Talking Points: The Interview and Movie Censorship
Trying something different here. I sound off on the Interview and censorship for films. How do you guys feel about this? Let me know in the comments below! Also, let me know what you think...
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As one does this time of year, we in the arts department of the Charleston City Paper have become somewhat reflective. As the year draws to its inevitable champagne-fueled close, we look back to remember the biggest moments of 2014's arts year and you know what? No offense, Charleston, but most of them were bummers.
Let us hasten to add that this is not to disparage the excellent work our local visual arts galleries, theaters, and other arts groups did this year. To see how busy and impressive they were, all you have to do is flip through the Arts section of any given issue.
That being said, here follows our list of the top developments in 2014 and here's hoping that 2015 turns out to be sunnier.
The Flowertown Players, the College of Charleston, and USC Upstate nearly lose funding due to attempts at censorship
This July, Summerville Town Councilman Terry Jenkins tried to withhold $3,000 of accommodation tax funding from Summerville's Flowertown Players because he thought that RENT was too "raunchy" for a community theater to produce. Although the proposal to remove the funding ultimately failed, Flowertown's artistic director JC Conway was asked to attend a council finance meeting to explain his choice of production.
It was the third attempt at censorship of the arts in South Carolina in just a few months' time. This March, the S.C. state legislature moved to strip USC Upstate and the College of Charleston of funding for presenting a play and a book, respectively, that represent LGBT characters and lifestyles. (The play in question was How to Be a Lesbian in 10 Days or Less, and the book was MacArthur "Genius" award-winning Alison Bechdel's Fun Home.) The measure was eventually defeated, but now we're left with the knowledge that members of our legislature and town and city councils are even more backward than we thought.
The Gaillard Auditorium is delayed beyond Spoleto Festival USA 2015
On Nov. 12, the city announced that the Gaillard, which is in the midst of extensive renovation it's basically being completely rebuilt would not be open for next year's Spoleto Festival, as planned. This resulted in a whole lot of shuffling by festival staff as they scrambled to find new venues for all the shows that they'd planned to host in the shiny new performing arts center. But they handled it with grace. Spoleto's director of marketing and PR, Jennifer Scott, told us the day after the announcement that "Ultimately, we're pleased that the city took the time to stop and say, 'Wait a minute, let's have a look at what's happening.' We're just pleased that they're making the commitment to building the best hall they can."
Let's hope that the auditorium really blows us all away when it does open.
On a similar topic, Spoleto was lackluster
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Censorship, delays, and more made for a rough 2014
Thai officials have ordered Internet service providers to block access to content deemed undesirable to the government or monarchy, as well as report it to authorities. Where ISPs had to seek court approval previously for such actions, they can do so now under Thailand's national security and lse-majest laws.
The policy change was approved Monday at a meeting between telecommunications regulator National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, the polices Special Branch and major Internet service providers, according to the Bangkok Post. In cases where the ISP is unsure whether content is objectionable, NBTC secretary general Takorn Tantasith said they may consult NBTC staff.
The censorship policy impacts Web pages and social media, including Twitter and Facebook. "We'd like to ask everyone to check carefully before posting or sharing anything on the Internet, said Tantasith, who provided a Gmail address for people to report offensive content.
The move toward harsher censorship is seen as a response by the government toward foreign media companies for failing to comply with Thai requests for content removal, according to the Bangkok Post. Googles transparency report indicated they received two requests from July to December 2013 from Thailand's Ministry of Information and Communication Technology to remove 298 YouTube videos that allegedly insulted the Thai royal family; Google did not comply because the request was for global removals. During that time period, Google received 11 requests for 322 items to be removed, of which 73 percent were related to government criticism.
Thai Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan announced Saturday that he would use his absolute power to back Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-chas bid to shut down media critical of the government and the monarchy. Wongsuwan said Prayuths government wants to build reconciliation, but the media are hindering that process with their critical articles, according to the Bangkok Post.
Thailand has a long history of censorship. Its strict lse majest laws afford direct control over broadcast and print media, and now digital outlets. In the 2014 Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, Thailand came in 130 out of 180 countries listed. Since deposing the Yingluck Shinawatra government in May, the Prayuth government has filed 93 lse majest charges and shut down 392 websites, according to ZDNet.
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