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See [[Political Correctness Gone Mad]] for a similar concept. Compare [[Moral Guardians]] and [[Fan Hater]]s.
See [[Political Correctness Gone Mad]] for a similar concept. Compare [[Moral Guardians]] and [[Fan Hater]]s.
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== Anime ==
== Anime ==
* The first episode of the ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'' anime parodies this. Lord Il Palazzo believes manga is corrupting the youth of Japan, and sends Excel out to assassinate manga authors, starting with the author of the [[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga manga]]. She succeeds, and is promptly bitched out by the personification of the universe—essentially a living [[Reset Button]]—for breaking reality by killing her own author. It's [[Gag Series|that sort of show]].
* The first episode of the ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'' anime parodies this. Lord Il Palazzo believes manga is corrupting the youth of Japan, and sends Excel out to assassinate manga authors, starting with the author of the [[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga manga]]. She succeeds, and is promptly bitched out by the personification of the universe—essentially a living [[Reset Button]]—for breaking reality by killing her own author. It's [[Gag Series|that sort of show]].
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* The Grammaton Clerics of the film ''[[Equilibrium]]'' were an elite police force tasked with destroying all art and killing anyone who possesses art. This was because the [[dystopia]]n government was attempting to stabilize society by completely eliminating human emotion (why the government needs an elite, [[Gun Kata]] trained task force to carry this out is [[Rule of Cool|never really explained]]).
* The Grammaton Clerics of the film ''[[Equilibrium]]'' were an elite police force tasked with destroying all art and killing anyone who possesses art. This was because the [[dystopia]]n government was attempting to stabilize society by completely eliminating human emotion (why the government needs an elite, [[Gun Kata]] trained task force to carry this out is [[Rule of Cool|never really explained]]).
* The surreal Swedish comedy ''Picassos äventyr'' (''The Adventures of Picasso'' in the States) have Prohibition being not about alcohol, but ''art''. Secret galleries work as speakeasies for people who want to see art, and are raided by the police; smugglers bring in paintings and sculpture from Canada, and Picasso gets a job producing, essentially, the art equivalent of moonshine for art-starved Americans...
* The surreal Swedish comedy ''Picassos äventyr'' (''The Adventures of Picasso'' in the States) have Prohibition being not about alcohol, but ''art''. Secret galleries work as speakeasies for people who want to see art, and are raided by the police; smugglers bring in paintings and sculpture from Canada, and Picasso gets a job producing, essentially, the art equivalent of moonshine for art-starved Americans...
* In ''[[CSA: Confederate States of America]]'', the Confederacy's morality laws severely stunts the country's cultural growth. According to the movie, Confederate culture never evolved beyond [[Propaganda Machine|state-inspired propaganda]]. Many take their talents to [[Canada, Eh?|Canada]], which benifits greatly.
* In ''[[CSA: Confederate States of America]]'', the Confederacy's morality laws severely stunts the country's cultural growth. According to the movie, Confederate culture never evolved beyond [[Propaganda Machine|state-inspired propaganda]]. Many artists and performers take their talents to [[Canada, Eh?|Canada]], which benifits greatly.
* In ''[[Duck Soup]]'', Groucho Marx, as the newly installed ruler of Freedonia, lays down the law in a jaunty tune:
* In ''[[Duck Soup]]'', Groucho Marx, as the newly installed ruler of Freedonia, lays down the law in a jaunty tune:
{{quote|''No one's allowed to smoke -- Or tell a dirty joke -- And whistling is forbidden!
{{quote|''No one's allowed to smoke -- Or tell a dirty joke -- And whistling is forbidden!
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* In 1983 [[Styx]] released a concept album called ''Kilroy Was Here'' (which gave us the song "Mr. Roboto"). The titular [[Meaningful Name|Robert Orin Charles Kilroy]] was a rogue musician using [[The Power of Rock]] to lead a revolution against the Majority for Musical Morality, a fascist [[Media Watchdog]] organization backed by [[The Government]].
* In 1983 [[Styx]] released a concept album called ''Kilroy Was Here'' (which gave us the song "Mr. Roboto"). The titular [[Meaningful Name|Robert Orin Charles Kilroy]] was a rogue musician using [[The Power of Rock]] to lead a revolution against the Majority for Musical Morality, a fascist [[Media Watchdog]] organization backed by [[The Government]].
* Rush's album ''2112'' had a similar theme—but Rush, at least, got it from [[Ayn Rand]]'s ''Anthem'' (which also lent its title to one of their songs).
* Rush's album ''2112'' had a similar theme—but Rush, at least, got it from [[Ayn Rand]]'s ''Anthem'' (which also lent its title to one of their songs).
* "Le Trente-Huit Cunegonde", on The [[Firesign Theatre]]'s album ''Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him'', details a society in which the hippie counterculture of the '60s became mainstream. It opens with two police officers accosting a girl because she's not wearing a mini-skirt, and when they discover she doesn't have any drugs on her, they send her in for "re-grooving".
* "Le Trente-Huit Cunegonde", on The [[Firesign Theatre]]'s album ''Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him'', details a society in which the hippie counterculture of the '60s became the mainstream. It opens with two police officers accosting a girl because she's not wearing a mini-skirt, and when they discover she doesn't have any drugs on her, they send her in for "re-grooving".
{{quote|'''Cop #1:''' Dig, Larry: aspirin.
{{quote|'''Cop #1:''' Dig, Larry: aspirin.
'''Cop #2:''' Do her a favor, phone her in.
'''Cop #2:''' Do her a favor, phone her in.
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* Killer Queen and Globalsoft in ''[[We Will Rock You]],'' the rock musical based on the music of Queen, are bent on eliminating all music and, thus, free thought, on Planet Mall, aka Earth.
* Killer Queen and Globalsoft in ''[[We Will Rock You]],'' the rock musical based on the music of Queen, are bent on eliminating all music and, thus, free thought, on Planet Mall, aka Earth.
** Ironically, Killer Queen sings a song about half way through the play. This is excusable, though, because it's a musical. And who else but a villain could do "Another One Bites The Dust"?
** Ironically, Killer Queen sings a song about half way through the play. This is excusable, though, because it's a musical. And who else but a villain could do "Another One Bites The Dust"?
** After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, all western TV, film, and music was banned in Iran. When liberalizing political attitudes in the mid-2000s lead to some western music being authorized for sale in the country, ironically enough, a Queen's greatest hits album was the first disc approved for sale. This was due to Bohemian Rhapsody containing the phrase "Bismillah."
** After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, all western TV, film, and music was banned in Iran. When liberalizing political attitudes in the mid-2000s lead to some western music being authorized for sale in the country, ironically enough, a Queen's greatest hits album was the first disc approved for sale. This was due to "Bohemian Rhapsody" containing the phrase "Bismillah."




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