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M A N I F E S T O W i th th e f r e e do m o f s pe e ch co m e s th e f r e e dom o f ex p r e s s i o n. A ny o ne i s e n ti tl e d to t he r e o pi ni o n and fr e e to pr e s e n t th is i n any g i ve n wa y, ye t t hi s doe s n ot ne ce s s ar i l y m e an t he ar t i s t i s r i gh t or s u pe r i o r to t he v i ewe r. A s l on g as th e v i ewe r s t i l l w i t hho l d s t he r i gh t to obj e ct and s har e t he r e t ho u g ht s on th e pi e ce t he n we ar e fr e e fr o m be c om i n g n ar r ow m i nde d. The wo r l d wou l d be a du l l pl a ce w he r e we to al l th i n k th e s a m e . W hi l s t we m u s t t r u s t i n an d l i s te n to t he cr e a t i ve s r e as o ns and i n te r pr e t at i o n o f t he pi e ce , t he v i ewe r i s s ti l l al l owe d to i nte r po r a te i t i n a di f f e r e n t wa y. We b e l i eve t hat cr e a t i ve s s h ou l d c ont i nu e to be s u bj e ct i ve to e n abl e f u l l cr e at i ve cove r a g e o n any gi ve n topi c . N o o ne has ow ne r s hi p ove r tr age d y, eve n t ho s e w ho ha ve n ot be e n o pp r e s s e d , ho l d t he r i g ht to ex pr e s s di s t as te i n w hat has happe ne d to oth e r s . S o l o ng as t hey appr o ach t he s u bj e c t wi t h e mp at hy, k now i ng t hey c an n ot tr u l y f e e l t he pai n o f s o m e o ne e l s e . B u t want i ng to s t i l l br i ng t hat pai n to pu b l i c at te nt i o n do e s not m ake th e m s e l f i s h. To s e e k ce ns o r s hi p i s to u l ti m atel y s e e k t he d e s t r u ct i o n o f c r e ati v i ty. A s cr e at i ve s we ha ve t he powe r to ch ang e o p i ni o ns s o l e t u s not r e f u s e any o ne t he r i g ht to d o s o .
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W ith the fr eedom of speech comes...
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The fr eedom of expr ession.
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Any one is entitled to ther e opinion and fr ee to pr esent this in any given wa y, yet this does not necessar il y mean the ar tis t is r ight or super ior to the viewer.
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As long as the viewer s till withholds the r ight to object and shar e ther e though ts on the piece then we ar e fr ee fr om becoming nar r ow minded. Scr abble is banned in r omania as it was consider ed too intellectual.
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The wor ld would be a dull place wher e we to all think the same. Chewing gum is banned in sing apor e to keep to s tr eets clean.
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Whils t we mus t tr us t in and lis ten to the cr eatives r easons and inter pr et ation of the piece, the viewer is s till allowed to inter pr ate it in a dif f e r ent wa y. It is illeg al f or a women in saudi ar abia to dr ive. She mus t not tr a vel anywher e without a car d explaining why and wher e she is going.
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We believe that cr eatives should continue to be s ubjective to enable full cr eative cover age on any given topic. Mar mite is banned in denmar k f or Health r easons.
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N o o ne has owner ship over tr agedy, even those who ha ve not been oppr essed, hold the r ight to expr ess dis t as te in what has happened to other s.
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So long as they appr oach the subject with empathy, knowing they cannot tr ul y f eel the pain of someone else. But wanting to s till br ing that pain to public attention does not make them self ish.
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To seek censor ship is to ultimatel y seek cr eativity.
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As cr eatives we ha ve the power to change opinions so let us not r efuse any one the r ight to do so. In the US A it is illeg al f or a woman to be topless , br eas tf eeding included, in 35 s t ates. In plac es like louisiana, an exposed nipple can t ake a woman to jail f or up to 3 year s and cos t $2,500 in f ines.
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