Aaron McGruder Quotes

You can't say whatever you want on network television.

That's what's nice about being on Comedy Central. You can't show your boobs even if you wanted to.

In the clubs, it's all out and you can say whatever as the character. TV has standards.

In terms of language, yeah we get bleeped and blurred and things, but in terms of content, I would probably say we're getting away with more here than we could get away with in Britain. And that surprised us so much!

The censorship is such on television in the U.S. that films like mine don't stand a chance.

When I was on the radio, I used to be able to go a lot farther than I can now. You don't really remember until you're on the radio again, sometimes in your old radio station and sitting with the guys you used to work with and you go, 'Oh yeah, I can't say these things anymore. I'm handcuffed.'

There are obviously legal restrictions on what you can do on TV in the States, as there are everywhere.

They'll say, That's funny, but you can't do that on TV.

Television should be regulated like a toaster.

In TV today, you can say I pricked my finger, but you can't say it the other way around.

Just because you have a mouth and nobody is stopping you, you can't say whatever you want.

Freedom of speech should be wide open as long as it doesn't incite violence.

Creative freedom on television is very limited and I get bored very easily.

If we do have people appearing on the air live that are later found out to be Holocaust deniers or anything like that, we immediately put them onto a list of people who are forbidden from the air.

I think over the long run, it's better that government does not regulate the content of speech.

As editor, I think we need to act more decisively on what kind of material appears on the 'Guardian'. Those who argue that this is an affront to freedom of speech miss the point. That freedom counts for little if it is used to silence others.

Cable is not bound because people pay for it. It's literally a choice, that's the operative word. If you don't like the language, if cocksucker offends you, then turn it off.

While the Internet is censored in China, the censorship is allowing a level of speech to take place that's unprecedented.

I decided that I wanted nothing to do with South African government television while any of my fellow writers were banned and couldn't speak publicly.

On network, you have limitations for how raunchy it can get and how violent it can get.

I think political correctness really does help us when it serves us but it doesn't help us when it silences us.

I no longer believe in freedom of speech.

Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.

While we generally believe in free speech and giving everyone as much ability to speak as possible, in practice there are lots of barriers to that, whether it's legal restrictions, technological restrictions or you can't share what you want if you don't have access to the internet.

A liberal was somebody who expected and hoped that government would help the poor - you know, that whole routine. I did not know then and I've learned since that in an area that means a lot to me, free speech, liberals are as bad as many conservatives in trying to censor speech.