Stop Music Censorship

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Censorship is the suppression or elimination of a part of a book, film, music, webpage, or media because the content is obscene or politically unacceptable or a threat. Censorship began in the 19th century when the media became a big hit. Many countries wanted to control and limit what the press could say. Since media was the easiest form people would find out information from. Countries like Russia and Japan started to censor to improve the way the citizens thought about the nation. Soon, censorship caught on and other countries started to censor anything and everything that seemed like a potential threat to them. Current day, the FCC evaluate and censor all media for any material that may be deemed inappropriate. The FCC does not only evaluate …show more content…

The most common type of music listened today is rap and contemporary. Using explicit language is expected in rap and contemporary. Recently a new regulation had been passed. It states that if the song created by the artist contain any inappropriate or explicit language, they have to record a different track that does not contain any inappropriate language to be aired on the radio. Many artists found this regulation unreasonable because it contradicts artists license. Which would be a violation of the first amendment. The first amendment contains the freedom of speech and self-expression. So by censoring music, it not only limits the artists license but also makes people ignorant to the real meaning of the …show more content…

Some people may view censorship on the internet positively due to some of the content posted. Such as pornography, hate speeches and much more. But the real question is to what extent can we censor the internet. Children today do not learn everything from the internet, they can learn from the streets, the schools, and the friends that they converse with. If they really set their minds to search on the internet for this, they will find a way. Kids today can google how to take off parental control or how to hack the system. Humans were made with curiosity and want to know everything. If we censor things, it will be registered in our brains that they are in the bad category and all teens like to rebel and venture in the bad category. By placing censorship on the internet, they are only influencing them more to look

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