Well look at that. McZealot decided to stop sitting on his towering throne far above the mere mortals of the Blockland Forums and actually gave us a useful response. Thank forget for that.
It's a message on the recision of freedom. When even one group cannot speak their mind, none of us are free.
So you're worried about your freedom to be brown townly raped? Worried about the developer's rights to make some jokes about brown town rape? Are you worried about the crowd of people who have a special interest for brown town rape?
As I said, other developers have since been allowed to release their games uncensored and with far worse content. It's only a matter of time before the Government loosens up and allows for the censored content to be released properly.
Furthermore, if we look into how the Australian Classification Board works...
"It is, however, legal to possess Refused Classification films and games - for people over 18 (except in Western Australia and certain parts of the Northern Territory), unless they contain illegal content (e.g. child research)."
They're blocking the ability to
sell content that breaches a bunch of outdated guidelines which are on the way out. You're allowed to say and release whatever you want, excluding explicitly illegal content such as child research, but if you want to make money then you have to get it approved. True "censorship" would involve putting a ban on the content and punishing those found in possession, not just those who who sell.
The ACB doesn't even do the censorship itself or request changes; they simply tell you what fails to meet guidelines and then you're expected to figure out what the course of action is. Some developers, such as the people behind F.E.A.R. 2, have re-submiitted the exact same game without any changes after failing and succeeding in gaining classification.
When censorship only applies to research and videogames, all people bear the weight of those restrictions.
Yes, because everybody in Australia plays video games and watches research involving hardcore brown town rape.
