On moral grounds, what music artist don't, won't, or wouldn't...?

Question

you let your kids listen to?

Please include religious affiliation if any

Answer 1

No Christian music for my kids - if and when they happen. On moral grounds - we're all equal and God is man's invention.

Answer 2

I can't specifically name the artists as it has been a long time since my kids were into the lets say "unusual music" but I would say that what would determine what I would or would not let them listen to would be:
1. Do the lyrics show disrespect for any person or God?
2. Do the lyrics advocate violence or drugs?
3. Does the behavior or mode of dress "deliberately" cause people to have lustful thoughts?

I am a Christian.

Answer 3

Once they enter their teenage years, I would let my children listen to anything. Death metal, racist white-power music, sexually explicit hip-hop, anything. I don't believe that they have to be protected from the often horrible realities of the world. They need to understand that the world is often a nasty place.

Personally, I have listened to all types of music above, and death metal is pretty good for a laugh, but the other two do worry me.

I draw the line at Radiohead, though. No child of mine will ever listen to Radiohead so long as I live.

Answer 4

There is absolutely no way I would ever let my kids listen to Rod Stewart.

It's not really a moral choice though, more of a 'his voice makes my ears bleed' choice.

My mother wouldn't let me listen to the Beatle's White Album because when she was pregnant with me her sister listened to it over and over and over again while burning incense. "Rocky Raccoon" still makes her queasy.

But there is no artist or writer I would forbid my kids from listening to on moral grounds. I might disagree with their choices, and would discuss why I feel their choices were inappropriate, or why I find the messages in some songs abhorent, but I would try to inculcate those values, choices and tastes into my kids, rather than dictating to them.

Answer 5

Depends on the age. Assuming a mid-teenager or something around that area, the only music I wouldn't let a kid of mine listen to is music that I know will directly harm the child--that is, music that's so loud, for example, that it will damage their eardrums; or, to a lesser extent, music designed to brainwash them, or encourage them to hurt themselves or others. (So, I don't mind sexually explicit lyrics nearly as much as violence- or hate-inciting ones.)

I wouldn't stop them from listening to something just because I disagree with the views being espoused, however. Beliefs and words can't, in and of themselves, hurt anyone, and exposure to a wide range of them will help prepare children better for life. However, some songs may have disturbing imagery or themes that I would want to help put in context and explain. This is particularly true for younger children; for example, I see nothing wrong with expletives (it's the emotion behind the words, not the specific combination of sounds, that can damage a child; hateful, angry words without any explicit language is infinitely more harmful than even the worst swear words in gentle tones), but I would want to put songs using them in context for children, to make sure that they know that it is socially unacceptable to use such words in mixed company. As long as they fully understand that, hearing certain arbitrary words is harmless.

I'm an atheist. (However, I listen to Christian music regularly. And Jewish music. A song's beauty is not dependent on its message.)

Answer 6

christian rock - i'm jewish so it's against my beliefs. we don't listen to music that is sexually explicit. we do have some cds with christian songs (leadbelly, woody guthrie) - so it's more just that we don't want our children preached at rather than we are trying to leep the kids from learning about that culture. we don't really censor any style of music, and the kids are allowed to have their own cds and listen to any cd in our collection, which has everything from alternative country to punk and ska, though i have made tapes for them excluding certain songs (one example: green day has a song about masterbation on a cd i find otherwise acceptable, but that has more to do with their ages - 4 and 6 - than a moral aversion to the subject matter.)

interesting question : )

Answer 7

Death metal where the so-called singer screeches at the top of his lungs (it just annoys me, no moral ground necessary) & rap music in which I hear more than a couple instances of women being called b!tches, whores, or any other derogatory names. White pride bands (underground Aryan Brotherhood music) is also out of the question in my presence.

Atheist (see, I have a moral compass too)

Answer 8

I don't plan to have kids, but *if* I did...I would let them listen to whatever they wanted. I would never try to confine my childrens' interest in any type of art. But I would discuss such things with them and we would talk about the lyrics and why some could be considered *bad*. I think parents do not communicate enough with their children and THAT is where problems generally arise.

Atheist

Answer 9

Marilyn Manson
Satanic!
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Answer 10

Nothing country or western ( moral duty not to become a pathetic whiner. Nothing by any of those trite pre-fabricated teen musicians ( boy bands, brittny spears, etc - aesthetics)