This is the kind of shit that drives me crazy. We are in the middle of a war, the economy is sliding, our education system is in shambles and yet the douche bags we elect to office are holding congressional hearings about rap lyrics. Someone has got to be fucking joking me. They want to ban three words. Does that even make sense? First of all three words aren’t going to change anything not to mention once you ban words you have censored an artists thoughts and expressions. Isn’t freedom of expression one of the principles this country is founded on? If an artist feels the word “bitch” (that is one of the three words discussed in the ban) is the best word to describe his thoughts and feelings then he should be able to use it. If I find the word “bitch” offensive then it my responsibility to myself to not listen to that song. That is why there is a big ass warning label right on the CD. I don’t need to take on a personal crusade (Tipper Gore) to take my old, stuffy, outdated, Christian sensibilities and push them on 300 million other people.
Just because a bunch of rich old white men/women find these words offensive doesn’t mean that I do. Who are they to decide what I can and cannot hear? This is a slippery slope. If the words are banned from music can an artist still use them in a poem that they read in public?
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thats funny… you can say bitch on cable tele and the radio
I am cool with just using “Ho”