So a bit more about words … it’s not like I haven’t talked enough about them recently. LOL
It makes me laugh when I watch commercials on TV that tell you that it’s bad to say hate, or “that’s gay” … Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t healthy for your karma and balance to say such things, h0wever it is your choice, your freedom of speech that allows you to say those words. Why should I let some big, gazillion dollar a year business tell ME what I can say?!? It infuriates me. Only I can choose the words that I speak, type, write!
Eons ago when the PMRC was marching on Washington about rating music, I would get so boiled. Who’s going to censor my music for me? No one! Of course nowadays, music with one curse word, video games with alcohol use … they all get a rating. Look at how far we have sunk. But I digress …
At the height of the PMRC’s crap, I remember thinking (and still feel the same today) that artists should be a bit more responsible with their content. They know of their impact to society and should keep that in mind … a self-censoring chip, so to say. I also belive that parents need to grow up and do their job. As a parent, you cannot be your child’s friend, you need to be their parent. There are so many parents out there who have the same mentality as a college student … they want to act like they were 21 years old, and have no responsibilities. Wake up, my friend … once you have a child, your fun, free life pass has been revoked.
What does that all mean? It means you as a parent need to stepup to the plate and be a parent. Watch what your kids do online, listen to what they listen to, watch what they watch … before they have it in their hands. My parents never censored my books or music, however any rated R movie was watched by them before I could see it. Violent movies were fine (i.i. action movies, like Chuck Norris) … but any movies that were sexually charged, were definite no-no’s. I was already headstrong and smart … they really didn’t need to add sexual prowness to the resume.
Back to words … although freedom of speech isn’t free anymore (just ask Don Imus or Howard Stern), you choose the words you speak. You choose what emotion to evoke from someone. You choose how to say something. And you can also self-censor.