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Not In Front Of The Kids
Many parents fear music videos and stage performances have become too sexual and violent, according to a survey carried out by a UK parenting website.
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Four out of five moms told the Netmums survey that their children had repeated sexual lyrics without knowing their meaning.
Netmums founder Siobhan Freegard, whose site surveyed 1,500 of its members, told BBC News the parents were not prudes, but felt things had “gone too far.”
Three-quarters of the parents with daughters said very sexual pop acts were teaching girls they would be “judged on their looks, not their achievements or personality.”
About half of parents with sons said they were frightened explicit footage made them believe women were “too sexually available” and that they should have “unrealistic porn-star-style body shapes.”
About 1,500 members of the website opted to take part in the online survey last month, shortly after an outcry over the latest music video and performances by Miley Cyrus.
In June Ofcom chastised broadcasters for playing one of Rihanna‘s music videos. – John Gammon