Warning lables....

    Should record companies be responsible for putting parental advisories on the music they distribute?

Well, on that question yes. Yes I feel that record companies should use parental advisories on the music they distribute. I feel that for the parents out there that take accountability for being parents, have the right to be informed of what their son or daughter may be listening to, therefore enabling them to make decisions as to what type of music is appropriate for their age groups.

That being said, it is my personal opinon that these advisories are not as effective as the public would like to believe. Meaning; If little Timmy got his grandma to take him to Best Buy to purchase a Cd that is explicit and the Cd has an advisory, chances are Grandma will not let little Timmy buy that Cd. Timmy goes home, jumps on the web and downloads the CD. Now little Timmy is listening to that very music grandma did not approve of, despite the advisory.

I feel that record companies do not take little Timmy into consideration. Matter of fact I feel they only care about little Timmy's money. Rightfully so, they are in the business to make money. Nobody said they had to be morally correct. Usually people who like to make money, also like to keep their money. I feel they use the advisories to thwart any legal issues that may arise. It is a known fact that sense  music has evolved we as parents have tried to blame our children's behavior on music. I think it's brilliant to put that advisory on the CD, from a legal standpoint. Their defense is simply " We told you that you were taking piousness fruit from the tree. You chose to take it anyway." Despite the nature or content of the Cd we warned you, that it is not suitable for children.

I really do not care for music that has explicit content. I would like it if my children did not listen to that kind of music either, however I can only really control what I am listening to. I feel that parents as a whole need to stand up and address the underlining issues that their children are having. This is were bad behavior is derived from. Not someones right to free speech. If Parents would stand together as a whole and stop looking for reasons as to why , and deal with the issues at hand that the violence in our young society will decrease.

I agree with Rosen, music is an outlet from the soul to the guitar, the mic, the piano, the violin, the flute etc.... It is an expressive tool. Everyone has the right to that.

Music doesn't make anybody do anything that they don't want to. I asked my mom how she felt about that. She told me back in the 70's when pot, was the thing to do, that her and her friends would be smoking and thought it was cool to listen to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon. She preceded to tell me that this music set the tempo. I laughed, and said,"Mom Pink Floyd didn't tell you to smoke the joint. The joint told you to listen to Pink Floyd." She began laughing and said," well I guess your right. The music I thought was just cooler to listen to stoned." Note my Mom does not smoke marijuana, today.

How do you feel about music and it's ability to make us do something?