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Last night I found myself watching “Tonight with Trevor McDonald” and felt outraged after watching a report on Eminem. I don’t know how they can call it a report to be honest, all they were doing were interviewing parents and people who would love to see him fail and everyone of them said the same thing, which was “his music should be took of the shelves!” This is not right.
I was outraged for a number of reasons, but mainly was this complete idiot who was explaining what the “parental advisory” sticker means and does. He basically explained that it was introduced to warn parents about some of the lyrics contained on the CD, which is fair enough. But then he went on to say that the sticker lures teenagers to buy the CD. What a load of steaming horse manure! He said and I quote, “If I was a fifteen year old and saw one of those stickers, I would most likely buy the CD.” How can he say that? I am a fifteen year old but when I but music CD’s, I don’t go in a shop looking for a “parental advisory sticker” so I can listen to some songs with what people see as offensive lyrics, I buy music because I like it and enjoy listening to it.
Then it went onto interview a mother who was, in my eyes, a control freak shielding her son from life itself. Is this good for children to be brought up not knowing what life is? I don’t think it is because one day, he will be in the real world and it will hit him like a ton of bricks. But, she went on to say how much she hated the lyrics and she also said that she had confiscated her sons Eminem CD’s, which once again is fair enough if she is so adamant that the lyrics are so offensive that they could make her son more aggressive. But I am a firm believer that she should stop there but no, you guessed it, she goes on protests to get the CD took off the shelves which I think just gives Eminem more publicity and his popularity grows.
The thing that I was most annoyed about was what gives people the rights to decide what we should listen or not listen to? What makes them so special that they have this choice? Nothing, that’s what. I really do believe that we are all equals and everyone can make the decision for themselves if they want or don’t want to listen to the music.
After watching this, I thought what are my personal feelings about Eminem. After thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that although he is a very talented man, his lyrics can be seen as offensive. But, if I were into this sort of music, I would not hesitate to buy his CD. But if I had children in their teens and they liked it, I wouldn’t confiscate the CD, I would just give them a little talk about how not to take the lyrics literally and just enjoy the music. Because lets face it, Marshal Mathers is a very talented writer and singer; there is no disputing that.
To some up this post, I would really like to see in the future, the people who think they know what’s best for everybody else, I would just like them to but out and concentrate on raising their own kids, and not everybody else’s.
Thanks for reading, AK.
I was outraged for a number of reasons, but mainly was this complete idiot who was explaining what the “parental advisory” sticker means and does. He basically explained that it was introduced to warn parents about some of the lyrics contained on the CD, which is fair enough. But then he went on to say that the sticker lures teenagers to buy the CD. What a load of steaming horse manure! He said and I quote, “If I was a fifteen year old and saw one of those stickers, I would most likely buy the CD.” How can he say that? I am a fifteen year old but when I but music CD’s, I don’t go in a shop looking for a “parental advisory sticker” so I can listen to some songs with what people see as offensive lyrics, I buy music because I like it and enjoy listening to it.
Then it went onto interview a mother who was, in my eyes, a control freak shielding her son from life itself. Is this good for children to be brought up not knowing what life is? I don’t think it is because one day, he will be in the real world and it will hit him like a ton of bricks. But, she went on to say how much she hated the lyrics and she also said that she had confiscated her sons Eminem CD’s, which once again is fair enough if she is so adamant that the lyrics are so offensive that they could make her son more aggressive. But I am a firm believer that she should stop there but no, you guessed it, she goes on protests to get the CD took off the shelves which I think just gives Eminem more publicity and his popularity grows.
The thing that I was most annoyed about was what gives people the rights to decide what we should listen or not listen to? What makes them so special that they have this choice? Nothing, that’s what. I really do believe that we are all equals and everyone can make the decision for themselves if they want or don’t want to listen to the music.
After watching this, I thought what are my personal feelings about Eminem. After thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that although he is a very talented man, his lyrics can be seen as offensive. But, if I were into this sort of music, I would not hesitate to buy his CD. But if I had children in their teens and they liked it, I wouldn’t confiscate the CD, I would just give them a little talk about how not to take the lyrics literally and just enjoy the music. Because lets face it, Marshal Mathers is a very talented writer and singer; there is no disputing that.
