The document discusses censorship of music and argues that it is not an effective method of protection from media. In three sentences: Censorship of music involves changing or banning music against the creator's wishes and is often done due to concerns about profanity, obscene language, or disagreeing with the message. However, censorship is not effective because music has little influence on individuals compared to family and peers, and censoring art violates individuals' right to choose what they listen to. The document argues that a better approach is teaching children right from wrong rather than silencing artists.

1. Music
Censor ship
Why censoring music is not an effective method of
protection from media

2. Problem in all genres of
music
PMRC and labeling

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It is the process of changing or banning
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music against the wishes of the creator
or the intended audience.
Can be bleeping, skipping, or distorting
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certain words.
Most often thought of as the complete
banning of a song or artist.

4. su pp f or
or t Disagreement with the
message.
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Use of profanity or
obscene language.
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Protecting children

5. Individuals exposed to a
mass media message
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Effe c will expect the
communication to have a
greater effect on others
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than on themselves.
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We’re smarter than
d- Pe
Hyp
everyone else so we
have to protect them.
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6. When compared to other
social influences, music
has little effect on an
es individual’s character.
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The role of family and
Soc
peer influence is much
greater than explicit lyrics
i nflu
play.
Music does not cause a
good person to “go bad.”

7. i on Correlation DOES NOT
tio n prove causation.
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a usa
Rap music ≠ gang
participation
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vs. c
Heavy metal ≠ suicide.

8. Family is the largest social
influence.
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“Train up a child in the way
he should go and when he is
Fam
old, he will not depart from
it.” –Proverbs 22:6

9. Protecting children
should not begin with
silencing the artist, but
with teaching them
right from wrong.

10. Music is art

11. Individuals have the
right to choose what they
listen to.
Parents of younger
children should use the
explicit content label as
a warning device.

12. Public censorship IS NOT
an effective method of
protecting an audience
from a message some may
believe is harmful.