We've all heard music. We've all heard curse words. Yet, when the two are put together they cause controversy. Both music and curse words are forms of human expression. Music written with words that convey feelings and situations, and explicit words are words that essentially reinforce a statement or idea. True, some words are just tossed around (the infamous four-letter words) for no reason whatsoever and are really useless. But society knows this and continues to use the words themselves. So why do they try to censor it from their children when they use the words profusely? Society today uses music as a scapegoat for their own lack of delusional perfection.
Music censorship really doesn't exist. Some say it's a violation of the First Amendment. In a way it is, but
When someone buys music material, they know what they're buying, or hopefully do. They know if explicit words are used in lyrics. They know the nature of the lyrics. If they don't like anything about it, they don't buy it. Why prevent people that would enjoy something that has these things from buying it? True, there are the select few who might take the lyrics too seriously and do something stupid, but that's only a few. Why prohibit something so huge, especially in today's pop culture, just because of a select few individuals? Contrary to popular belief, our society will never be a utopia. That's an idea that's unreachable. Thus, leave our ideas in music. They reflect life's qualities. They help with human expression. They help with human emotion. Don't be under the mistaken impression tha
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