That's the reason why there needs to be a separate section in a music store and a separate chart on Billboard, along with special radio stations that only play profane music. I wonder what I would like to call it... perhaps "Extreme Hardcore Adult," so that this does not intermix with everything else. If you want to listen to profane music, go to the EHA section.
I also think the RIAA should establish a music content rating system similar to those used for movies and video games, so that they can determine what albums are suitable for what ages. They have one in place in Australia, established by the ARIA (the Australian counterpart of the RIAA), which goes as follows:
The current classification scheme was introduced on April 1, 2003, with the following four levels:
Level 1: WARNING: MODERATE IMPACT - coarse language and/or themes
These recordings contain infrequent aggressive or strong coarse language and moderate impact references to drug use, violence, sexual activity, themes and/or any other abhorrent activity.
Level 2: WARNING: STRONG IMPACT - coarse language and/or themes
These recordings contain frequent aggressive or strong coarse language and strong impact references to (or detailed description of) drug use, violence, sexual activity, themes and/or any other abhorrent activity.
Level 3: RESTRICTED: HIGH IMPACT THEMES - Not to be sold to persons under 18 years
These recordings contain graphic descriptions of drug use, violence, sexual activity, themes and/or any other abhorrent activity that are very intense and have a high impact. They are not to be sold to anyone under the age of 18; proof of age is required to purchase these recordings.
Exceeding Level 3: Not To Be Sold To The Public
These recordings contain lyrics which promote, incite, instruct and/or depict drug use, violence, sexual activity, themes and/or any other abhorrent activity in a manner that would cause outrage and/or extreme disgust to most adults. They are not permitted to be released, distributed or sold to the public.
If you're not offended by profane music, fine, but still, at least implement content ratings so that those who are offended (including myself) can be satisfied too.



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