Listen to the radio much lately? If you said yes, then you might be like me, looking quizzically towards your stereo thinking “I couldn’t possibly have just heard that...on the RADIO!”
It seems to me sometimes that our line of what is appropriate for public consumption keeps slipping. In the past you had to go and show your id in order to buy the CD’s with the questionable lyrics, but now they are on the radio for all to hear and be offended by.
And I’m not just talking about swear words, I mean all the lyrics about sex and drugs and drinking. Just listen to a Lady Gaga or Katy Perry song if you’re not sure what I’m talking about.
Now, I’m not a prude when it comes to music. I actually like Lady Gaga’s songs (….cough, don’t tell anyone!). But I think there is a level of what is appropriate for our kids to be listening to.
My son was in football this summer and for half time the cheerleaders would do a dance routine to Katy Perry’s California Gurrls. Keep in mind that these girls are in junior high. Now do you think it’s okay for them to be dancing to lyrics such as: ...sippin’ gin and juice...or... sex on the beach, we don’t like sand in our stilettos…?
Sorry, but can’t they find a song that isn’t about drinking and having sex? Maybe I am just too old fashioned. What do you think? Are we sexing up our kids with these songs, or is it okay? Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
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