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Originally Posted by CarylB
In the USA it could alienate swathes of middle-America, and would be less likely to get airplay. The kind of negative publicity it could attract, whilst it may benefit some rappers, could well mitigate against sales of a new Meat Loaf album, which I'd have expected Meat to want to sell to the widest demographic.
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Sorry, I have to cut this off at the pass. The argument about "middle America" being offended is utter nonsense. This his American history being re-written once again and I must remind people that it was not "middle America" that started the artistic witch hunt against offensive material in recorded media - the brunt of that battle came from the Parent's Music Resource Center (PMRC), who was lead by Tipper Gore (estranged wife of former Vice President Al Gore) and Susan Baker (wife of former President Ronald Reagan;s Chief of Staff James Baker). There were others who were influential and vocal in regard to music censorship and heavily involved with the PMRC in America. However, these were all known as the "Washington Wives" and absolutely do not represent "middle America." I live in middle America, and we do not uphold that belief system. Place the blame where it lies - not with where the populace says it should lie.