The Vulgar Artists Featured On BusRadio

BusRadio is playing artists known for their explicit content. Although school bus riders don't hear the offensive content, the artist and the CD are being promoted. Parents should be very concerned about their school entering into a contract with BusRadio. Check it out at obligation.org

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[jimmetrock]

Every "artist" shown on this slideshow has been documented. BusRadio has a long history of playing sole singers or groups known for their explicit lyrics. BusRadio thinks that bleeping out a drug reference or vulgarity makes a song "age-appropriate" for elementary school kids. That is moronic.

Most schools would never touch BusRadio.

[thunderbolt552]

While I oppose BusRadio, making your comments snidely by putting "artists" in quotation marks undermines your case.

[jimmetrock]

You make a valid point. Instead of changing my previous post I think this reply will express my agreement that a music artist is a music artist. Thanks for your post.

[rose64bud]

(cont.)

Playing music on their website is fine (but only safe music.)

I take that back.

What kind of radio station has songs, like, EVERYWHERE on their website?

[rose64bud]

(cont.)

I see nothing wrong with 9-year-olds singing "Big Girls Don't Cry." It's a pretty song.

But...

Why couldn't it be Hey There Delilah? 

Also, the website idea was okay, as long as it's promoted on a Friday, where kids have the weekend and little to no homework (until middle school.)

[rose64bud]

(cont.)

More ideas:

Artists for younger kids:

Kelly Clarkson

Older kids:

Gwen Stefani

Playing music on their website is fine (but only safe music.)

[rose64bud]

Music Ideas for BusRadio: Rock-ONLY AC rock like Sheryl Crow (First Cut Is The Deepest), Evanscence (My Immortal ONLY), No Doubt (It's My Life) Country- like Taylor Swift (Love Story) Soft rock- like Big Girls Don't Cry Hip-hop-only the good kind, like Keri Hilson (Knock U Down), Girlfriend (for teens only), Rihanna (Umbrella), JoJo (Leave (Get Out) ONLY) Artists for younger kids: Hilary Duff Older kids: Beyonce Rihanna Pink

[rose64bud]

They could learn a lot from 102.7!:)

[tishstarr]

I never said I don't have money problems I just don't dwell on them...and calling me a condescending bitch doesn't hurt my feelings in the least, but if it makes you feel like a bigger person go ahead. I think the problem is you are not as well informed as you think. Why don't you use your internet to look up something you can change rather then bitching about what you apparently don't know how to fix. thanks for your feed back and enjoy your day!

[mygaffer]

What a condescending bitch. Frequent the dollar store a lot? They sure do have the best music selection.

Also, your solution for someone who disagrees with any school policy? HOME SCHOOLING. Emphasis mine, idiocy yours.

[rjaguar3]

You act like we have a choice in schools. Where I grew up (and probably nearly everywhere else), schools are assigned--unless you can afford tuition or move residency, the public school you get is the one you're stuck with.

And don't get me started about home schooling. While there are some parents who can pull off home schooling, those parents are few and far between. For parents who can't, for those who don't already have mastery of the material, home schooling will be a disaster.

[rjaguar3]

You fail reading forever, since I am clearly assuming a hypothetical situation ("if I'm a parent").

That said, what do you do about the people who are interested in silence instead? Clearly, those people really do have no alternative to the government-mandated third-party indoctrination, with which I disagree on general principle, regardless of the quality of said indoctrination.

[tishstarr]

Well I don't know where you live ,but in my history of going to school, have they not allowed music players on the bus, on school campus might be different. Bottom line if you don't like what your schools and buses are doing with your children take them out and find a different school or home school. It really is not that expensive to home school, there are even government grants and such for families to be able to go to home school. but thanks for your point of view.