In 2001 the government stated that record companies had to put parental advisory labels on all marketing materials such as recorded material, promotional items, CD covers and web sites. The government feels that the parental advisory provides enough information for the parents. The Recording Industry already voluntarily places labels on CDs it considers inappropriate for children. Russell Simmons organized a Hip-Hop Summit after the parental advisory laws were put in effect. At the Hip-Hop Summit he discussed freedom of speech, racial profiling and other topics that were affecting the community. The Federal Trade Commission now fines entertainment companies that market explicit material to children.
In my opinion placing parental advisory on CDs isn’t a bad idea because only certain age groups should be listening to explicit hip-hop music. The age that they allow you to buy the parental advisory CDs is too high. You shouldn’t have to wait to buy a CD without your parent being present until your 17. I think about 14 is a good idea. I think they should take into consideration what type of environment you live in because if you grow up hearing explicit things, music isn’t going to really have an affect on you.
In my opinion placing parental advisory on CDs isn’t a bad idea because only certain age groups should be listening to explicit hip-hop music. The age that they allow you to buy the parental advisory CDs is too high. You shouldn’t have to wait to buy a CD without your parent being present until your 17. I think about 14 is a good idea. I think they should take into consideration what type of environment you live in because if you grow up hearing explicit things, music isn’t going to really have an affect on you.
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