Against Music Censorship
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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...
them and finding out what they are about, and teaching them morals and values, would be a very effective solution. Eminem said it himself in the song "Who Knew" on the Marshall Mathers LP, "But don't blame me when lil' Eric jumps off of the terrace. You shoulda been watchin' him – apparently you ain't parents."
them and finding out what they are about, and teaching them morals and values, would be a very effective solution. Eminem said it himself in the song "Who Knew" on the Marshall Mathers LP, "But don't blame me when lil' Eric jumps off of the terrace. You shoulda been watchin' him – apparently you ain't parents."
In conclusion, I believe that it should be up to the individual to censor themselves, rather than the government taking control and censoring lyrics, because in the grand scheme of things, "censorship cannot eliminate evil, it can only kill freedom" Mass Mic 1.
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Why are these jealous fucks complaining about the things that eminem spits on a record? could it be that they have a depressing life and cant relate to Em with their own problems? hmmm maybe...or maybe its because they know that Em always has something to say back to the...
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