Originally published November 12, 1999, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1356
We know what offends us, don’t we.
We know what public dollars should be made to support, don’t we.
I mean, it’s all so easy. We don’t know art, but we know what we like. And as comic book fans, we all know the importance and impact that artwork can and does have on the world of comic book literature. Oh, and it occasionally has impact on the real world as well.
I’ve spoken a number of times of censorship of comic books, and how we must be ever vigilant in making sure that Those Who Are Protecting Us From Ourselves are thwarted in their attempts to perform their self-appointed work. That we must beware those who support the concept of the First Amendment right up to the point where something is expressed that they find personally upsetting… not realizing that is precisely the type of speech or expression that much be protected the most assiduously.
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