"Parental Advisory- Explicit Lyrics," An advisory for parents created by

the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) in 1990's to inform parents of the content a music CD may contain and to appease the over protective nature of the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Ce

ntre). The PMRC is an organization established in the 1980’s by religious fundamentalists and some parents’ groups that waged a persistent campaign to limit the variety of cultural messages available to American youth. Organizations like the PMRC make it there personal goal to prevent lewd distasteful recordings of ever hitting the masses, where as the public should have the decisive power of what’s distasteful or quality. Because in the end it’s the public that decides if a song is a hit or flop. In 1968 many of Bob Dylan’s music were banned from radio because his lyrics were too difficult to understand, many station managers feared the lyrics may contain offensive or lewd messages. However, stations still played Dylan's songs covered by other artists.

"People will try and treat what we do as degenerate art, much like things were treated in the '30s, but we will not be censored, if they say that you can't put it in the store, then we put it in your front yard. ... We are trying to make people feel something. And sometimes it's bad and sometimes it's good, but you will always remember it. That is the most important thing." – Marilyn Manson, MTV interview

This statement made by Mr. Clary is rather bias, he expresses a one sided opinion without seeing both sides to the argument. Claiming Manson is pure sin and that God hates sin. Yet in the article he explains at the beginning that he does not hate Brian Warner (Marilyn Manson) but that he hates what he stands for. Many of the things said by Mr. Clary against Manson are not true and only seen from one side and not the other. Mr. Clary blames Manson for instigating these shootings, not directly but with ideas in his lyrics. Mr. Clary never stopped to think that these kids who committed these acts were tired of the humiliation they received everyday and decided to put it to an end with extreme actions that were truly immoral. "[Disenfranchised youth] are all over this country, and they're all being insulted, and they're all being ridiculed. All you people who are saying stuff about them, stop it unless you want another bullet hole in you, too." - Alex Marsh, former member of the 'Trench coat Mafia'

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