Censorship in music is a topic that has been debated on for several years. There
have been many different disputes on the topic, but the question still remains as if it
should or should not be censored. People believe that music should be censored so all
audiences can hear it without the controversial lyrics. Others believe it should not be
censored and musical artists should be able to sing whatever they want without anyone
censoring them. Religious beliefs have a strong impact on how a person feels about
censorship, and as times pass the beliefs on it may change. Right now, America is
more uncensored than ever. However, things were very different a few years ago.
Some people believe music should be censored. They believe some of the language
musical artists use is too vulgar. Also the fact that music is played on the radio and
there are many parents that would not want their kids to hear it.
So on radio any
controversial language is either silenced, edited out by a soft sound, or some artists
make two versions of their songs. This does not include cable television, which can be
reviewed by parents since the parents pay for the channel to be viewed. The right to
freedom of speech, and censorship is violating peoples' rights to say whatever they
want to say. It is sometimes difficult to understand when a child gets punished for using
foul language while the child's parents have the right to criticize the government
whenever they feel the need to do so. Many musical artists feel that when they are
forced to change lyrics their rights are being violated. In some artists' songs they like to
express their feelings towards somebody or something, and it hurts them to be
censored because...