I really don't care much for Eminem. I don't say he's that bad of an influence as there are far worse things out there (however if I ever see a five year-old listening to him I will turn off the radio). Personally, the biggest of the bad influences is the most subtle - MTV. I know, most of you are probably imagining me to be an eighty year-old man who speaks of the days of cleaner television, but trust me I am not. But really, MTV is a poor influence especially to the adolescent of the USA. While many older music videos make a point (IE - Pearl Jam's "Jeremy"), many videos these days are just an attractive model shaking her ass or the screen focused on her breasts - glorifying sex and leading to an audience of sex-craved morons (see my thread on Comedy Movies for further exploration of this). Also, make a point of this - have you ever seen an unattractive person on MTV? Ever seen someone with skin cancer or a burn victim? Of course not. You've seen people like Britney Spears and Ricky Martin. Ever seen a movie which stars someone who looks like they got hit with the preverbial "ugly stick?" Not at all. So, while people may wish to complain about Eminem's explicit lyrics, it is MTV which leads the way for the youth of America to make fun of the "nerdier" students and generally case a slightly more anti-social atmosphere.
- This has been yet another rant by UnseenProphet, the Samurai Mudokon
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