Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Free Speech?!

So all of us know what free speech means, but in case that some do not, let me just clarify free speech, and some of the aspects of free speech, as it relates to music. Freedom of expression includes our freedom of speech is one of our personal freedoms that are protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. There it is referred to as one of our “inalienable rights” given to us from God. Freedom of speech is the right to say just about whatever you want without having to worry about censorship and restraints. Freedom of expression reaches into every aspect of our lives, for example, our lifestyle expressions, our choices in our personal styles, and finally our music & film expressions. In the case of freedom of speech and expression, there are people who would like to make choices for people, by taking away this freedom of expression. In the past there have been debates and expressions of dissent for the actions taken against one’s free speech with regards to entertainment. Should we view these attempts as attacks on our freedom of speech and expression, or should we accept these attempts (i.e. rating systems, etc) as fair warning for the people?

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