Double Dub : Musicans should Lead the way

This is a debate that has been going on since the fringes of MTV consummated it self unto the main stream media and the binding question is that are Music Videos becoming more immoral and reckless in the way that they are portrayed by the public media? In the article I have read it speaks about Madonna who by all means is a symbol for sex. Now the question of moral obligation comes about when Madonna is challenged for her sexuality by the media. Camille Pagilla has stated the art and artist have no moral responsibility to the media. Now by the term she uses to describe moral obligation is the responsibility to not so immorality to the public. It could be a complicated term but as an artist to the people she must set good examples. Since there fore children and teenagers follow her as an idol her examples will be mocked by younger viewers. So to say Madonna has no control of what she is portraying is tacky because Madonna is a spoke person for younger kids so she has to have a good image. Liberal social causes are could be the very fact to release a person for conservative ideals of what the people believe to correct or it could be the mass Medias ideals of what is correct and wholesome for society. For years people have challenged society’s morality with coming out with crazier and more intense or immoral behavior. The liberal media as been on the attack for years since artist like Madonna where bold enough to make a stand against the moral fabric of the nation. Now I believe in the first admen ant right of free speech and right to prosper but some times the music industry takes things a little overboard in the style and approach. Examples of immoral behavior can be seen not to long ago with Lindsey Lohan , Paris Hilton and other high name celebrities like Charlie Sheen who do nothing but endorse partying , and drugs. Drugs and other greengage shouldn’t be apart of the main stream media and the only reason I can think why main stream media had allowed such crap in because the people wanted to have such crap in their lives and cared nothing to get rid of the junk while they had it. If people want to have better morals in America than they must send in suggestions or picket the record companies on what they release to the American people. A lot of people think because they are an artist gives them the right to be an immoral dumb ass but I tell you this that’s not the case in this matter. People regardless will look up to people in power or influence because of their talents. But their talents should help forward people and not lead people into stupidity. Like Spiderman says even though it’s the corniest thing in the world “ With Great Power comes Great Reasonability” and musicians should do like wise with their actions about music.

Rosen Response

Hello Mr.s Rosen I can see that you are writing a letter on music’s effects towards violence. Now I can agree with you that violence is bread by influences but some of the facts are true. In my findings as well as yours Music can be a negative influence to a mass majority of people, but music can also have a positive influence as well or the stall fact that music does not influence or bribe anybody. I myself find it easy to sometimes blame music for sending a corrupt message to the kids or weak minded people who are influenced by it. As you have stated music has served as an outlet for people to be influenced especially young people. Younger people are more influenced by lyrics and music for the burning desire to fit in. Some lyrics do inflect violence to others or more so degrade people by race, religion or different social group. This is a case seen a lot in the gangster rap genre. Most musicians today send a degraded message and most the kids who are influenced are the ones who are insecure and afraid. But the final verdict of influence boils down to the parents of the Kids if the parents are weak than the kids have no fiber to resist any kind of evil in their lives leading them to fall short at every turn. Blaming music is an easir alternative than to say blame bad parenting or teaching because if a kid is taught right then he can just ignore the stupid lyrics and messages vs. the person who has no guidance what so ever. People should take the ratings into consideration the ratings where created to keep parents informed on what their children where listeing to. I wouldn’t want my kids listing to some song just talk about milkshakes and lil kim ,.. I don’t know who sings that song , but my point being is that people should take responsibility in to their own hands because with that kids can be directed to a better path. When music is blamed all the time for the misfourtains of a nation or people I either blame the guardians, blame the teachers , blame the kids for not using common sense or just blame my self because you cant be that stupid to take in lyrics to either cause harm to your self or another person. When the music companies come to together to try to bring a better massage its good because it shows that the companies are starting to give a care about the media that they feed , The people feed of the media and with that good media could bring good results but its ultimately up to the person not the medium that makes the difference for the people. So yes I do think that blaming music for the ultimate problems in society is very immature, very rude, crude and abusive behavior because it lacks concentration on the main focus like friends and family.

