Discussion: Do You Censor Your Kids?

A forum member writes: I came across a Christmas present I got from one of my parent's friends forty years ago. It was an anthology of Jules Verne science fiction (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the Moon). But I noted that my parents (most likely my dad) had taken a razor blade and had removed a ten page forward by the infidel Isaac Asimov. Today, there are many more channels of information. And I think it it disingenuous to regard the web as merely a big library or X-box as just another toy. On one hand, I'm pretty much a free speech absolutist. Me and my kids chuckle at the Simpsons and exposure to sexual content in an occasional movie doesn't bother me much. But I do draw the line at ultraviolet blood and guts.

It doesn't make much sense to provide children with absolutely unrestricted access to every sort of information out there. Assuming that some censorship is necessary, though, where do we draw the line between what is appropriate and what isn't? Read More...