A notable feature of modern society is the proliferation and diverse manifestations of art. It is not just a quintessential expression of human creativity and sense of aesthetics. It is also a reflection of the values ​​and ideals of the time and of the community as a whole. The problem lies when art or any form of human expression conflicts with the value system of society. For the culture and norms of a community to find continuity and expression, social conditioning is used to instill them in each individual.

Social conditioning by its nature seeks to enshrine what society believes and stands for in almost every aspect of its members’ lives. All human endeavors, collectively known as the Humanities, are supposed to manifest what social conditioning transmits to the psyche and orientation of society. However, due to the dynamic aspect of human expression, the arts most, if not all, convey meanings that are not prescribed by the ideals of society. Furthermore, there are even cases in which many forms of creativity are considered as affronts to social values.

Ideas of what is ethical, moral, fair, decent and acceptable make their way into the minds of members of society. This in turn dictates perception and what people think. However, this is often misplaced and untrained in many cases. It fails to distinguish clearly between things that should be conditioned and those that are singled out because they are culturally repulsive. Institutions and groups in American society often attack pornography as the fundamental catalyst for the erosion of decency. However, these same groups do not find the subtle violence and promotion of atrocities harmful in cartoons like Tom and Jerry or the Looney Tunes adventures. The former is generally exposed to adults who can sensibly discern what or what they cannot act on in the explicit material. The latter freely imprints itself on the minds of American youth. This sows the seeds that could bear fruit in the future in the form of armed violence, disregard for the rule of law and rejection of values.

Society can, in fact, be shaped by shaping what and what is not allowed to enter people’s consciousness. This must be based on eradicating what may be genuinely harmful and not just something that is considered offensive from a particular point of view. Unfortunately, in the United States, the basis of what and what should be conditioned on people is often biased and dictated by moralistic sectors of society. This must be taken from them and placed in neutral hands.

This is not to say that pornography and explicit content, whether printed or filmed, are open to everyone. Most of these materials are treated as adults only and rightfully so. They remain valid tools for human expression and products of creativity. This allows them a place in the social sphere. On the other hand, cartoons are treated as trivial, funny and good for children.