Why is the censorship beep played over offensive words so loud and
intrusive?
Rarely, censorship is done by removing the offensive words without using
a beep which is much easier to listen to.
Is there a historical reason for the very loud beep? Perhaps the beep
used to be added to an analogue soundtrack and needed to be louder than
any existing audio?
OK I asked a person at the Beeb some years ago about this, and they said it was for two reasons. To preserve the overall length, and to indicate that a rude or offensive word was removed. Its even on records of a certain
vintage. A Boy Named Sue comes to mind. The actual recording, which I have heard says I'm the Son of Bitch who named you sue.
OK I asked a person at the Beeb some years ago about this, and they
said it was for two reasons. To preserve the overall length, and to
indicate that a rude or offensive word was removed. Its even on
records of a certain vintage. A Boy Named Sue comes to mind. The
actual recording, which I have heard says I'm the Son of Bitch who
named you sue.
On 10:06 19 Nov 2021, Brian Gaff (Sofa) said:
OK I asked a person at the Beeb some years ago about this, and they
said it was for two reasons. To preserve the overall length, and to indicate that a rude or offensive word was removed. Its even on
records of a certain vintage. A Boy Named Sue comes to mind. The
actual recording, which I have heard says I'm the Son of Bitch who
named you sue.
The overall length can still be preserved with a quieter beep or even
with low-level white noise.
A loud beep certainly draws attention and sometimes it does that to what
can be guessed are very minor "offensive" words. The result is an
annoying distraction from what else is being said.
On 10:06 19 Nov 2021, Brian Gaff (Sofa) said:
OK I asked a person at the Beeb some years ago about this, and they
said it was for two reasons. To preserve the overall length, and to
indicate that a rude or offensive word was removed. Its even on
records of a certain vintage. A Boy Named Sue comes to mind. The
actual recording, which I have heard says I'm the Son of Bitch who
named you sue.
The overall length can still be preserved with a quieter beep or even
with low-level white noise.
A loud beep certainly draws attention and sometimes it does that to what
can be guessed are very minor "offensive" words. The result is an
annoying distraction from what else is being said.
You might think that any sensible artist would change their style to
avoid having to be censored
On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:18:24 +0000, MB <MB@nospam.net> wrote:
You might think that any sensible artist would change their style to
avoid having to be censored
You might think a sensible audience would change their choice of entertainment to avoid being offended.
Self censorship isn't any better than butchery of a creative work by
others. An artist wouldn't be properly expressing their own ideas if
they changed their style to accommodate what they assumed someone
else's sensitivities to be.
And what could they assume anyway? Prudery changes with time and
place, so it would be impossible to devise any form of expression that avoided all of it and still meant anything.
everything* that anyone says might offend *someone*
Pamela <pamela.private.mailbox@gmail.com> wrote:
On 10:06 19 Nov 2021, Brian Gaff (Sofa) said:
OK I asked a person at the Beeb some years ago about this, and they
said it was for two reasons. To preserve the overall length, and to
indicate that a rude or offensive word was removed. Its even on
records of a certain vintage. A Boy Named Sue comes to mind. The
actual recording, which I have heard says I'm the Son of Bitch who
named you sue.
The overall length can still be preserved with a quieter beep or even
with low-level white noise.
A loud beep certainly draws attention and sometimes it does that to what
can be guessed are very minor "offensive" words. The result is an
annoying distraction from what else is being said.
I've sometimes substituted the offensive word played backwards, it
doesn't draw attention to itself and is subliminally dismissed as a word
the listener didn't quite catch.
In article <XnsADE7711A7103437B93@144.76.35.252>, Pamela
<pamela.private .mailbox@gmail.com> scribeth thus
On 10:06 19 Nov 2021, Brian Gaff (Sofa) said:
OK I asked a person at the Beeb some years ago about this, and
they said it was for two reasons. To preserve the overall length,
and to indicate that a rude or offensive word was removed. Its
even on records of a certain vintage. A Boy Named Sue comes to
mind. The actual recording, which I have heard says I'm the Son of
Bitch who named you sue.
The overall length can still be preserved with a quieter beep or
even with low-level white noise.
A loud beep certainly draws attention and sometimes it does that to
what can be guessed are very minor "offensive" words. The result is
an annoying distraction from what else is being said.
Wonder why anyone has to ask its simply that Auntie knows best and
doesn't want us sheeple cunts fucking corrupted!.....
See that Mr Marr wants to speak more freely;!...
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/andrew-marr-joins-lbc/
"Roderick Stewart" <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> wrote in message news:j3bhpg1mupr92mouj2vqfsf6admbfn3abd@4ax.com...
On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:18:24 +0000, MB <MB@nospam.net> wrote:
You might think that any sensible artist would change their style to >>>avoid having to be censored
You might think a sensible audience would change their choice of
entertainment to avoid being offended.
Self censorship isn't any better than butchery of a creative work by
others. An artist wouldn't be properly expressing their own ideas if
they changed their style to accommodate what they assumed someone
else's sensitivities to be.
And what could they assume anyway? Prudery changes with time and
place, so it would be impossible to devise any form of expression that
avoided all of it and still meant anything.
Taken to its logical conclusion, *everything* that anyone says might
offend *someone* (if they were "easily offended") so maybe writers of
songs, books, TV programmes etc should just stop writing altogether.
Alternatively, people should learn to grow thicker skins - and also, only
to be personally offended rather than being offended on behalf of other people (the old "I [a white person] was offended that black people might
find this offensive").
On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:18:24 +0000, MB <MB@nospam.net> wrote:
You might think that any sensible artist would change their style to
avoid having to be censored
You might think a sensible audience would change their choice of entertainment to avoid being offended.
Self censorship isn't any better than butchery of a creative work by
others. An artist wouldn't be properly expressing their own ideas if
they changed their style to accommodate what they assumed someone
else's sensitivities to be.
And what could they assume anyway? Prudery changes with time and
place, so it would be impossible to devise any form of expression that avoided all of it and still meant anything.
Rod.
On 19/11/2021 10:06, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
OK I asked a person at the Beeb some years ago about this, and they said
it
was for two reasons. To preserve the overall length, and to indicate that
a
rude or offensive word was removed. Its even on records of a certain
vintage. A Boy Named Sue comes to mind. The actual recording, which I
have
heard says I'm the Son of Bitch who named you sue.
You might think that any sensible artist would change their style to avoid having to be censored but I would think with many of the moronic current "artists", they will revel in being censored.
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