Should our government have the right to censor song lyrics that it finds too violent or explicit?

by Assassin~ Badass Buzz Guru Posted 2012/05/29 01:00:44

Related Topics: Explicit, Government, Violent

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Staind_wolf94 2012/06/28 14:42:07

No

As annoying as a lot of the Rap and pop music can be with their lyrics, they still have the right to produce them. I just think that they should be stopped from taking other people's music.

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Laura Lovegood 2012/06/28 13:49:22
Vision of Verve 2012/06/28 13:45:06
cuzzbuzzla 2012/06/28 06:09:21

No

The minute we start letting govt censor will be the moment we will officially be no longer The United States.

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Jorge Enriquez 2012/06/28 04:57:58

No

no, remember our rights

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John Galt jr or Ron/jon 2012/06/19 22:52:06

No

http://webstation19.8k.com/pi...

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strange_armour 2012/06/03 11:16:41
Yuki ~ ♦Lion King of PHÆT♦ 2012/05/31 01:46:25

No

What? NO!

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Reggie☮ 2012/05/31 01:25:24

No

No

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Jaroslav Dantes 2012/05/30 16:31:11 (edited)

Yes

OH pardon...I wanted- NO...thank you.

Here in the Czech Republic, the songs are violent or explicit lyrics banned. This causes children to turn to worse behavior.

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Sue 2012/05/30 03:49:22

No

I think the government should worry about more important things, like balancing the budget, cutting taxes, creating jobs, etc.

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wolfcall 2012/05/29 23:21:43

Yes

if you mean for radio yes but if we make the choice to buy a CD with uncensored songs we should have that freedom

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starlight 2012/05/29 21:32:55

No

people choose to sing what they want and people choose to listen to them

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gregaj7 2012/05/29 18:43:15

No

Purchasing-power needs to decide this.

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prosperhappily 2012/05/29 18:32:56
JohnT 2012/05/29 17:37:08

No

They can rate them and limit purchase to those over 18 and playtime after 10PM but censor aspects should not take place unless the criteria falls under terrorist threats, and threat of bodily harm.

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Mr.Steve 2012/05/29 17:24:36
Chris - The Rowdy One! #187 2012/05/29 17:16:01

No

+1
Government censorship is bad....really bad.

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Solomonster 2012/05/29 15:52:51

No

But you knew that!

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ALofRI 2012/05/29 14:01:03

No

But parents should. AND they should have the right to request that the government do something to censor them....THEN, after a "majority" have requested it, they should! That's democracy. One groups "freedom" does not trump another freedom. Majority rules.

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Brandi Angela 2012/05/29 13:53:13

No

We already have the parental advisory sticker, if we choose to listen to the music unedited that is our choice. Forcibly editing music is a violation of the artists right to free speech. If parents are again bitching maybe they should be parents, and actually parent their kids if they don't want them listening to music with that content. Monitor their internet access, monitor their iTunes accounts, pay attention to what your kids are doing.

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John Ga... to Brandi ... 2012/06/19 22:54:28

http://webstation19.8k.com/pi...

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Andy Fletcher 2012/05/29 13:40:47

No

No! Absolutely not. Perfect example of the proverbial slippery slope.

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Freeranger 2012/05/29 12:28:04

No

While I'm no fan of either, I think it's dangerous to set that precedent. I think, if anything, it get wrapped, labeled, and placed with a warning in a separate section perhaps.

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Kai-Neko 2012/05/29 12:18:19

No

Just, no.

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mk, Smartass Oracle 2012/05/29 12:04:02

No

+2
The 1st amendment guarantees free speech.

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exsecrare 2012/05/29 11:22:39

Yes

Wtf, I clicked no.

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blindfaith 2012/05/29 11:15:01

No

Performers should perhaps show some good taste in their music, glorifying violence is anything but. On the other hand, the fans of such musicians tend to move on in a very short space of time i would think.

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NhytFahl 2012/05/29 11:10:46

No

+1
It is not the government's job to protect you from being offended, or from getting your feelings hurt.

Don't like what you hear? Go listen to something else.

Don't like what you see? Go look at something else.

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John Ga... to NhytFahl 2012/06/19 22:55:13

http://webstation19.8k.com/pi...

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D'eath 2012/05/29 08:51:06

Yes

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If we care at all about the environment we cultivate for our children, somebody has to take responsibility for it.

As we have an alien insurgence who's morals are somewhere in the dirt we cannot allow the freedom we speak of to be taken advantage of in this way.

In short if we as citizens can't conduct ourselves decently, a government agency is needed to enforce decency.

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Chris -... to D'eath 2012/05/29 17:17:08

That is great for you guys in Europe. We want to keep our freedoms and liberty here.

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D'eath to Chris -... 2012/05/29 17:23:34

+1
For a start Chris I don't live in Europe and secondly apart from each family needing a small army to be safe in your homes and on the streets, we have as great if not greater freedoms than you poor chaps.

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Chris -... to D'eath 2012/05/29 20:10:15

+1
Sorry...my mistake. I thought United Kingdom was part of Europe.

I guess it depends on how you view it.

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D'eath to Chris -... 2012/05/29 20:21:24

We are part of the European Union, which was a trade agreement with Germany, France and the United Kingdom, now there are 17 nations in it.

We are an island and not part of Europe and we don't share the Euro the european currency. We retained the Pound Stirling.

Freedom and Liberty, this always sounds good until it's put to the test, wherever we live.

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Chris -... to D'eath 2012/05/29 20:31:42

OK...so you ARE in the UK. I can understand you not wanting to be part of that mess either. I am well aware of my geography and the location and the fact that the UK is an island. One of my best friends is a Manxman.

Anyway, I can only speak for what I see here in the US and most people are not capable nor wanting of a free republic.

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D'eath to Chris -... 2012/05/29 20:37:55

Manxman, is that like Batman, Superman, Spiderman?

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Chris -... to D'eath 2012/05/30 11:36:36

He is from the Isle of Man. Isn't that what they are called? Did I spell it wrong maybe? You just being silly?

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D'eath to Chris -... 2012/06/10 20:50:43

+1
The latter of course:)

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susan BN-0 2012/05/29 08:39:39

No

Albums that have explicit lyrics have a warning sticker on them,but that's not enough for some people I guess.

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