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I'm so fucking tired of clicking on a song and finding out it's the fucking censored version halfway through. It genuinely pisses me off, even if the censors are well done, it still fucks up the flow of the music. Songs should never be censored regardless of the amount of swears and innuendos; they're a form of expression by artists and creators. Oh, what about the kids? Yeah fuck right off. Parent your children better. They're eventually going to learn what curses are anyways.

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Agree. If you want your music to be "kid friendly", then don't swear in said songs. Easy.

[–] nerv@fedinsfw.app 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

There are musicians that do go to extremes with jargon and swearing but nonetheless those are words. Words convey meaning, which convey ideas and experiences.

Collectivelly, there should be no need to worry if a song is "kid friendly". Parents, adults, listening to such music should teach children those words are valid in that context but not valid in others.

Education is better than censorship.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Ya I was going to mention that part about the kids too, agree with that also. It just gives me religious ick, because it reminds me of the same idea about sex and naked bodies and how poorly they're viewed by certain religions.

[–] nerv@fedinsfw.app 1 points 9 hours ago

Censorship but it gets renamed as "shame".