It is much different today, however, mainly due to the development of rock and roll in the 1950's. It all started with the Ed Sullivan Show and Elvis Presley. In January of 1957 when Elvis starred on the Ed Sullivan the camera only focused on everything above his waist because his hip movements were said to be too crude and offensive to many viewers. Also, songs such as "I can't get no satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones were banned from many radio stations due to what was taken as pornographic and sexual in nature (c

There are no immediate solutions to this problem for if change is to occur within this issue it will come at a slow rate. One solution may be in the way people are bringing up their children. If their children are brought up in respectful and loving homes in which everyone gets their fair say, then the problems that arise from music censorship would not occur. The only reason why problems occur in this issue is because of the way the children who are listening to the music are brought up. Without a good moral system to live by, these children are going to become more influential to what they see and hear. Another solution to this problem is stricter laws against retail stores. The music retail stores should not be allowed to suspend the sales of certain items unless authorized by a government organization. Stores like Wal-Mart just want to look like the good guys in the whole situation when really they are restricting the rights and freedoms of others by not selling certain products. There are stickers on all the CDs with objectionable content so it is not necessary to edit the CDs for content. If the people do not want to listen to the objectionable content then they will not buy the CD because of the sticker on the front. Another solution is the boycotting of music retail stores that are restricting the sales of certain CDs or are editing them for content. If everyone boycotted the Wal-Mart music section then they would have no choice but to return to selling unedited CDs and then everyone's freedom would then be returned to them. Another solution to this problem would be a public rating system much like in motion picture films. Everything would get a rating like G or PG or R. It would be hard to get used to in the beginning but over time it would become second nature. You never hear about people talking about film censorship in the movie theatres, although it is apparent when these motion pictures are shown on television. These are just some of many solutions that could correct the problem of music censorship.

Music censorship is a very important issue in today's society. It questions people's belief system and restricts people of many of their rights and their freedom. Until something is done about it, it will just continue to grow in size and in its effect to society. It affects everybody in some way and is just another reason to become involved in the issue. I do not understand why people cannot see what they are doing to other people by censoring their music. It is not music's fault that society is the way it is today. It is the people's fault who live in society who take music the wrong way, so stop blaming the artists. After all, they are only trying to make a living.

Social Accountability of Music Censorship

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