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The Big [Censored] Theory

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1444 points feross | 2 comments | 29 Aug 22 17:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ALittleLight ◴[29 Aug 22 18:22 UTC] No.32641619[source]▶
I can see how this might backfire. You notice a censored jump and start to feel the itch of curiosity as to what it concealed. I had to watch several of the censored scenes whereas I would have never just randomly watched clips of the show.

Also, love the presentation on this page.

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andruby ◴[29 Aug 22 19:32 UTC] No.32642481[source]▶
We (the HN crowd, often living in less-censored societies) would be very curious.

I’d like to know how curious this would make non-HN people, and those living in more censored places.

My assumption is that they take it for granted and just continue to watch the show. It might be hard for them to even find the uncensored clips.

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Agentlien ◴[30 Aug 22 05:17 UTC] No.32646867[source]▶
Growing up in Sweden, I mainly watched Swedish (original or dubbed) shows as a kid.

Once we got satellite and I started watching American channels I had my first encounter with censorship. Bleeps and blurs and random spots where audio cuts out. It was very jarring. I couldn't understand it at all and still can't. It really stands out, breaks the flow, makes everything feel cheap and ugly. In real life people swear and sometimes there is nudity. That never bothered me. But the jarring edits "protecting" me from these? Those certainly do.

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1. Kye ◴[30 Aug 22 09:29 UTC] No.32648345[source]▶
TV edits ruin everything. There's a scene in Independence Day where Will Smith's character is running from an alien fighter, and he says "oh no you did not shoot that green shit at me." TV edits make it "green stuff," and it does not work.
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2. Agentlien ◴[30 Aug 22 09:45 UTC] No.32648459[source]▶
I feel the same way about some radio/music video edits of songs. The one which really bothers me is Cee Lo green's "Fuck You". At some point Spotify randomly played the clean version of it, called "Forget You" and it just doesn't work. It turns a snappy and fun highlight into an awkward moment.

Excessive profanity generally makes things sound less eloquent, but limited use can be really good for emphasis.