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  • Essay / Should radio stations detect songs? - 704

    Have you ever listened to your favorite song on the radio and cursed every time they beep or say a random word? For example, "Approach to the club and say, 'What's up?' 'I got a big (beep).' I'm so excited about some (bleep) thrift store. This tends to get very boring. So the question is: should radio stations censor songs? Most parents will say yes. They don't want their children to hear these words. I have respect for these parents. Except my opinion is different. I think radio stations shouldn't censor songs, but they should have warnings. I can think of different ways for radio stations to not censor songs without parents worrying about their kids hearing swearing. One way is to put a warning before inappropriate songs. Before a bad song is played, the radio station should play a voice recording saying, "Parental discretion is advised." ยป Or something like that. Sometimes on Kiss 95.7, the station people announce a song before it airs. When they do this before a bad song, they can simply say, "This song contains inappropriate language." Parental discretion is advised. Some parents will always be against my argument. Today's children have access to the radio without their parents present. I understand that they might ignore the warning and listen to the song anyway. However, I don't see anything wrong with a child hearing a bad song if they know they shouldn't go out and use that kind of language. I think part of it has to do with how a child is raised. Another way I can think of to get radio stations to not censor music is to have certain stations play uncensored music. Just like on television, where some channels can say inappropriate words that other channels can't. O...... middle of paper ....... My three-year-old son even watched me give birth. LOL!" So all parents have their own views on censorship. It's also true that children will learn inappropriate language somewhere. I think it's better for their parents to just let them hear it and explain the meaning. Or at least tell them that it's a bad word and if they say it they could get in a lot of trouble. I don't know if this argument will ever be valid. However, I know. that there are other arguments that I'm sure parents should be more concerned about like the marijuana legalization debate. If discussions ever come to fruition, they will never truly be closed. different on what they want for themselves and their families I think that whatever your opinion on censorship, you should respect it as best you can...