Do violent lyrics cause violence in society?
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Anyway onto todays subject. I was looking on yahoo and the above question was asked, Do violent lyrics cause violence in society? The answer, to my mind at least is a simple one..... YES!
No doubt about it, no doubt in my mind AT-ALL. Now I am not saying that it is the only cause of violence, alcohol, poverty, stupidity, frustration, crack, money etc all contribute to it. But let me explain why I feel violent lyrics cause violence, I assume the article meant Hip-Hop, but I think Death metal and such things also have violent content, but since I dont listen to or like that stuff I wont comment.
Hip-Hop is a form of music that really does appeal to young men, it applies to our worst side, the ID, if we were to apply Mr Sigmund Freud(I think thats the right guy) and his rather strange ideas to this. It is the ultimate in macho. I want something I take something, you try and stop me I beat you up or shoot your arse. I f*ck untold fine bitches who I openly insult and treat with contempt, but they still come back for more. Its the worst of men in musical form! Now, MOST people have the intelligence to realise something important, its just music and should not be taken seriously. SIMPLE, its just entertainment. It may be in poor taste but still, entertainment(I will confess that I love hip-hop, well, the period between 88 and 96, since then... not so good). The problem lies in those people who are just a little bit dim witted or poorly educated. Those who listen and believe that all these rappers actually do what it is they claim to do!
The problem is the phrase or notion of "Keeping it real"..... Dont rap about what you dont do. But no one wants to hear someone rhyming about sitting in business meetings and getting your hair braided or smoking and playing PS2 all day, its not exciting. Hip-Hop is escapism, Hence those guys who talk all day long about Bling, money and Hoe's selling well, how many of us can relate to that????. So rappers make up stuff and say they are real. We all know that kids look up to their heroes and try to emulate them. When footballers behave badly and abuse referees, kids do the same thing! So when kids hear rappers talking about selling drugs and fighting and mis-treating women..... YES, OH YES, they will do the same thing...... Its an obvious pattern! I really don't know why people try to deny it! You can apply it to all role models. Good or bad.
When you consider the number of boys growing up in single parent families, without a father figure, the influence, negative influence, of music can become more pronounced! These are their male role models AND heroes... consider that single parent famlilies tend to be most common within the poorer working classes, then consider that drug use, and therfore the sale of, can be seen as an escape from that drudgery and you begin to see how music can premote a certain lifestyle to young men, that lifestyle includes violence!!!!!!
It never excuses violence, never. But it does beign to explain it. we all make our choices, but rememeber that some people are more poorly educated than others and do not see all the choices before them!
Its not hug a hoody, no. Its, give a child a good education, books to read and hope for the future and he may never pull that hoody on. That way all the violent lyrics in the world will only be viewed for what they are..... Entertainment!!!!!
I no see that no less than 8 people have looked at my profile... This is great news for me I am feeling like my word is spreading! Not such good news for intelligent folk out there!
Anyway onto todays subject. I was looking on yahoo and the above question was asked, Do violent lyrics cause violence in society? The answer, to my mind at least is a simple one..... YES!
No doubt about it, no doubt in my mind AT-ALL. Now I am not saying that it is the only cause of violence, alcohol, poverty, stupidity, frustration, crack, money etc all contribute to it. But let me explain why I feel violent lyrics cause violence, I assume the article meant Hip-Hop, but I think Death metal and such things also have violent content, but since I dont listen to or like that stuff I wont comment.
Hip-Hop is a form of music that really does appeal to young men, it applies to our worst side, the ID, if we were to apply Mr Sigmund Freud(I think thats the right guy) and his rather strange ideas to this. It is the ultimate in macho. I want something I take something, you try and stop me I beat you up or shoot your arse. I f*ck untold fine bitches who I openly insult and treat with contempt, but they still come back for more. Its the worst of men in musical form! Now, MOST people have the intelligence to realise something important, its just music and should not be taken seriously. SIMPLE, its just entertainment. It may be in poor taste but still, entertainment(I will confess that I love hip-hop, well, the period between 88 and 96, since then... not so good). The problem lies in those people who are just a little bit dim witted or poorly educated. Those who listen and believe that all these rappers actually do what it is they claim to do!
The problem is the phrase or notion of "Keeping it real"..... Dont rap about what you dont do. But no one wants to hear someone rhyming about sitting in business meetings and getting your hair braided or smoking and playing PS2 all day, its not exciting. Hip-Hop is escapism, Hence those guys who talk all day long about Bling, money and Hoe's selling well, how many of us can relate to that????. So rappers make up stuff and say they are real. We all know that kids look up to their heroes and try to emulate them. When footballers behave badly and abuse referees, kids do the same thing! So when kids hear rappers talking about selling drugs and fighting and mis-treating women..... YES, OH YES, they will do the same thing...... Its an obvious pattern! I really don't know why people try to deny it! You can apply it to all role models. Good or bad.
When you consider the number of boys growing up in single parent families, without a father figure, the influence, negative influence, of music can become more pronounced! These are their male role models AND heroes... consider that single parent famlilies tend to be most common within the poorer working classes, then consider that drug use, and therfore the sale of, can be seen as an escape from that drudgery and you begin to see how music can premote a certain lifestyle to young men, that lifestyle includes violence!!!!!!
It never excuses violence, never. But it does beign to explain it. we all make our choices, but rememeber that some people are more poorly educated than others and do not see all the choices before them!
Its not hug a hoody, no. Its, give a child a good education, books to read and hope for the future and he may never pull that hoody on. That way all the violent lyrics in the world will only be viewed for what they are..... Entertainment!!!!!
posted by Lilmoonbeam @ 4:20 AM
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