SPEW!! DEBATE!!

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The monthly SPEW debate is here! Wanna know whats going on? Look under the cut!!


Imagne going to the record store, and blaring from the loud speakers is an artist like Eminem. You have your two young children with you. Should they have to listen to that kind of music, even if you think that it is immoral?
The Topic of the debate is a popular one. Should Music/Movies/Magazine/Video Games/Etc. be censored? Should the government be able to say, "No You cannot put that on your album" or "That is too vulgur for our youth to see on the big screen!"
What I Want I want you to debate over this issue. Gryffindor//Slytherin will be arguing that the government SHOULD NOT be able to censor the media. Ravenclaw//Hufflepuff will be arguing that the government SHOULD be able to censor the media.
Rules
-Only qualifing comments count! They must be signed, be at least 3 sentences, stay on topic, and stay on your assigned side.
-Keep it civil. If you don't agree with what someone says, let it slide off your back, and don't start an argument. You will not be allowed to participate in the contest for SPEW.
-Have fun! Thats what I want most of all

The Break Down
-10 points for first comment.
-5 points for each additional comment.
Deadline
-The debate will end THURSDAY, Mar. 2nd, at 8 P.M. EST!

Thank you!



DEBATE OVER! Sorry, I had to end it a little early, but I have a paper due tomorrow, and it will take me the rest of the night to finish it.

Comments

[sleep-x-dream.livejournal.com]

The problem is, that if children are exposed to vulgarity at a young age, by the time they are older, they may learn to accept it as the norm, and not realise that it isn't the right thing to do.

The keyword you used in that sentence is the word may. CHildren may do this or they may do that. Children are not entirely socialized through one medium. Children learn cultural norms, values, and rituals through the various institutions of the society (i.e. family, religion, school, etc). Thus if the societal norm says one thing and the child doing another there will be some cognitive dissonance.

Many of these rap songs glorify violence and promiscuity.

And many others don't. In regards to children it is the parents responsibility to take charge of their children not the government.

By censoring media, the government delays exposure to such things until children are old enough to understand the messages.

Don't forget they are also censoring the artist freedom of expression, not to mention they are censoring those who are considered adults freedom of choice as there will no longer be that option to chose such music.


trent | slytherin

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Yes, I used the word may, but do you really want to give it a chance? This is the world of tomorrow we are talking about, and I personally wouldn't want some trash-talking idiot deciding laws and other things that affect my future.

Parents can control what their children are exposed to, but only to a point. They need help with it, and that comes from the government. It is impossible for parents to be with their children all the time.

I know this is going to sound bad no matter what way I word it, but "artistic freedom" is a cop-out. You don't need obscenities to make write good songs, you need it to make yourself look tougher. Using bad language is being lazy.

Kelly//Ravenclaw

[sleep-x-dream.livejournal.com]

Yes, I used the word may, but do you really want to give it a chance?

There is no possible way to control the future. Remember when the government tried prohibition? It had a total reverse effect.

This is the world of tomorrow we are talking about, and I personally wouldn't want some trash-talking idiot deciding laws and other things that affect my future.

I've got bad news for ya. they're already in office. And they're already passing laws which not only affect you but everyone else.

Parents can control what their children are exposed to, but only to a point. They need help with it, and that comes from the government. It is impossible for parents to be with their children all the time.

A parent need not be with their child 24/7 to prevent them from "indecent exposure". Proverbs 22:6 states "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Although this comes from a religious text I do believe it is still applicable even to those who do not believe in said religion.

I know this is going to sound bad no matter what way I word it, but "artistic freedom" is a cop-out. You don't need obscenities to make write good songs, you need it to make yourself look tougher. Using bad language is being lazy.

It's not about making "good" music. It's about the artist being true to themselves and having a means to express their emotions/feelings.