As a young person, not quite 18 yet, I think I can decipher between a video that's just for fun and one that carries a message as most teenagers in this day & age can. Please give us some credit because we are not all slaves to the entertainment industry. Some of these artists do go too far but, honestly, music videos only come on a select few stations these days anyways and I doubt most high school kids run home to watch music videos all day. Most people in my age group hardly ever run home but if they do it is to get on the internet. On the internet there are worse things than music videos (i.e. porn).
If you have younger children and you are so scared of them watching certain stuff then simply block out the channels. Most cable providers come with a program that allows you to block out whatever you feel necessary. Some of us like to see videos that push the button a little. I don't see why all the rest of us have to suffer because someone's 7 yr old is propped in front of the tv while he or she's parents are out complaining.
Arguments like this really make me wonder about the parents out there these days. All I hear are complaints but no one is really willing to sit down and talk to their children, observe their children and hear them out. My father made always told me to be a critical thinker. He couldn't not sit down with me and censor everything I see or hear but because he was such a great father that I'm close to graduating with a great GPA and have never been violent or sexually active.
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As a young person, not quite 18 yet, I think I can decipher between a video that's just for fun and one that carries a message as most teenagers in this day & age can. Please give us some credit because we are not all slaves to the entertainment industry. Some of these artists do go too far but, honestly, music videos only come on a select few stations these days anyways and I doubt most high school kids run home to watch music videos all day. Most people in my age group hardly ever run home but if they do it is to get on the internet. On the internet there are worse things than music videos (i.e. porn).
If you have younger children and you are so scared of them watching certain stuff then simply block out the channels. Most cable providers come with a program that allows you to block out whatever you feel necessary. Some of us like to see videos that push the button a little. I don't see why all the rest of us have to suffer because someone's 7 yr old is propped in front of the tv while he or she's parents are out complaining.
Arguments like this really make me wonder about the parents out there these days. All I hear are complaints but no one is really willing to sit down and talk to their children, observe their children and hear them out. My father made always told me to be a critical thinker. He couldn't not sit down with me and censor everything I see or hear but because he was such a great father that I'm close to graduating with a great GPA and have never been violent or sexually active.
SMH
March 29, 2010 - 2:00pmThis Comment
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