Thread: music censorship

So do you think your corner record store SHOULD sell that?
I think it would be nice if they didn't, even though they could sell moeny selling it. it's legal...sure, but just becasue they can SHOULD they?
I don't see that it is OK to sell white racist and violent music because it is not-not OK to sell black racist and violent music. (double negative is intentional, of course).

Some Rap is terrible and violent. Hence, it is OK to sell White racist music? I don't buy it.

I didn't want to get into it, but there is also the social-racial history of this country to deal with here. People in a perceived position of inequality/urban ghettos, etc., as opposed to the historical majority from whose hands were handed down the racial injustices (which I am sure we can all agree, at some point in our history, at least, did exist). This surely colors my opinion on the topic on some level.

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

So do you think your corner record store SHOULD sell that?
I think it would be nice if they didn't, even though they could sell moeny selling it. it's legal...sure, but just becasue they can SHOULD they?
I don't see that it is OK to sell white racist and violent music because it is not-not OK to sell black racist and violent music. (double negative is intentional, of course).

Some Rap is terrible and violent. Hence, it is OK to sell White racist music? I don't buy it.

I didn't want to get into it, but there is also the social-racial history of this country to deal with here. People in a perceived position of inequality/urban ghettos, etc., as opposed to the historical majority from whose hands were handed down the racial injustices (which I am sure we can all agree, at some point in our history, at least, did exist). This surely colors my opinion on the topic on some level.

Go to your local Wal-mart and try to buy gangster rap...it won't happen. Many stores reserve the right to sell what they want, and often family-friendly stores will not sell (or will heavily censor) certain artists or albums due to language or content.

As far as a corner store, it's up to the owner. If the owner sells Nazi propoganda, but not rap...I imagine he / she's a racist who hates black people and likes Nazi's. It's as simple as that. If you owned your own corner store, you could sell all the music you wanted while still not selling Joan Baez for your own reasons, kumbaya included.

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