People in Turkey are asking for a more free press therefore the improvement to the economy is irrelevant to the debate. Just because a government has improved the economy, it does not mean that people do not also have the right for a more free press.
I did not say blurring is a bad thing per say, I just said it is pointless. Children are not stupid. They see people smoking in real life all the time and know that the blur represents smoking. My boyfriend would laugh if you accused him that he had started smoking because he saw a bloke with sunglasses on aTV smoking back when he was a kid.
I don't think that even you believe that people get drunk and high just because that's what they see on TV thus by censoring these we will magically solve our youth problems that are so majestically portrayed on the Jeremy Kyle show, so why bother arguing something so ridiculous.
Moreover, I don't appreciate the light hearted comment that I'm watching dodgy programmes. The soaps I mentioned were mainstream soaps show at peak hours on the most popular channels. My rant was that that I don't understand why everyone is so horrified of a child seeing a cigarette on TV but don't bat an eyelid of portrayals of women being raped.
Fair enough, but next time you rant, remember that my avatar is fire for a reason
EDIT: Too much Game of Thrones has influenced the writing of this post :/