Parental Advisory :: Music Lyrics Essays

P arntal AdvisoryOn sale now in a music store near you The following are excerpts of songs from well known Ameri thr cardinal artists that can be purchased. While each of these albums all have a parental advisory label, they in fact can be purchased by any consumer of any age. Lets hear what they have to sayOne of you tries to grab a knife /And during the struggle he accidentally gets his Adams apple sliced /(No) /And while this is goin on /His son just woke up and he just walks in /She panics and he gets his throat cut /(Oh my beau ideal) /So now they both dead and you slash your own throat /So now its double homicide and suicide with no note Now leave out the fuck up and get whats comin to you/NOW BLEED BITCH BLEED (Eminem)Youre such an inspiration for the ways/That Ill never ever choose to be/Oh so many ways for me to show you/How the savior has abandoned you/Fuck your God/Your Lord and your Christ( A Perfect Circle)Hart 2The idea of putting a rating trunk on a form of ente rtainment has been around for years. Rating systems were mainly developed to help parents make informed choices intimately the movies, TV programs, video games, and music their children are being exposed to. Usually based on the amount of violence, sex, nudity, strong language or drug social occasion a viewer will see or hear. The Motion Picture Association of America has set up a clear rating system for movie goers, G- for general audience, all ages are admitted PG- parental guidance is suggested and roughly material may not be suitable for children PG-13-parents are strongly cautioned and some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 R-Restricted, under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian and NC-17- no one 17 and under admitted (Movie Ratings). Movies are no longer the only form of entertainment that has volunteered a structured rating system. In recent years the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board, has created a rating system to help with the incr easing number of TV channels and programs coming into homes each day. TV-Y, is appropriate for all children TV-Y7, is intentional for children 7 and above who can distinguish between make-believe and reality TV-Y7-FV, is Hart 3for older children and contains more fantasy violence that may be more intense TV-G, is for a general audience