The artists are on the march. The Canadian government has decided that it is going to be more selective when it doles out the taxpayer’s money to fund film production.
The government’s take is that it is not preventing people from making certain kinds of films. It just does not want to be in the business of funding them.
The response from many in the film community has been that the government is limiting artistic freedom and participating in censorship.
I am getting tired of people who keep on playing the artistic freedom card without ever talking about artistic responsibility.
As a taxpayer, I don’t want to see my money given to somebody who makes this world a worse place to live. What do I mean?
If you complain about the amount of sex in the media, people will point to the violence and say that it is worse. Ok, then let’s cut down on the violence. Oh, we can’t do that because that is limiting artistic freedom.
Meanwhile, we are pushing boundaries that harm society. More sex and more violence equal more viewers and that means more money. That is what drives this so-called artistic freedom.
Make your films if you wish, but don’t use my money.
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