To some up this post, I would really like to see in the future, the people who think they know what’s best for everybody else, I would just like them to but out and concentrate on raising their own kids, and not everybody else’s.
Thanks for reading, AK.
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Apparently the same kid smashed his face in the toilets. He suffered concussion nad had headaches for a long period of time.
I once saw a documentry on Eminem ages ago.
"He had a very traumatic childhood... one time, he came home from school crying his eyes out... I asked him what had happened, and someone had threw a snowball AT HIS FACE... he fell back on the concrete... things like that were always happening to him..."
At which point I turned off.
"He had a very traumatic childhood... one time, he came home from school crying his eyes out... I asked him what had happened, and someone had threw a snowball AT HIS FACE... he fell back on the concrete... things like that were always happening to him..."
At which point I turned off.
i'm glad i watched that program, it was pritty good.
What i find stupid is that Eminems lyrics are not the worst around. There is much more offensive stuff on the shelves, its just becasue eminem is famous that there is this public outcry against him. what is it? people just dont wanna see a man making money? This man is just doing his job, he grew up as a nobody and i think he deserves all the credit in the world.
What i find stupid is that Eminems lyrics are not the worst around. There is much more offensive stuff on the shelves, its just becasue eminem is famous that there is this public outcry against him. what is it? people just dont wanna see a man making money? This man is just doing his job, he grew up as a nobody and i think he deserves all the credit in the world.
What you're saying is that nothing should be banned. OK, fair enough. But I think some things should be. We both have valid opinions. So do the people who want to ban Eminem. You and I think they are wrong, but they have the same right to campaign for what they think as you and I do.
I'm quite happy to let other people watch all the really nasty things that are out there and ban them, so that my kids and I aren't exposed to them. There are some sick people around, AK. Some things, you just don't want to know about.
Atomic_Koala wrote:
> But what right do the people who think it should be banned have to
> try and get it took off the shelves? The whole point of this topic
> was to tell people that we should be allowed to make our own
> decisions and not let other people make them for us.
I'm quite happy to let other people watch all the really nasty things that are out there and ban them, so that my kids and I aren't exposed to them. There are some sick people around, AK. Some things, you just don't want to know about.
Atomic_Koala wrote:
> But what right do the people who think it should be banned have to
> try and get it took off the shelves? The whole point of this topic
> was to tell people that we should be allowed to make our own
> decisions and not let other people make them for us.
Look, AK, read again what I'm saying in context. I'm saying some things should be banned, and some should not. The debate about what is and isn't banned is a valid one. I don't think Eminem should be banned. Some people do. That's fair.
Atomic_Koala wrote:
> Captain Tomato wrote:
But the only problem is, where do you draw
> the line. For
> me, Marshall is within it, but as the programme
> apparently showed,
> others hold the opposite view.
But why
> is it the people with the opposite view feel the need to preach
> their beliefs on every single people and got to the extent as to
> forcing their beliefs on us.
Atomic_Koala wrote:
> Captain Tomato wrote:
But the only problem is, where do you draw
> the line. For
> me, Marshall is within it, but as the programme
> apparently showed,
> others hold the opposite view.
But why
> is it the people with the opposite view feel the need to preach
> their beliefs on every single people and got to the extent as to
> forcing their beliefs on us.
Captain Tomato wrote:
But the only problem is, where do you draw the line. For
> me, Marshall is within it, but as the programme apparently showed,
> others hold the opposite view.
But why is it the people with the opposite view feel the need to preach their beliefs on every single people and got to the extent as to forcing their beliefs on us.
But the only problem is, where do you draw the line. For
> me, Marshall is within it, but as the programme apparently showed,
> others hold the opposite view.
But why is it the people with the opposite view feel the need to preach their beliefs on every single people and got to the extent as to forcing their beliefs on us.
That was a good programem but I was also very annoyed. Did anyone else watch the Asylumn Seekers and Top 10 Murderers portions of the show? They were cool.
Trevor McDonald is a true born legend!
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