'Clean' edits of certain songs.

[santa-my-nana]

yeah I agree, I think chains and whips exite me and not a bad thing to be censored, i understand why it is though for concerned parents who do not want there kids to know about sex yet. but he going to sell coke, Even id be extrmely worried if i saw a kid walking around singing/saying that

[Richie]

They are called radio edits and I agree some of the words filtered don't necessarily need to be filtered but if they don't, they're breaking the law.

[Laurensh1]

Radio Edits are usually for songs cut shorter for the radio, but also used for songs 'cleaned' up but often Clean Edit is used. In the UK, the filter is a little tougher than other places. I understand why its there for children and stuff.

[MKR&*42]

So sex, a natural, legal and wonderful thing should not be exposed at all to young kids, but a big thumbs up to class-A drugs? I don't think either should be glorified like that but come on now.

I just can't see why you think it would be weird hearing a 5 year old singing about sex but totally cool for them to be selling about their love of hard drugs?

I didn't support it at all... I said " just personally believe that sexually explicit lyrics are more vulgar/crude than references to drugs in songs. " Not, "sex should be filtered in songs but yayay for drugs" :L.

I think both aren't a good thing to hear amongst children, but I just find a child describing sex to be the much bigger issue than a kid saying the name of a drug. I understand why others may think different, but I can't change my opinion on what I find worse than "something else".

And yes! Radio edit is the phrase I'm looking for.

[Judas]

I didn't support it at all... I said " just personally believe that sexually explicit lyrics are more vulgar/crude than references to drugs in songs. " Not, "sex should be filtered in songs but yayay for drugs" :L.

I think both aren't a good thing to hear amongst children, but I just find a child describing sex to be the much bigger issue than a kid saying the name of a drug. I understand why others may think different, but I can't change my opinion on what I find worse than "something else".

And yes! Radio edit is the phrase I'm looking for.

It isn't one or the other though, just cos you think one is the bigger issue doesn't mean the other is devalued. You've established that both are bad things for children to hear (which differs from your original post but whatever) so why don't you understand why drug references are banned on radio? It's like saying murder and robbery are both bad, but murder is worse so robbing people is okay lol

[MKR&*42]

It isn't one or the other though, just cos you think one is the bigger issue doesn't mean the other is devalued. You've established that both are bad things for children to hear (which differs from your original post but whatever) so why don't you understand why drug references are banned on radio? It's like saying murder and robbery are both bad, but murder is worse so robbing people is okay lol

I don't understand why drug references are banned because I seriously cannot see the harm in a child saying something along the lines of "he might sell coke" or, I'm too tired to think of another example really. I believe that if the drug reference implies personal use - e.g. "Because I got high" rolleyes then some filtering is required, which I suppose would be the same for sexually explicit lyrics (then again, most sexually explicit lyrics do tend to be personal).

Also cannot gather, if a child supposedly has an innocent mind at such a young age, what is wrong with them saying "he might sell coke", for all they know it's a soft drink not a drug. Can understand why people around could be minorly disturbed by it, but they'd realise it's only song lyrics urgh.

idfk where im going with this, changed my mind numerous amounts of times which I'm going to OPENLY ADMIT to. i should sleep im so confused

[Judas]

I don't understand why drug references are banned because I seriously cannot see the harm in a child saying something along the lines of "he might sell coke" or, I'm too tired to think of another example really. I believe that if the drug reference implies personal use - e.g. "Because I got high" rolleyes then some filtering is required, which I suppose would be the same for sexually explicit lyrics (then again, most sexually explicit lyrics do tend to be personal).

Also cannot gather, if a child supposedly has an innocent mind at such a young age, what is wrong with them saying "he might sell coke", for all they know it's a soft drink not a drug. Can understand why people around could be minorly disturbed by it, but they'd realise it's only song lyrics urgh.

idfk where im going with this, changed my mind numerous amounts of times which I'm going to OPENLY ADMIT to. i should sleep im so confused

That's still not the point, they aren't gonna know all the sexual details either yet you think they should be banned. It would take too long for them to decide on the context of the songs so there are certain rules. Many parents just don't want their five year olds singing about drugs in any circumstances, so they are banned.. It isn't a difficult concept to work your mind around. Yes, it is stupid and unnecessary on some songs but like I said they can't go round making exceptions.