Pushing the envelope

Amanda Riddell
Aug 6
1 min read

Yes, I've seen that RNZ is now syndicating all those disgusting photos of emaciated children following my pirate stream of the BBC-produced snuff film from Gaza. I'm all for loosening censorship, so that's a win. I envision a future where R-rated content is permissible for educational or news programmes. - Re: The Dakumentary, I'd say that people agreed to classify it as M and as news. These Words Are Meant For Someone isn't sexually explicit in a 'depraved' way. It's not glorifying violence, though it does glorify psychedelics.

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