Many parents want someone else, such as musicians, to be held responsible for the way their children behave. If a parent does not want their child to listen to certain forms of music because they believe it is a bad influence on them, then that parent should not purchase or allow these types of music in their household. The parent also needs t

Consumers cannot blame music companies because every song with violent or obscene content in it has a warning on the case that states, "Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics." If one wants to purchase a CD knowing that it contains this type of material, than that is their choice. Nobody is holding their hand making them listen to these types of music. The same thing goes for violent acts. If a man kills another man for sleeping with his wife, than that is his choice and he is held responsible for the act he committed. For instance, if an individual purchases a set of kitchen knives and then stab ten people to death, then that individual and not the company which made the knives is held responsible. Therefore the music companies and their artists are not responsible for what their consumer's do. The companies have no control over what someone else does.

Even though music is a form of entertainment some people take the lyrics too seriously. Its purpose is to entertain others. There are several typ

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