Music censorship
Society in general has always had its faults and glitches, some of which were remedied, others which will never be solved. Media, more specifically in the arts, have never been perfect and have always taken criticism throughout the history of time. In the last few decades or so though, censorship and music has gone hand in hand, one not being able to exist without the other. When a problem occurs in society where music is involved, the masses immediately look for a scapegoat in order to deter the blame from a rational explanation. There are many organizations in which their primary goal is to use music as the scapegoat for society's problems. People Like Tipper Gore (wife to Vice President Al Gore) who take stands and use their feeble attempts like the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center [co-formed with Susan Baker]) to censor music. Although it may be the most prominent group in the history of music censorship, The PRMC's primary focus was getting record companies to monitor and rate their artists' releases with a system similar to the MPAA system for movies (the system which gives movies the G, PG, R ratings). Their efforts sparked a renewed interest by a variety of groups to censor music and lyrics t
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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