Is music rated

Answer 1

No , music should NOT be rated. if parents decide to let there kids buy a CD and they get there hopes up then get to the store , they're gonna be extremely disappointed. parents should be able to take care of there own kids. i mean yes , kids are wicked good at sneaking around and not getting caught (believe me , i know) but really. they should pay attention to there kid/kids. iT'S NONE OF THE GOVERNMENTS BUSiNESS WHAT KiDS LiSTEN TOO!.

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Answer 2

Yes it seems reasonable that people have some idea what sort of content there is in a movie before seeing it or purchasing it , however they should be rated by an independent organization that is answerable to the community rather then the system that the USA for instance uses at present.

Answer 3

Yes, If the music contains reference to violence, drugs, alcohol ect

there will be a black sticker on the CD case Stating

Warning Parental Advisory Explict Content it does not clearly state why the music has gotten a sticker

Answer 4

I think there should be because Parents need to realize what they are buying there children. If it has bad words in it or talking about have sex with someone. That would not be a good CD to buy a 10 year old. I really think there should be a rating system.

Added comment:

When talking about a classification system for song lyrics people seem to only be thinking about one aspect of music listening, and that is buying music to listen to. We can't forget music that is played on the airwaves though. On the radio, while it may not have profane words in it, MANY artists have VERY sexually suggestive lyrics in their songs. Songs that come to mind are "My Humps" and "If You Seek Amy" (say that title out loud and figure out what it spells if you don't know it already). I feel songs should have a classification system and only PG rated songs can be played on the free airwaves. Of course this will probably never happen because 90% of artists won't get there "popular" songs on the radio any more and most things seem to be driven by money anymore.

I personally don't have a problem with songs containing lyrics like that but I do feel they are only appropriate for specific age groups. My wife listens to popular music with suggestive lyrics and I never really took notice of it till my 10 year old niece came to stay the summer with us and she knew and sang every word to every song that came on the radio, including the two songs listed above.

Answer 5

Music should be rated, because if it is not, little kids will listen to or buy it and learn that it is ok to swear or bully other kids around or think they can get whatever they want, whenever they want. And sure they might learn that stuff anyway, but the music and having them listen to it would make it worse. We don't need anymore bad people in this world. So yea music should be rated.

Answer 6

No, because it takes away from free speach. Censorship is against the First Amendment. If they take away from that then what else is next?