High School Dances Should Play Music With Curse Words

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Do you think high school dances should play music with curse words? I Think we should have music with curse words at our school dances because mostly everyone knows the words anyways. Another thing is because mostly every rap and R&B music artist and music producer says these words. The finish off my reasonings 85% of the school already uses these curse words daily.
To start off, at school dances is a privilege to go to and have fun with friends. They shouldn’t have to play little kids music. Most of the town of Rocky Ford CO. already cusses anyways so it wouldn’t be anything new. School dances such as formal or prom is when could go to get hyped and have some fun and with, that being said most of the songs teens listen to nowadays has cussing

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