What music do you like... ?

[infernalis]

Maybe as a father of a 15 year old daughter, I have a bias against her singing this out loud all the time...

[kibakiba]

I was listening to and singing Eminem when I was 5, much to my fathers dismay. I listened to a TON of perverted, sexual music and yet I still grew up to be a fine young lady. Never had a boyfriend until my current one, been together for 3 years and haven't done anything "pervy". Music doesn't matter much. It could influence people, but I find for most they just like the way the song sounds, not being influenced to do stupid things. Maybe it's different in your area, but a lot of people around here grew up listening to stuff like Eminem, and never did that stuff. The ones who did did it from peer pressure.
My town used to be an everybody knows everybody town, so everyone knew what everyone else was doing.

[infernalis]

MTV has these stupid "reality" shows depicting that it OK for kids to just drop their pants "cuz it's cool"

Guess they can't stay little forever.. seems like just yesterday I was buying Bratz dolls instead of leather collars.

[mustang]

MTV has these stupid "reality" shows depicting that it OK for kids to just drop their pants "cuz it's cool"

Guess they can't stay little forever.. seems like just yesterday I was buying Bratz dolls instead of leather collars.

woah your girls are in the punk crowd?

[infernalis]

She calls it Goth/Emo. She goes by "ToxicLove666" on IMVU & Habbo

My oldest went through a hippie phase. tie dye shirts, Dave Matthews CD's, Jerry Bears and flip flops. she's 28 now and grew up just fine.

I should be more open minded about these things, maybe I'm just old.

[kibakiba]

I went through a phase like that. It lasted about a year. The fact my mom just let me do what I wanted, black hair, red highlights, etc. I got out of the phase because I was no longer interested in it. Besides, I didn't have to argue with my mom to get my way, she just let me do it, hoping it would stop soon.

Maybe you should block MTV from your TV

The more you restrict your kids from something, the more they'll want to do it.

[drache]

I looked at it, Wayne, and I think its a fight you don't need to pick
it's basic contemporary girl pop and all her friends are singing it too
it would drive me nuts to have to listen to it more than twice, but that's got nothing to do with the lyrics, rather with the fact that it's like standard "house" music - boredom hyped to the max

[Stefan-A]

Maybe as a father of a 15 year old daughter, I have a bias against her singing this out loud all the time...

Personally, as an owner of ears, I have a bias against Rihanna singing. At all.

[TomM]

If Rihanna really likes that stuff why didn't she just stay with Chris Brown?

[Stefan-A]

If Rihanna really likes that stuff why didn't she just stay with Chris Brown?

Because there's a difference.