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children and music

This is brought on by a commercial and the conversation with my husband that followed.

The commercial was for Kidz Bop 7. For those not aquainted with this drivel, they are cheap covers of pop songs with kids joining in for the choruses. Most of these songs are not appropriate for children, and I have been twitching since the first one came out in 2001. Some of the song included on these albums (and the ones I have personally felt were the most inappropriate) are:

Oops... I Did It Again
What a Girl Wants
Get the Party Started
Survivor
Crazy for This Girl
Hey Baby
Don't Let Me Get Me
Whenever Wherever
Jenny from the Block
Bring Me to Life
Beautiful
Underneath It All
When I'm Gone
Cry Me a River
Intuition
Are You Happy Now?
It's My Life
Here Without You
Someday
With You
This Love
The Reason
Toxic
My Immortal
The First Cut Is the Deepest
Pieces of Me
Let's Get It Started
Breakaway
My Happy Ending
Leave (Get Out)
She Will Be Loved
Lose My Breath
1985
Welcome To My Life

There are songs about sex, relationships, and even suicide here! These are NOT kid-friendly songs! And yet there are parents who buy these and play them for their children and think it's cute and harmless.

People wonder why children are growing up so fast, having sex younger and younger, and all of that. I can't help but think that our society is pushing it on them with things just like this. After teaching our children that songs about sex are cute and fun, who are we to turn around and say that the act itself isn't as appropriate?

And it's not just the music. Television, movies, fashion -- everything is saturated with sex. And at the same time as children are being shown all of this and being told how great it is, we are also saying "Don't do it". Send mixed messages, and you're bound to not be listened to.

The thing that always makes me question this double-standard is the fashions for young girls. Putting an 8-year-old in the same crop top and short shorts as Britney Spears does nothing but sexualize her. People respond to that look in a certain way, and children will learn to respond to that particular kind of attention. Why then should we be surprised when those reactions and responses escalate so quickly?

It is not the "homosexual agenda" that is causing this country to degenerate -- it is the emphasis on the glorification of sex coupled with the removal of the education. At least in my writings, I can portray healthy relationships -- or at least show how they can become healthy. Honesty and openness are the keys, not obfuscation and misdirection.

It's no surprise to me that a reviewer on Amazon actually recommended a book on pedophilia instead of the Kidz Bop albums. I think a lot of parents should consider buying the book instead of the albums. They might learn something -- other than the lyrics to "Oops I Did It Again".


	Disclaimer This site contains content of an adult nature, both in written and graphical versions. If you are under the age of consent in your city, state, country, or province, please click here and exit the site. Site Map home lotr fanfiction elvish rants inspiration artwork links Section Links Canon vs AU/Non-Canon Children and Music The Civil War Debunking Evil!Thranduil Elven Haircolor 101 Elvish Names 101 Elvish Names Continued Elven Population Elven Rebirth Fanon, Part One Free Speech Independence Day Bullshit Musings On The Movie "Supersize Me" The Mysterious Glorfindel Nazi Germany Symbols and Words Voting Rights Act Who Is Gildor Inglorion? Why Gay Christian Is Not An Oxymoron		Essays children and music This is brought on by a commercial and the conversation with my husband that followed. The commercial was for Kidz Bop 7. For those not aquainted with this drivel, they are cheap covers of pop songs with kids joining in for the choruses. Most of these songs are not appropriate for children, and I have been twitching since the first one came out in 2001. Some of the song included on these albums (and the ones I have personally felt were the most inappropriate) are: Oops... I Did It Again What a Girl Wants Get the Party Started Survivor Crazy for This Girl Hey Baby Don't Let Me Get Me Whenever Wherever Jenny from the Block Bring Me to Life Beautiful Underneath It All When I'm Gone Cry Me a River Intuition Are You Happy Now? It's My Life Here Without You Someday With You This Love The Reason Toxic My Immortal The First Cut Is the Deepest Pieces of Me Let's Get It Started Breakaway My Happy Ending Leave (Get Out) She Will Be Loved Lose My Breath 1985 Welcome To My Life There are songs about sex, relationships, and even suicide here! These are NOT kid-friendly songs! And yet there are parents who buy these and play them for their children and think it's cute and harmless. People wonder why children are growing up so fast, having sex younger and younger, and all of that. I can't help but think that our society is pushing it on them with things just like this. After teaching our children that songs about sex are cute and fun, who are we to turn around and say that the act itself isn't as appropriate? And it's not just the music. Television, movies, fashion -- everything is saturated with sex. And at the same time as children are being shown all of this and being told how great it is, we are also saying "Don't do it". Send mixed messages, and you're bound to not be listened to. The thing that always makes me question this double-standard is the fashions for young girls. Putting an 8-year-old in the same crop top and short shorts as Britney Spears does nothing but sexualize her. People respond to that look in a certain way, and children will learn to respond to that particular kind of attention. Why then should we be surprised when those reactions and responses escalate so quickly? It is not the "homosexual agenda" that is causing this country to degenerate -- it is the emphasis on the glorification of sex coupled with the removal of the education. At least in my writings, I can portray healthy relationships -- or at least show how they can become healthy. Honesty and openness are the keys, not obfuscation and misdirection. It's no surprise to me that a reviewer on Amazon actually recommended a book on pedophilia instead of the Kidz Bop albums. I think a lot of parents should consider buying the book instead of the albums. They might learn something -- other than the lyrics to "Oops I Did It Again".