Evaluation:
Published: 18.11.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Censorship', 1.
  • Essays 'Censorship', 2.
Extract

The first amendment to the Constitution contends that 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of the press.' In the past ten years especially, music has been under assault by law makers, prosecutors and critics of morality and taste. One attack on this freedom comes from parental advisory stickers. These stickers are used as a form of censorship against an artist and his or her lyrics. I feel that if a label will produce an album, there is no reason the consumer cannot decide for him or…

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