Many children begin watching music videos and rap songs on television and you tube at 2 years old, and by the age three or four most children are enthusiastic viewers--to the point where whatever they say on TV they want to do the same thing.
While many people in Chicago don't have many positive influences, the negative ones flourish all threw radio stations and you tube. With murder rates on the rise, Do you think rap artists like Chief Keef who proclaims doing drugs and carry illegal firearms and killing his enemies motivate others to do the same? Does what they see on You tube affect their behavior? Do you think parents should be responsible for the role models that their children look up too? Should parents monitor what their child is watching and if its inappropriate do not allow it? How much does music matter to a child's perspective of life? At what age should the monitoring stop? Many parents are not aware of their child's activity outside the home does this play a role?
What kind of effects will this kind of music have on future generation? Do you think these images have a positive effect or negative?
Danny