Jamaica Cleans Up
Jamaica is giving the boot to indecency, banning all songs and music videos that contain “explicit sexual references.”
“We’ve got to clean up the airwaves,” Jamaican Broadcast Commission spokeman Cordell Green announced in a Feb. 9 statement.
In particular, the new rule targets “dancehall tunes,” a beat-driven fusion of reggae and rap that is controversial for its lyrical content and the dance style that goes along with it.
Videos that feature “daggering,” a dance style favored by Jamaican youth that consists of pelvic grinding simulating sex, are also under scrutiny.
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