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To: tsigprofit who wrote (2557)	6/27/2003 12:57:11 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

FWIW, my high school students find something very important in him and his music. I don't see it- but then my mother had FITS about the ROlling Stones. I kid you not. The Sticky Fingers album made her crazy. She broke it into little pieces and threw it away. So, I can't pretend I think adults can be objective about the merit in the music their children listen to (or the merit in the music of generations they are removed from). I have kids, and I'd rather they didn't listen to most rap- because I don't like the brutality. I don't mind sexual lyrics at all, but I dislike violence, and violent images- in movies, in video games, and in song lyrics. That said, i wouldn't forbid it- but if my kids really wanted to listen to that sort of stuff, they'd have to be willing to listen to it with me, and discuss it. I never want to give something like that the irresistible cache of the "forbidden".

To: tsigprofit who wrote (2557)	6/30/2003 10:25:48 AM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

He had the number one album and movie for several weeks last year - so I guess the majority, and the market - disagree with you both that wasn't my point, nor would I deny that what's popular isn't always to my taste my comment was regarding his being a 'poet' in his music I don't see it when I think of musical poetry Dylan, Morrison, Lennon come to mind it's not just the vulgarity of his words, it's the violence of course kids like him, they like anything that their parents don't - it's shock and awe in a musical form