censorship
Total Base= 1,013
‘Blacking out’ female flesh, especially in Western magazines, is
ridiculous and should not be done
26%
17%
10%
9%
32%
5%
I feel frustrated when some scenes are cut from foreign movies due
to censorship
28%
20%
11%
9%
28%
4%
Censorship will not be able to block the power of arts, because ideas
and beliefs survive in our imagination
30% 24% 17% 10% 13% 7%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Don’t know/ Prefer not to say
In terms of the ‘merit’ of ‘blacking out female flesh in Western magazines’, respondents were somewhat
divided in their opinions on whether this is a ‘ridiculous’ thing to do (43%) or something which should be done
(41%). However, respondents seemed to be more ‘tolerant’ about movies with a larger proportion of them
(48%) saying they feel frustrated when some scenes are cut from foreign movies due to censorship (vs. 37%
who disagree).
Overall, the majority of respondents (54%) believe that despite all efforts censorship will not be able to block
the power of arts because ideas and beliefs survive in our imagination (vs. 23% who disagree).