Music+Censorship+(Sean)


 * Imagine the world without music. Or imagine a world where we are told what to play, what to sing and even what we may listen to in the privacy of our own homes
 * In the USA lobbying groups have succeeded in keeping popular music off the concert stage
 * Rock n' Roll has been tried to be censored for years the way people play talk
 * censoring music is unconstitutional because the first ammendment gives us freedom of speech
 * when people try to read into songs more than the artists's intend to it creates a hole bunch of contreversey
 * Rock music is a common target of censors, especially because of its allusions to sex, drugs, and booze, not to mention its indecipherable lyrics.
 * “Bible believing Christian publishing ministry.”
 * Many Organizations like that one against foul music or suggestive lyrics
 * Censorship has held alot of talent back from the stage immortal technique went platnum without even signing with a record deal or distribution he used his own money he made from rap battles imagine what he could have done if the record labels would have signed him
 * While US media censorship has gained recent attention as a result of Janet Jackson’s exposure on live television, and the careful attention paid to what information is aired in terms of the Iraq war, censorship is no new issue.
 * US censorship practices are beneficial to the public interest.
 * First, those who are opposed to US censorship practices typically claim the First Amendment, or the right to free speech as a basis for their argument against censorship in general.
 * stated by the National Coalition Against Censorship, “Freedom of communication is the indispensable condition of a healthy democracy.
 * In a pluralistic society it would be impossible for all people at all times to agree on the value of all ideas;
 * they are stating that the first amendment rights are a necessary element of our democracy because of the inability to create one map of correct values for a society.
 * Censoring things is ridiculous its our right to say what we want
 * Gangsta rap encourages listeners to criminality. This is so on two levels. First, it sometimes uses language that actively incites crime, for example encouraging weapons use, spousal abuse or homophobic attacks. Secondly, it glorifies a lifestyle that is rich with imagery of criminality (e.g. gun use and drug dealing) and this sends out a subconscious but consistent message affirming criminality.
 * Gangsta rap is a form of entertainment like any other.
 * Gangsta rap is socially corrosive because it affirms negative stereotypesngsta rap is especially pernicious because it targets the youth market at a crucial
 * The government has a moral legitimacy in censoring
 * FREEDOM OF SPEECH
 * we can say whatever we want without having to answer to anybody because there just words
 * Government censorship is a dangerous form of statist control
 * "this is America i thought we had freedom of speech"
 * This House believes that children should be protected from subversive cultural influences
 * Government tries to hush immortal technique for saying things about our puppet democracy
 * It is very difficult in practical terms to enforce such censorship on a national level
 * This is especially so because of the global nature of many parts of the music industry
 * Therefore, a ban e.g. on sale of uncensored media could possibly be circumvented by Internet-based file swapping.
 * Even if one accepts the argument for some limited form of government censorship to protect public morals, this needs to be very precisely and conservatively defined to avoid the slippery slope towards creeping totalitarianism.
 * Even where such affirmation is concentrated in such a way as to make it an unrealistic representation of everyday life,
 * Eventually it was discovered that God did not want us to be all the same
 * This was bad news for the Governments of the World
 * 1980s experienced renewed and intensified attempts to control popular culture
 * The Parents Music Resource Center was founded in 1985 as the result of the unusually combined efforts of a few concerned parents
 * wrote over 800 letters to radio and TV stations warning against pornographic record lyrics, and requesting that record companies affix lyric sheets to all recordings sent to broadcasters
 * The Senate Hearing on record labeling, held on September 19, 1985, was arguably the best attended and media-covered hearing ever held before any Senate Committee
 * The next musicians’ witness was John Denver. Somewhat more moderate than Zappa, Denver stated that he had unfortunately been the victim of censorship following the release of his song "Rocky Mountain High" which, Denver stated, "was banned from many radio stations as a drug-related song.
 * The next musicians’ witness was John Denver. Somewhat more moderate than Zappa, Denver stated that he had unfortunately been the victim of censorship following the release of his song "Rocky Mountain High" which, Denver stated, "was banned from many radio stations as a drug-related song.