Censorship

My feelings about censorship have remained the same since doing this project as they've always been, that I feel it's no ones right to censor anything if they do not want to be censored themselves. However, I do feel that there is a distinct difference between art and the open dialogue created with artistic messages, versus leaving hateful speech in public view or leaving imagery/text that is inflammatory in nature. While some argue that hate speech is still speech nonetheless, they are often times the ones who are least affected by the presence of hateful speech, whether it's uttered out loud or left on a wall for the public to absorb. At the end of the day though, my opinion is only mine and people will continue to selectively censor/avoid censoring anything that they take issue/find pleasure with. Street artists will continue to make street art and there will always be people that take issue with it, feeling that it encroaches on our precious public space. Despite this mentality, I'll always feel a certain type of way about the advertisements and building projects in the city that are continually shoved in my face without anyone asking my permission.