While many of these reasons may seem humorous and somewhat silly - they're anything but a laughing matter. Early on music censors were concerned that music condoned premarital sex, lewd dancing and wild behavior. Since then, popular music has expanded the variety of messages it expresses, and the censor's list of objectionable topics has expanded right along with it. Sex, religion, politics, drugs, race, and violence - all taboo in the censors' eyes. History, as you have heard, repeats itself.
Censorship is a natural side effect of free speech.
Therefore, as long as we maintain our right to free expression, we can always expect to see censors close behind. Watch your back. This site and all its contents are the intellectual property of Eric Nuzum. Those wishing to utilize this site for non-profit academic or educational purposes may do so with proper citation. Any other uses of this site and its content are forbidden unless express written permission is obtained from Eric Nuzum.