• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The nudes on Voyager actually got censored because people complained

    This is why it’s a bad idea to let Americans represent all of humanity 🤦

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      It’s so ridiculously short-sighted! Like who’s it going to offend, the endless screaming void of space? Also, imagine if we found a probe from an intelligent alien civilization full of data about them, except for what they looked like which was mysteriously blacked out lol

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        You don’t have to be an expert to know that censoring anatomical drawings meant to explain human biology is not just moronic, it’s counterproductive.

        I’m actually a big fan of American people in general, but the prudish old religious people who have most of the power are frequently ridiculous.

        This is a prime example of how science and pandering to the prudes don’t mix.