Parents' group asks radio stations to ban Britney Spears song

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  Posted by elle Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:48am PST

  I don’t understand why parents think that because something offends them or is against how they want to raise their children that “something” should be banned for everyone else. In my opinion, if you don’t like the song and you are unhappy with the lyrics, then don’t allow your children to listen to it. In the event they hear the song or they have questions about it then you can take it as an opportunity to explain to your children why you do not want them to listen to the song and what you as a parent expect from them going forward when it comes to that “something” that they find so offensive. I think there are other things in the world much worse than Ms. Britney Spears trying to get her career back on track.

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  Posted by Linda W Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:15pm PST

  This is my opinion. Even when it comes to music, "everything that is made is not for kids" That is why we have ratings for movies. R ratings are really not meant for kids. We can censor things that we don't want our children to listen too. For example "2 live crew" was not for my son to listen. During that time he was 12 years old. I allowed him to listen to rap music, but they were not okay...Now rather I can censor him all the time, and everywhere he went is another subject...Hmm. The key word here is CENSOR...

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  Posted by Christa Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:40pm PST

  I love this song! And so does my daughter, we listen to it all the time. Kids don't get their morals from the radio, they get them from involved parents.

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  Posted by poogie Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:35pm PST

  ok for teens to watch

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  Posted by Audrey Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:45pm PST

  Wow, she is teaching kids how to spell, lol. I think the parents groups are funny. Did they grow up under a rock? No I do not think it should be ban and I think parents should take more responsibilty for thier kids. I think its funny that they worry about sex, but not about how many murders they see on tv.

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  Posted by jtjunkie Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:06am PST

  I'm sorry but get over yourselves people. If you don't like it don't listen to it. And if you don't want your kids to hear it then make sure you watch the 24/7 like a hawk because I'm sure they're going to hear worse walking down the street. Maybe you could keep them in the house in a bubble free from germs & chemicals & things they shouldn't hear, wouldn't that be fun for them!!!!

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  Posted by LMH Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:15am PST

  whatever! come on people, you might as well put ear plugs on your kids every time they leave the house cause you can't protect them forever! They have to leave the nest sometime.

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  Posted by Jen Singer Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:38pm PST

  It reminds me of the ban of Prince's "Darling Nikki" when I was in high school, or the Steve Miller Band's radio version of their lyrics "funky *kicks* going down in the city." It's nothing new, but it probably seems like it to today's teens.

  If I had heard Spears' new song before reading the title and not the other way around, I would have assumed she's spelling out the F-word. The lyrics don't make sense otherwise: "All the boys want to if you seek Amy." C'mon, people. She's just trying to make herself relevant in her comeback. A little publicity buzz like this goes a long way toward selling concert tickets among young people.

  If you want to listen to her song, that's fine with me. If you don't care if your kids hear it, that's your business. But I don't want to hear it when I'm ordering lunch for my kids in the bagel shop or taking them to the mall. And if there's no ban or no radio-izing of the song, we will hear it.

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  Posted by HotCrossBuns Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:38pm PST

  I'm not a big supporter of censorship or banning music (or poetry, books or art, for that matter) HOWEVER, I do believe there is a proper time and place for all things. Any forum that is out there for the enjoyment of the general public, adults and children alike, is NOT the place for lewd, sexually suggestive or any other questionable artforms. If Brittany wants to sink that low with her comeback and show her true trashy colors once again...I say let her. But DO NOT tell me or my children that we HAVE to hear it because it's her right to sing what she wants. With certain rights come responsibilities. Artists do have the right to produce whatever music and lyrics they choose. However, with that right they must also be responsible for distributing their music only to those who are mature enough to understand it. I listen to some pretty "inappropriate" music myself...but never around my children. I want them to keep their innocence as long as possible. It's my responsibility as their mother to protect them from being desensitized to these issues. If that means turning the radio off or changing channels when they choose to air that kind of crap...so be it. I do the same when they air the endless "gentleman's club" and "male enhancement" products, too. Doing so is not putting them in a bubble. It's keeping their world age appropriate. As I said before, just because people are putting it out there doesn't mean it's appropriate for everyone.

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  Posted by badgerdog Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:11pm PST

  LOL, reminds me of "Darling Nikki" by Prince. Except he was much more overt. We never heard that song on the radio, or listened to it where our parents could hear, but every time my friends and I got into a car (which was pretty much every day) we were listening to that song and singing right along with it. Kids will be kids, and kids are not dumb and will figure it all out. The difference is, do you want to be the ones talking with them about this kind of stuff, or do you want them to be hiding it from you like I had to do with my parents? Talk to your children, people, don't expect musicians and other artists to bend to your will. They have their own careers and moral dilemmas to deal with.

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