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If that's what their friends are talking about over the lunch table, then absolutely. Or, do you let your taste in music dictate your kids' social horizons?

abnry 5y ago
It's not the music, it is the soft-core (if even) pornography. Just because "everyone is doing it" does not make it worth doing just to fit in.
- dragonwriter 5y ago
  > It's not the music, it is the soft-core (if even) pornography So, the older generations’ complaint about popular musicians since at least Elvis’ hips.
  - abnry 5y ago
    Your eyes are closed if you haven't noticed a massive difference between the years of Elvis and today.
    - throwaway_hs 5y ago
      This is basically verbatim the logic that denied me a childhood, just time-shifted a bit. Your kids may not thank you for it. I think your responses have made my point way more eloquently than I could do myself, so I guess I'll leave it here.
      - abnry 5y ago
        And I'll reiterate: Just because "everyone is doing it" does not make it worth doing just to fit in. I urge you to consider that fitting into the culture isn't worth it if the culture is bad. You may not see the culture's taste in music as bad, which is fair, but I am sure in other cultures (say in highly restrictive and conservative cultures) you'd be ashamed to be culturally literate (antebellum south? Jim Crow era?).
        em-bee 5y ago
        i am going to have to disagree. you make it sound like that becoming a loner is a better option than fitting in with the cardi b crowd. but that is a false alternative. if the cardi b crowd is not something you want to subject your kids to, then you need to provide an alternative community for them. you can't just cut them off from everyone just because you don't like their culture.
    - watwut 5y ago
      Maybe you should learn more about Elvis. The sexual content was there.
      - abnry 5y ago
        Of course. He kissed women in the audience left and right. But he was fully clothed, which visually, is a very striking and obvious difference.
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abnry 5y ago

It's not the music, it is the soft-core (if even) pornography. Just because "everyone is doing it" does not make it worth doing just to fit in.

dragonwriter 5y ago
> It's not the music, it is the soft-core (if even) pornography So, the older generations’ complaint about popular musicians since at least Elvis’ hips.
- abnry 5y ago
  Your eyes are closed if you haven't noticed a massive difference between the years of Elvis and today.
  - throwaway_hs 5y ago
    This is basically verbatim the logic that denied me a childhood, just time-shifted a bit. Your kids may not thank you for it. I think your responses have made my point way more eloquently than I could do myself, so I guess I'll leave it here.
    - abnry 5y ago
      And I'll reiterate: Just because "everyone is doing it" does not make it worth doing just to fit in. I urge you to consider that fitting into the culture isn't worth it if the culture is bad. You may not see the culture's taste in music as bad, which is fair, but I am sure in other cultures (say in highly restrictive and conservative cultures) you'd be ashamed to be culturally literate (antebellum south? Jim Crow era?).
      - em-bee 5y ago
        i am going to have to disagree. you make it sound like that becoming a loner is a better option than fitting in with the cardi b crowd. but that is a false alternative. if the cardi b crowd is not something you want to subject your kids to, then you need to provide an alternative community for them. you can't just cut them off from everyone just because you don't like their culture.
  - watwut 5y ago
    Maybe you should learn more about Elvis. The sexual content was there.
    - abnry 5y ago
      Of course. He kissed women in the audience left and right. But he was fully clothed, which visually, is a very striking and obvious difference.
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