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Should musicians have moral responsibilities?

Music is one of the most important tools for communicating and influencing people’s attitudes. So why, when I turn on the radio, is it possible to hear at ten o'clock in the morning Robin Thicke singing about domesticating women?

Because it’s a good song musically, it has all the attributes that makes a song successful, yet Thicke lacks the moral integrity or logic to sing about something that can actually change negative perceptions of women in society. The dated misogynistic topics within this song and its video are disturbingly sexist, and give the impression that objectifying women is perfectly moral.

In my view, musicians can be some of the most powerful people in the world, because they have the capability to evoke change. When we are striving to achieve equality of races, religions and genders, surely musicians should have ethical responsibilities to encourage this!

Censorship in many cases can be extreme, but should it really be this easy for children to listen to music that is so derogatory towards women?  What message does this type of popular music deliver to the children who inevitably listen to it? Will it bring them a healthy perception of women? 

If gender equality is ever going to be achieved, then the popular musicians who are idolised by thousands, even millions of people across the world, must support it.