Playing into the Playas' Hands: Why Private Pressure Groups are Headed in the Wrong Direction
14 Pages Posted: 20 Mar 2009
Date Written: July 15, 2008
Abstract
This short article suggests that pressure groups do more harm than good when they attempt to vilify certain forms of musical expression. By denouncing music, they lend certain credibility to it. By seeking censorship, pressure groups come off as anti-American zealots bent on eroding our right to free speech.
Keywords: gangsta rap, pressure groups
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Delaney, Andrew B., Playing into the Playas' Hands: Why Private Pressure Groups are Headed in the Wrong Direction (July 15, 2008). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1362067 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1362067
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