Should the record companies be responsible to put parental advisories on music they distribute? This question is tough. It is a yes but then no. I think everyone is capable of making their own decisions. If they want to listen to certain music then...they should. But if your a parent who really cares about what your child is listening to, then it'd be helpful having parental advisories on artists who are not appropriate for their kids. But should everyone have to pay for those consequences?
Having parental advisories is not a big deal to have on music. It is just a minor precaution for those who are not able to listen to music like that. I think companies maybe should put the advisories on music they distribute but also its not a big deal that they HAVE to do. I think it is the responsibility of who is buying the music.
This question varies quite a lot because this issue isn't something easy to answer. I think it is up to the record label's to choose if they would or would not like to put parental advisories on music. I have seen that some music has the parental advisories on it. But they are on ones that are extremely not appropriate for younger listeners, which I agree to. To me it does not really matter. Not that i don't care but I feel like it is the record labels choice to decide whether they should and really need to put it. I think that even if record labels put parental advisories on music, younger listeners are going to get them whether they like it or not. Parents do not really check what music kids listen to unless they are very very strict and like to make sure what they are exposed to.
I try thinking about putting myself in parents shoes and yes, I would care what my kids are listening to but all depends how old they are and make sure they are responsible and for the language and what is not inappropriate for them, to affect them in a negative way. Maybe I do not understand completely how it may feel but looking in my own perspective how my parents have raised me is quite different. I do sometimes listen to music that is not appropriate and does have the parental advisories on them even when I was younger. I feel like I was mature and did not let it get to me in a bad way. I did not act differently or change to a bad person. I just liked the music and did not have any negative affect on me which makes me think about it now.
In the end, I feel like it is the recording labels job to decide whether they should put parental advisories on their music. It may be better for some parents but not everyone thinks the same. Everyone is different and if there are not parental advisories then I am pretty sure parents know what music is good and which music is bad so they can take that under control.
I also listened to music when I was older that had the parental advisory labels, but I was 17. Some of my favorites were Marilyn Manson, Tool, and Sublime. My mom really did not approve of my choices much, but she knew that as long as I was getting good grades and was not doing anything stupid, she was ok with it. Now that I am hitting my thirties soon, I realize that my mom raised us real good. She gave us enough slack to be good, honest people and we matured pretty well. She is some what involved due to the fact that she was a single mother because my dad had walked out on us, and she worked overnight 12 hour shifts. I learned to grow up a little faster which I really did not mind. I had my little sisters to look out for, and then my big brother looked out for all of us. I think that yes, while parental advisory labels have some affect, not all can be controlled. While we can place these labels on to these albums, it is unsure if they will be effective due to the fact that kids can always just borrow the album or download it for free.
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