Overcensoring Malaysia

From The Star 22 May

Overzealous censors need to get priorities right

I JUST received the May issue of the National Geographic magazine on May 20.

You’ll be wondering why it is that the May issue only arrived on the 20th? It is because our censors have been “hard at work” blotting out some pictures deemed “offensive” or “pornographic”.

I wouldn’t know and I need whichever authority or government department which screens through all these magazines for the offensive bits and put their markers to censor them to inform me the reasons for the delay.

This is not the first time, mind you. I’ve got past issue where even a cigarette was blotted out. I can only guess as to the reason.

I am not having pornography circulating among the general public and I don’t think that the National Geographic can even be remotely associated with “pornography”. So this really begs the question why.

Why do we spend so much resources doing all these blotting work? Whichever ministry or department is involved, I think it’s high time that you get your priorities right.

LOONZ,
KUALA LUMPUR.

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Nat Geo magazine is PORN.
I don't know about anyone else. I'm sure our Censorship Board is into beastiality.
Or Tribal tits. Whichever turns them on.

I'm sure they censored Nat Geo mag for a good reason.

I remember seeing them blotting out a hot devil chick in Guitar Magazine. They censored her face (apparently looking too goth; I think).

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I actually wonders who does the BLOTTING jobs.

Do they employ a dude to go thru every single imported copies and blot with black marker pens?

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Can we have the BLOTTED version of U.S. Playboy on sale here???
I don't mind having every pages of tits BLOTTED OUT. I just want the magazines. I support Hugh Hefner; at least a playboy like him treat girls nicely....and don't blow up Mongolians.