Punk Rock ansd its Crtitcs

Paul Cobleys opinion on the phenomenon of punk music is relevant he explains the many different retrospects. Punk music is esstianlly a hated form of rock by the media. The media hates punk rock because of the image that the punk rockers portray to the people. Peoples concern in America about punk is that it is an immoral musical type that influences violence, sex , and blasmephy. Punk at its core roots is counter culturally the scenes fans are often dirty, un shaved, smelly and having bizarre piercings and hair. I remember that in high school their was this punk rock chick I mean she was cool as heck but you could smell her from a mile away. Paul mentions that punk was seen as a national menace and that the music was seen as catosphoric to the Christian churches. Punks true roots come from the anti establishment and garage type music. I believe that the misunderstanding of punk and other forms of music comes from the social stigmata of what people think is moral. A lot of people go around judging other people for not being like them it’s a evident case in the Christian churches where the pastors and priest are supposed to act like Jesus but instead act like the Pharisees who persecuted Christ. The churches where the moral fiber to the world but like an apple tree there are some bad apples. The root is that America for years was a consertive country I mean the gap between 1950’s America and now is pretty amazing I mean in the 1950s no one sweared on TV and now you flip to HBO and the dude is going bonkers on the swear factory. The generational gap is also has a afflicting aspect towards differences of musical taste. If I have someone who is fourteen he wouldn’t want to listen to the Beegees because to him the Beegees aree whack I would assume a fourteen year old would want to listen to Lil Wayne or some other stupid crap but non the less the age gap does play an important factor in the way we address each other. Another factor that comes into play is that the times are changing. The music scene has always changed for a season it’s like every ten years a musical genre will dominate and then it will be crushed by another force of opposition that over takes the scene. Misunderstanding of music can be tragic because the people who listen to any kind of music don’t need to be judged by some crazy moral hypocrite or some government official bashing punk rock because it’s the social norm to outlaw what is unfit in societies laws. Society bases on what’s rights by the moral code or norm of the land but people should get gun hoe about they think is right in their own eyes. Paul Cobely explains that despite the criticism of Punk rock people still dig the music and they still are listening despite the opinions of one social group.

Children of Music!!!

In Blooms Essay he writes about kids having music as their passion. In a sense Bloom correct I believe that Bloom holds his theory correct because from personal experience I remember nothing else being really much about anything besides movies and music. In younger years I used see kids listen to all kinds of music. I remember their was the punk kids, the rockers, the busted trendy kids, Rap kids and the Electro maniacs, Man the cliques where a nightmare the haggard smelly rocker kids never liked the rappers, the busted trendy kids hated the punker kids and everybody hated the techno dudes I got no love in the club there. Even though there was allot of hate and neutral ground about musical taste the main observation was that the every signal person who was a part of some kind of clique all had a massive love for their style . Back then it was all about seggarted styles now days we have so much blended crap it has no real substance in it. Don’t get me wrong I see a lot of great blended styles that where built upon a foundal base but today’s kiss fm crap is so bad I can barely stand the music. My little cousin loves music in fact his major is music based he has a wide variety of knowledge of bands and why bands came into existence his opinions are like a guru and at eighteen years old his passion is defiantly something that Bloom is talking about. Bloom is right in the sense that younger kids are so inspired by what they listen to. I mean when I see younger kids I see them with T-shirts of their Band some kids have shirts of the Ramon’s and then there are the morons that buy Deadmau5 T-shirts not that I have anything against the people I just dislike Deadmau5 passionately. I don’t really think it is much of an over generalization that the kids are addicted to music but I do think that kid’s overextend their personal opinion when it comes to music. I remember a story that my friend Reyco told me about this kid who tried to be exactly like some rock star and he completely changed his story and life to fit the character he was pretending to be kind of weird how music can affect a young kid. Blooms ultimate point is that that music takes over kids lives but that’s not true because kids aren’t completely driven by musical influences there are mostly driven by the need to feel appreciated and to be used by society. So my final opinion to add to the point of Bloom is that yes music is a driver for kids to be influenced but in a sense if something more sensational came out other than music then that would drive kids to lean in that direction and kids can take the real world serious they have to there serious I would suggest they do.