So if George Carlin's seven dirty words are on it, then we put a sticker on it. It's kinda dumb, but that's the way the world is. In 10 years, the parental advisory label has become a fixture. In the rap world, where everyone curses, the label is automatically affixed to all new releases. Lyrics don't really correlate with movies, video games, or television.
Lyrics correlate with books and magazines.
With the exception of FCC-regulated media such as radio and television, film has the dubious distinction of being the country's most censored art form. It's true that filmmakers often check with the Motion Picture Association of America to determine what's allowed and what isn't. But the MPAA is an industry group, not a government agency, and participation is strictly voluntary, although most theaters won't show unrated films. In its own way, popular music, too, has gotten used to regulation in the years since Tipper Gore's Parents' Music Resource Center started the campaign that culminated in the 2 Live Crew case. Goldberg does this for Kurupt and Kittie, and he estimates that clean versions account for between 10 and 20 percent of hip-hop sales.