Before one can form an opinion on this, you must hear both sides of the argument on this much-debated topic. Some people believe that music should be censored so all audiences can hear it without it containing any controversial lyrics. Others believe it should not be censored and musical artists should be able to speak, sing, rap, or rhyme freely without anyone censoring them.

According to the author Bradley Stiffens, ". . . a person finds a work obscene depends largely on his or her moral or religious beliefs. These views change with each generation and further complicate the censorship dilemma." (Steffens 97) Religious or moral beliefs have a great influence on how a person feels about censorship, and as generations pass on the common beliefs on the topic may change. Right now, America is more uncensored than ever. However, things were very different a few generations ago.

Some people believe music should be censored. They believe some of the language musical artists

’ use is vulgar, obscene, and crude. In addition, music is played on media such as radio and television, which are free to listen to by all audiences, and there are many parents that would not wish for their kids to hear foul language. So, on radio and television any controversial language is either silenced, edited out by a soft sound, or some artists make two versions of their songs; one that is made for the artist's album, which is uncensored, and one for television and radio with any controversial words changed to be acceptable for all audiences. This does not include cable television, which can be audited by parents since the parents must order and pay for the channel to be viewed.

Wanna copy me and do exactly like I did? (Yeah yeah!) / Try cid and get f---ed up worse that my life is? (Huh?) / My brains dead weight, Im tryin to get my head straight but I cant figure out which Spice Girl I wanna impregnate (Umm..) / Dr. Dre said, "Slim Shady you a basehead!" / Uh-uh! "Then why's your face red? Man you wasted!" / Well since age twelve, I've felt like Im someone else / Cause I hung my original self from the top bunk with a belt / Got pissed off and ripped Pamela Lee's tits off / And smacked her so hard I knocked her clothes backwards like Kris Kross / I smoke a fat pound of grass and fall on my a-- faster than a fat b---h who sat down too fast / Come here s--t. (Shady, wait a minute, that's my girl dog!) / I don't give a f--k, God sent me to piss the world off.” This section of lyrics is what appears on the explicit album. Raw and to the point, Eminem has made it a point to say what is on his mind. This cannot be done by censoring what he wants to say. Limiting his speech is the same as limiting his free thought as far as expression of his own thoughts go.

Music should not be censored due to our First Amendment right. When a parent hears foul language on their child's stereo or television, they should not complain to the network or record company, they should explain to the child what the word mean and that the word itself is wrong to say. The government is doing all it can (within legal its limits) to protect the children

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