should swearing in songs be kept on radio versions?

Answer 1

Freedom of speech only goes so far. That is pushing the boundries. Children to not need to listen to violent, foul languaged music. They get enough of that at school.

Answer 2

No. The reason the government is able to keep certain things off the airwaves is because technically the airwaves are "owned" by the public. Radio and network television stations that broadcast are using the airwaves without paying, and therefore are responsible for abiding by standards of public decency.

Society is becoming ruder and more disgusting and crude year after year, and some music is reflecting (and I think contributing) to that change. I don't think it's wrong to have some standards, weak as they may be, in place to say some things don't belong on the public airwaves because the public still has some standards of what is decent. They're rapidly eroding, but there is still a line somewhere. Also it helps out people who monitor what their kids listen to. I don't think it's inevitable that every 8 year old out there is gonna be hearing the uncensored version of the latest 50-cent song. At least not where I live.

As far as arguments on artistic merit and "that's they way the music was meant to be heard" go, give me a break. Much of the music is just crude and gross and doesn't really reflect well on the people that make it or listen to it. "To the window, to the wall, till the sweat drop down my b*lls." Seriously, you think that should be on the radio?

Answer 3

I am not a big fan of censorship, in any form. However, we as a society have lost touch with so many important concepts (responsibility and manners primarily).

I think that if the cursing has true artistic value, which should be relatively rare, then it should be left and played at appropriate times. All too often, the intent of cursing is simply to shock, push boundaries or incite hatred. Yes, I do say appropriate times. We need to remember our responsibility to protect children. I do not swear often, and do not swear at all in front of my children, or other peoples' children. I do tell other people that swearing is inappropriate, especially in front of children.

Answer 4

I think there should be radio stations like television some show nudity and violence and swearing- some don't. If you don't like it, don't watch. We shouldn't have to listen to beeps in the middle of songs if we chose not to but there should be a choice. The government has taken that choice away from us. What next?

Answer 5

Slowly, it's starting to happen anyway. Little kids listen to the radio. They'll hear the regular version eventually so why not? Just on certain radio stations, though.

Answer 6

No. My daughter likes to listen to the radio with me. I would never let her listen to the unedited versions of some of the songs that we hear. If you want to listen to that then just buy the CD or get it off the Internet.

Answer 7

Swearing is a poor way of expressing ones intelligence. Keep that S*&t on the CD.

Answer 8

each and every physique is unusual - a quick music which entices you and that i would be unable to help yet sense my hairs upward push up whilst it comes on, surely between the songs i'd desire to hearken to 50 situations in a single days and nonetheless like it, it rather is short yet mellow and relaxing in each and every way, Underlooked whilst it consists of their singles yet I nonetheless like it.

Answer 9

Yes, because that's the way the songs were written and therefore that's the way they were meant to be heard.

~Scottie

Answer 10

No, because I would like to listen to my stations with my cousins and nieces and nephews in the car...