The government has a tight grasp on the functions of society, and for a good reason. They hold the ability to give permission and rights, as well as take them away just as quickly. So, how would you feel if you found out that the permissions they have to give, didn't have the appropriate criteria selected to properly categorize your permission? Well that is exactly how it is for Parental Advisory Labels. To understand this better, we will have to look at a quote from Tom Cole. “The record naming system began in 1968, which developed out of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) movie rating framework” (Cole). Movie Theaters will not demonstrate motion pictures that has not been evaluated yet. Motion pictures are rated by a group of …show more content…
Artists have the right to express themselves. The PG ratings on music are there for a reason. Explicit songs are directed to older audiences. Which kind of helps prevent kids from getting attached to it and become influenced in a negative way. Artists do have the right to express themselves, however, they cannot trick customers into buying an album she/he might find offensive. To understand this better, we will have to look at a quote from Tom Cole. "Artists have a first amendment right to express themselves, and consumers have a right to hear what those artists say. Consumers also should be warned when they might find some of the content objectionable” (Cole). This is the right way to do it because this way you are avoiding Artists tricking customers. Also, Artists are not being deprived of their rights to express themselves. Customers are also being alerted about the explicit content on certain albums, which is great. The first amendment allows artists to express themselves. It also warns customers if content may be offensive. Artists have to be more cautious when selling albums to people. This shows that rights of both artists and customers are being …show more content…
However, there is no particular definition of explicit content. A PAL notice is to be served if such a thing happens. This is very important because many kids these days get negatively influenced by certain movies and songs which are not appropriate for their age. Nowadays, kids imitate what they witness in songs and movies thinking that it’s cool. But, they do not realize the negative aspects of alcohol, drugs and sexual activity, and how they can destroy one’s life. Today in society, many kids are seen acting this type of way and usually end up depressed, guilty, suicidal, or lost in life. Thinking about the effect of negative substance in music, Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was released in April of 1985. The organizers of PMRC were spouses of 10 Senators, 6 Representatives, and a Cabinet Secretary of which Mary (Tipper) Gore (at that point the wife of Senator Al Gore) was one of them. This was elevated because of the way that the music business especially needed a bill to get past Congress. Further, with a specific end goal to limit the guaranteed misfortunes coming about because of home taping, a tax was proposed on tape recorders and blank cassettes as a way of collecting royalties of which most of the amount would go to the labels. The RIAA wanted to place advisories
But unbeknownst to the world “The Washington Wife’s”, senate and the RIAA had made a side deal to have a modified label (Warning: Parental Advisory). But the PMRC wasn’t ending there, they also wanted content-specific labeling.
Although Valenti and the Rating System's advocates claim that parents should have the final choice in what their children view, the system may, in practice, obstruct that purpose for parents who decide that their children should see some films. For films with the controversial NC-17 rating, the theatre is prevented from letting young John Small and his under-aged ilk from seeing a film despite his parents' permission. In fact, had John actually been accompanied by his parents, the theatre would have had every right -- some would even say responsibility -- to refuse his admission. The printing of the NC-17 rating often does not read -- as would be reasonable -- "Intended for Adults Only" but rather the more rigid "Not to be Attended by Children Under Seventeen.
The MPAA rating system is outdated. The recent advances in technology allow children to see movies regardless of the rating. The rating system worked well for the early years, but recently “kids slip into the movies they want to see. . . . They also see them at home on widely available DVDs, on cable, and via popular streaming services like Netflix and Amazon” (Ebert 2). Even when kids go to the theater to see movies they can “theater hop” or buy a ticket to a low rated movie and slip into the R rated film of their choice. DVDs and the Internet both provide ways for kids to watch movies that contain objectionable material. Websites that offer the o...
Despite the fact that the ACB admits adults should be able to watch, play and read what they want, the sole criterion provided for RC classification is “content that is very high in impact and falls outside generally accepted community standards.” (Australian Classification Board, 19/5/2013).... ... middle of paper ... ...
What decides whether or not the Parental Advisory stickers get placed on an album? The RIAA follows seven guidelines in applying this important notice.
Since this country was founded, we have had a set of unalienable rights that our constitution guarantees us to as Americans. One of the most important rights that is mentioned in our constitution is the right to free speech. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
The music industry gets a lot of criticism about the music that they put out on the market. Most of the criticism comes from the parents. There are bills passed, such as the "Parental Advisory Program," which enforce that CD's with explicit lyrics have to have a label on them that state, "Explicit Lyrics" or "Explicit Content" (Parental Advisory). This sticker cautions the person who buys the CD that there is bad language or content. The recording industry takes serious responsibility to help parents identify the music with explicit lyrics.
