Have you ever got in a car, turn the radio on and listened to what the music is saying? Having bleak spaces, where certain words are supposed to be said in a song. Censorship of music is restricting free access of musical works. Censorship can range from the legal prohibition of a musical work, to private, voluntary removal of explicit content. It is not the government right to censor the lyrics of song, mainly because it goes against the first amendment ,it brings back a form of “ Big Brotherism” and censorship is alive in today's world already.
Censorship of music by the government is like taking away people's Freedom of Speech. Freedom of Speech is the first amendment by taking this right away, the government is limiting our rights. By …show more content…
Some music may promote sex,violence,and drugs, but all these things are a part of life, and children are going to be exposed to it one way or another. Many rappers and artist may not care what the youth hears but, they are expressing their truths about society. Most songs have a deeper meaning than their surface appearance. Music artist like Eminem uses numerous amounts of profanity in his music and there are great deals of controversy about him.But his music deals about things going on in the world and many forms of the government wants to censor his music because it expresses what's going on in the world that the government want to be oblivious about. If parents may feel, no matter the deeper meaning they still have very inappropriate language, any website where a person may listen to music, there is a option for reduced profanity, it is called “ Cut Version.”
Although loads today's music contain profanity and uncensored language, it is not the government responsibility to say what we can or cannot listen to. Music censorship is a way for the government to limit our rights as citizens, controlling our everyday lives,which may lead to more devastating topics, and lastly cutting out ways of learning about what's actually going on in today's world. So, next time you see something about the government taking control of an individual's life, think of how you will
Censorship of music by the government is like taking away people's Freedom of Speech. Freedom of Speech is the first amendment by taking this right away, the government is limiting our rights. By …show more content…
Some music may promote sex,violence,and drugs, but all these things are a part of life, and children are going to be exposed to it one way or another. Many rappers and artist may not care what the youth hears but, they are expressing their truths about society. Most songs have a deeper meaning than their surface appearance. Music artist like Eminem uses numerous amounts of profanity in his music and there are great deals of controversy about him.But his music deals about things going on in the world and many forms of the government wants to censor his music because it expresses what's going on in the world that the government want to be oblivious about. If parents may feel, no matter the deeper meaning they still have very inappropriate language, any website where a person may listen to music, there is a option for reduced profanity, it is called “ Cut Version.”
Although loads today's music contain profanity and uncensored language, it is not the government responsibility to say what we can or cannot listen to. Music censorship is a way for the government to limit our rights as citizens, controlling our everyday lives,which may lead to more devastating topics, and lastly cutting out ways of learning about what's actually going on in today's world. So, next time you see something about the government taking control of an individual's life, think of how you will