Censoring American Music

Ok so here is what I would like from you, the forum members. Think about the question, but read these two arguements first.

1-Teens in America are greatly influenced by the music that they listen to and we should reserve the right to censor the lyrics in order to help keep the morals and values alive in todays youth.

2-Teens in America are greatly influenced by their parents and piers, not by music. Music is not influencing teens to be violent, they are pre-exposed to violence and it should not be blamed on music.

Vote, and share your opinions.

Its up to the parents what they want thier kid to do or listen to.
(hades said teh same thing)

Also I dont like the current morals, values and standards that are being forced upon children.

Edited by Hades

It's the parents job to raise their children properly, not the governments.

How about option 3 - yes, music affects children, but no, we shouldn't censor...

Of course music affects you - at least the good stuff.  Why else would we listen?

Deffanitly not.

It's not quite a simple as ignoring, however.  Some/many people try hard and mean well, but just suck at parenting.  Children don't come with a manual.

Oh, I don't disagree with your point - I was just making the larger observation, slightly off-topic, that parenting isn't a binary decision.

I agree.

What you follow/listen to/say is your choice, and you can do whatever you want as long as you're not being offensive to the point of removing other people's rights.

I say no censorship. My parents can tell me what I can listen to if they want(which they do on occasion), and I don't think some Texan who can't speak english is going to be able to see merits in most of the music I listen to.

By that, I don't mean to make fun of all Texans. I mean that Bush is out of touch with my perspective, and pretty seriously out of touch with most people's. Then again, so are quite a few politicians.

after listening to some rap songs.... ughh... that crap needs to be Censored along side with some Gothic/Death Metal bands.

Edited by Panda Man