This is the only thing you've posted in this thread that I agree with.

Look, did you REALLY think South Park or the Sopranos would air on syndication unscathed..?

I mean, c'mon now. This "censorship" crap is just ridiculous. And ya know what..? Since Trey & Matt &/or Comedy Central sold the rights ta Mort, he can do whatever the hell he wants with it..

AND...if you already OWN the DVDs what difference does it make HOW they show it on TV???

Sheesh...

If it's "conveniently incomplete", it's that way because Webster's doesn't include another definition. Since pictures are worth a thousand words:

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Since “objectionable” is the only qualifier in your definition, then even running a spell check is censorship, n’est ce pas?

1) Objectionable is the only qualifier in Webster's definition, not just in my definition.
2) Sure, running a spell check could be searching for objectionable material, just like organizing. I suppose I just have a little bit tighter opinion of what objectionable means (ie. undesirable or offensive).

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If I have the authority to tell you to take out that “objectionable” paragraph, that’s censorship.

Yes, that's censorship. Certainly. But it's not the only form of censorship. You seem to want to include some sort of external coercion into the definition of "censorship," and there doesn't have to be any.

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If I buy the rights to your paper and take out that “objectionable” paragraph, that’s editing. It's mine; I can do with it what I want.

Again, it's editing, clearly. But I (personally) wouldn't really consider a revision or reorganization of material to be removing content on the grounds it's objectionable. You may differ, and in that case, then I'd consider that censorship as well. It's perfectly legitimate, legal, and beneficial censorship, but it's censorship nonetheless.

As I stated earlier, you can self-censor yourself. That doesn't require any outside illegitimate authority. I promise you I'm not making up the idea of "self-censorship." Do a search for it on Google if you don't believe me.

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“Censorship” is a hot-button word, spewed forth by those who object to the act of a change being made to an established work (film, music, book). Some people use it in an attempt to add credence to their cry of “foul” since they haven’t the courage to just say “it sux.”

Only if you make it a hot button word... there's nothing inherently bad about censorship in general. Government censorship is an altogether different beast.

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If you feel it’s censorship, cool.

I’m not perfect either.

I feel it's censorship simply because it is censorship. They're removing content because it has slurs that are likely to offend their target audience. IMO, that's a good reason for them to choose to censor their material. There's nothing wrong with it, but it's very clearly censorship. If the government was stepping in and censoring the speech, I'd have another opinion altogether.

Unless you'd like to find me a definition of censorship authored by somebody other than yourself, I'm going to go with my definition.

At least you're right about something, then.

With the current DVD's being the original, complete episodes; I could be surfing at 1 am wasted out of my mind and if I hit the edited version of South Park, you can bet your pot pie that I will not be tuning in. I seriously dislike it when they cut up the episodes. As a result, there are a lot of shows I don't watch in syndication. I'm so happy for DVD's!