Responsibility

I was on the "for censorship" side of the debate. A popular argument the opposing side made was that as competent adults, people should not let themselves be manipulated by advertisements and whatever products/ideas/lifestyles they are attempting to impress on them, if they are dumb enough to believe it, its their own fault. This is a very narrow minded view, advertisers have power, they can change the very fabric of society through all of the products and messages they're selling, even if some people are incompetent, that doesn't give the right to advertisers to prey on them how they want. Advertisers must have responsibility in how they conduct their business and be careful not to manipulate society in a harmful fashion.