Our world is not perfect. We are a world filled with sex, drugs, racism, and violence. It would seem that those parents are just trying to protect their children from the outside world. But this is not necessarily what is needed. It is not the job of the parent anymore to shield their children from obscene television, violent music, and the countless adult themes the child can encounter on the Internet. It is now their job to merely educate them about what they are seeing and hearing and help them navigate the new media landscape while maintaining their innocence. These days, the average elementary school student is aware of many things that their parents would rather be oblivious to their knowledge of. A wide range of sources, from television and other forms of media, to their environment at home and school influence them. All of these things combined will help to shape their moral values and personality. In order for the youth of America to grow up to be productive, capable adults, we must start by teaching them to individually make responsible decisions. It is the responsibility of the parents to instill these values early on, therefore making it that much easier to communicate with them later on in their lives.

Is a rap group portraying real life in the ghetto, or a heavy-metal band singing about suicide, protected as a singer’s “artistic expression”? Or do these songs really influence society, becoming a cause of violence and hate instead of merely an expression of them? In the past, the musician’s right to contro

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