Pop music is getting soo weird

[Apathy Reactor]

i mean look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPrnduGtgmc

Mmmmm, my ding ding dong.  Hahaha that .loving. song. 

Seriously though, pop is pretty odd now.  I've heard a lot of metal that is way cleaner than a lot of pop.  It's all about sex and (generally) drugs/alcohol.  And people say violent video games are a bad influence on kids

Lol that song indeed.

Yeah, it's a pretty horrible influence. Did you know the average age of a child seeing their first pornographic image now is EIGHT? Wtf.

Violent video games can be a really bad influence, too, but at least those have a well-established age rating system. It's a shame it gets ignored by so many parents. It really bothers me when I encounter 10 year olds on the very-much-M-rated games I play due to their graphic or realistic violence, and they're on the mic screaming words that I won't even use as a 30 year old who can cuss like a sailor at times. Where are their parents?

All music gets is that "parental advisory" warning box in the corner of CD cases (like kids even buy CDs anymore) that says nothing about the content - maybe the album says "ass" once. Maybe every song is about snorting coke while shooting police and engaging in necrophilia. Same label either way.

Because you said this, I would like to point out many studies have been conducted to see if video games (especially violent) had a negative impact.  Almost all of the studies have shown, that the games had no effect on the childs' mental health, and they acted the same as the people who hadn't played the games.

I have written a paper on the subject, and yes, I agree. The real problem is that kids think that they are anonymous on the internet and therefore while they are playing those games, they will do and say whatever they want. Playing these games isn't really what's causing the problem, rather it is the result of the problem: bad parenting.

[Gorzo]

Not sure I believe that, but I suppose my belief depends on the details - age of the children, what they're exposed to elsewhere, mental health that isn't apparent in behavior, level and graphicness of the violence, how much, parental involvement, etc etc. There are so many factors in child development.

I'm fully prepared to stand by saying that exposing preteens to dismemberment, geysers of blood and brains, and evisceration is not good for them, though

[Apathy Reactor]

Not sure I believe that, but I suppose my belief depends on the details - age of the children, what they're exposed to elsewhere, mental health that isn't apparent in behavior, level and graphicness of the violence, how much, parental involvement, etc etc. There are so many factors in child development.

I'm fully prepared to stand by saying that exposing preteens to dismemberment, geysers of blood and brains, and evisceration is not good for them, though

couldnt have said it better myself

[MarduArrow]

Awards show and stage shenanigans aside, I think the only person in pop music right now with any talent is Miley Cyrus. She can actually sing. I mean just watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOwblaKmyVw

It was a couple years ago but it shows off her chops. Almost better than the original (I like Dolly Parton.)

Agree, she should have stayed with the country music though

[Langku]

All the more reason to listen to the old school.

Beethoven. Beatles. Bono. Bowie. And of course butt rock. Any kind.

[DrainCleaner]

Bring back the age of metal!

[MarduArrow]

You can't kill the metal

[Gorzo]

You can't kill the metal

They tried to stop the metal... AND THEY FAILED.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Yeah, I watched part of the Anaconda video today at a friends recommendation.....I completely agree with this thread.

[InfinitiveDivinity]

You can't kill the metal

They tried to stop the metal... AND THEY FAILED.

Techno tried to defile the metal, but techno was proven wrong!

[Munchlax]

You can't kill the metal

They tried to stop the metal... AND THEY FAILED.

WONDER BOOOYEEE WHAT IS THE SECRET OF YOUR POWWWEEeer

[Apathy Reactor]

You can't kill the metal

They tried to stop the metal... AND THEY FAILED.

WONDER BOOOYEEE WHAT IS THE SECRET OF YOUR POWWWEEeer

MTMG is the secret.

[VQMracing]

Control yourself. Take only what you need from this. Haha

[rarehuntertay]

That is the weirdest video ever... Even more weird than Aqua's Barbie Girl or Rammstein's version of it...

[Apathy Reactor]

Why can't everyone just listen to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfG-WTWQjAk