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CHICAGO — Teens whose iPods are full of music with
\n raunchy, sexual lyrics start having sex sooner than those who prefer
\n other songs, a study found.<\/p>\n
Whether it’s hip-hop, rap, pop or rock, much of popular music aimed at
\n teens contains sexual overtones. Its influence on their behavior appears
\n to depend on how the sex is portrayed, researchers found.<\/p>\n
Teens who said they listened to lots of music with
\n degrading sexual messages were almost twice as likely to start having
\n intercourse or other sexual activities within the following two years
\n as were teens who listened to little or no sexually degrading music.<\/p>\n
from Channel 6 Orlando<\/a><\/p>\n Forget "It was twenty years ago today", it was fifty<\/em> years It gives us a warm sense of deja vu to hear all of Of course, the present-day protests will go exactly CHICAGO — Teens whose iPods are full of music with raunchy, sexual lyrics start having sex sooner than those who prefer other songs, a study found. Whether it’s hip-hop, rap, pop or rock, much of popular music aimed at teens … Continue reading
\n ago that the hinterland and the religious right was up in arms over
\n that "jungle music," rock and roll. There were serious movements
\n and legislative initiatives across the country to ban the devil’s music
\n since it clearly enflamed sexual passion, led to uncontrolled behavior,
\n drug use, teenage pregnancy and race mixing.<\/p>\n
\n these arguments being dragged out of the closet again and run up the
\n flagpole again. We even have to, begrudgingly, mark down the ability
\n to inspire such moral
\n indignation
\n as a redeeming attribute for a genre (hip-hop) with little else to
\n recommend it. <\/p>\n
\n nowhere, just like their antecedents half a century ago, and for the
\n very same reason. A whole bunch of cynical white businessmen have figured
\n out how to make millions off of teen tension and horme-fueled hatred.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"