The Role Of Censorship In America

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Censorship Have you ever wondered why there are so many censored things in this world? Is it for privacy, protection, or maybe even because of the population? There are so many censored things in this world form from certain candies in America to blue jeans in North Korea. Every country has their own censored things, and their own rules, but what is censorship like in America? Many may ask the question of what is censorship. Well, to answer that question, censorship is the idea that certain things shouldn’t be mentioned and or talked about or seen by the public eye. Which is okay, in some cases, like for children in some instances parents of those children would never like their children to be around foul language unless they expose them

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