to be monitored. Children are subjected to violent music, movies, and video games simply because the parents are too lazy to effectively establish guide rules. The record companies claim that the violent recordings that they distribute are intended for mature audiences. But these are the same record companies that advertise directly towards middle class, white, suburban teenagers who have the money to buy the violent recordings. Once the issue has left the press table, and at the end of the day, the record companies will accept a dollar from a nine year old who wants to buy the latest Eminem album, in a heartbeat. This particular problem is not going to go away. In fact, we have seen the situation worsen, right before our eyes, over the last twenty years. As artists are allowed more freedom of expression, regardless to how vile the expression is, it is going to be the parents who are obligated to monitor their children’s listening habits. It is up to us, on an individual level, to dictate what our children can, and can not, adhere to as a form of entertainment. If we choose not to take on that responsibility, the never ending circle will continue and, ultimately, become the biggest social failure in the history of mankind. ...
