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Why Do Songs Have Profanity In Schools?
Songs that have profanity in them shouldn’t be played at a school because some people don’t use that type of language in their speaking. People might get offended of the song’s message while having vulgar language. Other people think it is okay to swear or even listen to songs with those types of words in them.
Some people don’t use that type of language. Parents wouldn’t want their teenagers teaching their 3-4 year old siblings those lyrics because they might say it in school and not know what they said. It would also be hard to avoid listening to those songs on the radio because they are so popular. Most rap songs have profanity in them.
People might get offended by the messages in the songs. Some curse words can hurt people’s feelings. The music could be offended the school, teachers, and students. The parents of the students think it’s a bad influence to allow those type of songs to be playing at school. Some parents wouldn’t happy hearing their kids cussing all because a song said it in the lyrics.
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People who use that type of language don’t have respect for what they're saying. Most songs talk about drugs, crime, and many other things in the message. Along with that people don’t even care about what they're listening too. People don’t care that little kids will repeat anything they hear from older students or their parents.
I think that schools shouldn’t play any songs that have profanity in it or any curse words because if they limited it they could improve more students language and the way they talk. To have a better talking

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