Raging Against The Machine
Imagine the world without music. Or imagine a world where we are told what to play, what to sing and even what we may listen to in the privacy of our own homes. That world already exists. A very politically charged band known as Rage Against Machine is one band out of thousands that has run into problems with the explicit nature of their music. To make a statement, Rage Against The Machine (RATM) had hung two upside-down American flags from their amps. Seconds before they took the stage to perform "Bulls on Parade," Saturday Night Live (SNL) and NBC sent stagehands in to pull the flags down. The inverted flags, says Tom Morello (Rage's guitarist), represented "our contention that American democracy is inverted when what passes for democracy is an electoral choice between two representatives of the privileged class. America's freedom of expression is inverted when you're free to say anything you want to say until it upsets a corporate sponsor. Finally, this was our way of expressing our opinion of the show's host, Steve Forbes." RATM first attempted to hang the flags during a pre-telecast rehearsal, SNL's producers "demanded that we take the flags down," says Morello. "They said the sponsors wou
We should also continue with the attempts that are ongoing as of right now. We should take a minute and remember why we live in the United States in the first place. Writing letters, signing petitions, and speaking with our government officials will also help. I suggested that we end music censorship indefinitely. Music has fueled the world into unity; it has broken the mold of straightforwardness and has entertained people for decades. What is music censorship exactly? Music censorship is the attempt or action taken by any agency to limit or curtail anything in music that a community may find offensive to its belief or values. Rage Against The Machine is much more than a stomping ground for raw aggression, frustration and explicit lyrics. I thereby propose the banning of music censorship being that it takes away from the artist's creativeness, it violates the our 1st Amendment rights and the proper guidelines for censorship to follow will never be fully established (Turman). Rage Against the Machine's next album would be called "We've Prepared To Fight and Die For Our Country Because We Love Our Elected Leaders. Why would we want to have censorship? Censorship strips away our rights and freedom. I know quite a few people are unsure about what they can and cannot do when it comes to the 1st Amendment. Instead they offer something much more precious - a voice that fights against the powers that be.
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