this has long been a topic of interest to me. To relate a personal anecdote, as a kid, i was 10 in 1991, and obviously was hugely altered by the music of the time especially grunge. and like many parents back then, my parents didnt understand that the songs meant something to me and my generation, even at age 10. I knew the music was special even back then, even before i could really articulate why or how. i just knew. Anyways, they took away my Nevermind and In Utero tapes, because they felt the content of the songs were jarring and inappropriate, and i was singing the songs to them at dinner. I dont agree with what my parents did, i dont think taking away music from a child, a teen, is wise nor is it productive nor will it alter the child's view of the thing. I couldnt listen to the music on my own, but if i was around people who listened to it, i could listen to the albums. this was of course in the days before napster and filesharing,
So my question for all of you is, did similar things happen to you as a kid? maybe not with nirvana specifically, but maybe hip hop, or books, or movies, did you parents prevent you from some of that stuff?
And the second part of this is just an open ended question of, i do obviously think real young kids should be shielded from violent or objectionable art or images or music, or books. But what age is it okay? Will you and do you prevent your kids from some movies and music? What about when they are teens? How do you decide whats objectionable and whats okay? If i have a kid, when they turn 13, i plan on giving them all the music, books, movies, that got me through the teen years and continue to get me through. I wish my parents had done that with me. Lets face it, Nirvana and art isnt the enemy. Its what got me through those years. Its what got me through last year. Its what will get me through this year. And some of that stuff has content on it that is objectionable.
Nowadays i dont think you can really prevent kids from viewing that type of art. A parent in 2012 may not want their kid to listen to the new hip hop album of the week, but theres really no way a parent can prevent the child from hearing it. Thats troubling when we are talking about a 7 year old, but not so much in my view when we talk about a teen. same with movies and books. its all so accessible.
Specific examples I guess would be something like Thirteen, or Kids, hip hop, many many albums of various genres, books. Is their content there that isnt appropriate? absolutely. but im not sure that preventing people from viewing that art is the answer. But also in those pieces of work, are important things. Important lessons. ideas, themes. Ive long viewed art, my own and others as allowing me to work through and understand and make sense of the world. its how i deal with it all. And when someone is prevented from that outlet, i dont think thats helpful at all.
I think you prevent young kids obviously from access and viewing it, but i think once they become a teen they should have access to all movies, and music, and books. i think its essential even.
They rang my Mum and everything and when I got home, she congratulated me on my creative flair. 
having a little girl, it's not right that she should have to see these women with nothing on gyrating and teaching her sex sells. I guess that's my only beef with music these days.
if he wasn't 3 I would have given him a good smacking! 
. The child or the parents have yet to apoligize to this day.
He came back and actually pushed her too. It was so sad because SHE said "oooops sorry" poor little monkey. 
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