In today?s society, we value and learn to tolerate different cultures and people. Sometimes people end up expressing themselves differently as well. This country is based on the idea that we may express ourselves any way we want to, be it religion, organizing, writing, or speaking. Music has been a popular form of expression for centuries. These days, in the country best known for freedom, some people are trying to censor it the freedom of music. Music should not be censored along with any other form of expression otherwise what we and artists say are being controlled. If we value freedom, then that includes what we may say and how we say it even in musical form.
Many bills have been passed to stop explicit messages in music from getting out. Censorship limits the amount of lyrics that get out to the community about violence. (History of Music Censorship) It may also limit anything in music that a community might find offensive to its values or beliefs. The lyrics presented in some songs are not appropriate for young adults. Some say music censorship goes against the First Amendment. It stops artists from expressing how they may feel. The profit on albums often goes down because of censorship. Censorship constantly targets rap and hip hop, and they are usually hit the hardest. (Forms of Music Censorship)
Music censorship has been a major problem plaguing America for over fifty years. In 1957, Elvis Pressley was only allowed to be filmed from the waist up on the Ed Sullivan show (Nuzum 1). Plenty of controversy has taken places between then and now, but more recently it has become much more prominent in the media, and people and organizations are beginning to actually take a stand. For example, Island Records (owned by Disney) dropped the Insane Clown Posse just after their release of The Great Milenko and MTV actually refused to play Madonna's video for Justify My Love because it was considered too sexually explicit (Nuzum 1).
...y things to attention. Such as the music sells, but should kids be listening to it? Lets answer that with another question it has a parental advisory for a reason so how are the kids getting it with out parental permission? So it back to what was said earlier. Its not about the censorship laws its about how the people watch over their children, because no matter what the age there is always a way to get what you want. (Mastruserio)
Censorship has always altered the lives of many people, whether they know it or not. People are constantly exposed to the censored version of entertainment. The movies they watch, the music they listen to, and the games they play have all first been screened through different rating systems to find anything in them that can be interpreted as “obscene”. Once someone finds something, the creator of the work has no choice but to delete, edit, and basically censor the offending portion, otherwise it never gets to see the light of public consumption. Censorship has been used for all different kinds of works, for all different kinds of reasons. The many examples of album covers provided at TabooTunes show different types ...
Censorship Issues in Music Tyler J. Redding Full Sail University In the music industry, censorship of music is a huge problem; people are banning music that is “morally” wrong yet do not ban some song that portray a negative image on today’s generation. A lot of music these days consists of sexual and violent themes that have a critical affect on teens and children in which censorship committees try to regulate. With that, there is also music that devalues woman, has more violent themes, in depth sexual themes and gives negative ideas to not just the younger generation but to adults as well. This kind of music is just being accepted into society without concerns of the messages they give; while bans on more mainstream artists are the main focus. Censorship committees around the world are always banning or attempting to ban different music and artists, but are they banning the right kind of music?
Our society is more involved in media use than ever before. Ratings are no longer restrictive or helpful. However, the problem with media ratings lies in the blame parents try to inflict upon video game, movie, and television companies. Parents alone have the responsibility of senoring what their children see. First, companies make an immense amount of profit from movie releases, game sales, and television airings.
You can listen to anything you want to all the time with no limits or restrictions. America’s music culture has a huge influence on the children of today. What a child listens to can drastically change their mindset and sway them a certain way on a subject. Because a child or even a teenager can listen to whatever they want on the Internet now days with nothing but parental restriction holding them back they are able to hear some vile things that no child should ever have to listen to. From the article “Music and Morality” the author states “music is also complicated by the fact that music is appreciated in many different ways.” This is very true, it is hard to judge something and say that it is wrong when somebody loves it for a different reason. Today it is considered wrong or impolite to question anybody’s taste or preferences in music no matter how terrible that thing might be. So it is hard to tell a kid not to listen to a certain type of music when everybody else is listening to that same thing. They play songs that are littered with profanity and drug references on every radio station today. They even play these songs in school weight rooms and pregame warm-ups. In the modern world there is really no place where you are not able to hear these terrible songs, and people just stand around and listen like it is all in good fun. These songs are teaching our youth that it is okay to treat a woman like she is a dog or that hard drugs are an easy