With the best of intentions

In the past couple of weeks, the government has made bold moves to protect citizens from vulgarity or immorality.

It is pressuring karaoke bars to install a monitoring system that protects people against the unbearable experience of hearing or singing banned songs. It shut down websites catering to gay men because they might contain offensive content, and took a popular television show of questionable taste off the air.

No doubt the Chinese appreciate the solicitousness of their government shielding them from even the possibility of being exposed to written, broadcast or warbled vulgarity and immorality. If condoms produce safe sex, then it's reasonable to assume that censorship produces safe Web surfing, safe karaoke and safe TV drama.