It's May 13, 2024, 02:44:49 AM
I have a couple thoughts on this.1. Garbage in, Garbage out. I do feel that negative songs affect us negatively.... If I listen to songs about murdering people, I'm going to become more numb to the idea of murdering people, and it WILL become an easier thing for me to do.2. With that said Good and Bad exist in the world. We need to either stay away from bad, or DEAL with bad. If I hear tons of songs telling me that murdering is cool (which I do), it is ultimately up to me to make the decision to NOT murder somebody, (duh). I can't blame my own actions on any outside force; so while they may have a point that some hiphop is negative, and generally negatively affects the public, censorship is an excuse, and it is the responsibility for each of us to choose what is right for us. That's why I'm against violent music, some violence in films, taking kids to R rated movies, etc. But I still don't want those types of things outlawed... I can coexist with them, it's none of my business what other people want to do with their time, it's my choice and my freedom to choose the difference. Also, without the choice, there would be no freedom. I'm free because I choose not to drink, for instance... if I couldn't drink, I would have no agency, and If I choose to drink, in my mind, I would no longer be free to choose not to drink, making me even more free when I restrain myself from things. Everything's like that. 3. I also feel that they unfairly target black artists in this, or maybe I should say the hiphop culture; maybe race isn't involved. Johnny Cash had tons of songs about murder, etc. in the 50's, and the songs were heralded. The beatles (like o mentioned) played around with funny subjects like comparing the trigger of a gun to the clit of a woma... whoops, did I let that out? LOL "WHEN I HOLD, YOU, IN MAH ARMS, AN FEEL MAH FINGA, ON YO TRIGGA" LOL
topics he knows nothing about to show the streets he knows whats up. Jay Z, JAY Z?? come on, these politicians are really thick.
It would be impossible to ban rap music
^^u can probably understand why the idea of banning rap because it might cause violence, couldnt be taken very negatively by certain people then. im firm in believing that violence in the neighborhood, influences rap music....rap music, does not influence violence in the neighborhood. There was violence in the inner-cities FAR before rap music existed. BUT, rap shined light on it...and brought the truth to suburb (white) America. Now that the suburb (white) youth want to emulate what they hear, it is all of a sudden a problem. "Rap music causes violence!". Violence was already going on in the inner-city where itz mostly minorities. But, the "violence" wasnt a major concern then. Now that a music is formed frum that, and because of the white kids from the suburbs wanting to copy it...it is NOW, a problem. No one was concerned about rap music, when only minority children were listening to it in the hood. But because our "precious" rich kids now buy the "black music", and dress in baggy clothes, and want to be a gangster...its become an issue. Why not quit blaming music for the parents problems with raising kids. I grew up on rap music, and im fine. The music has NOTHING to do with who u are, or what u do...unless your parents didnt do their job. One more thing, for all the idiots who think it is possible to ban rap music...they should understand, talking about Banning it...is only gonna make it more popular. If they ban rap, they needa also ban that heavymetal bullshit that them fukin serial killers, mass murderers, and fukin child molesters be listenin too...
Words straight from my mouth. Rap is a reflection of the community. That's why broke ass kids ain't really affected by it, because they live it, and they relate to rappers who speak it. Rich kids hear it, want to become it, and that's the problem. Fuck it, it's their parents issue, their parents should watch what they listen to, or explain that they aren't in the "ghetto" and that they worked hard to keep them away from that. Rap is a reflection, it's a cry for help, and these muthaphukkaz want to banned it. Oh well, what else is new.
if ur gonna ban rap then u might as well ban anything that has to do with violence...or drugs...
theres no studies that can prove rap music is the reason for the crime n violence...