Hi Resplendent_Maria.. I do believe that the content may be inappropriate for young children. Yes, I totally agree with that. However, I also believe that although he may be viewed as a role model, our parents or caretakers need to be the role model as well and they should be the one censoring the music, not the government. I may not necessarily agree with what he says or what others say, however, I do believe in the First Amendment and I do believe in Freedom of Speech and I know that content based speech can not be regulated, with few exceptions. I respect that and I embrace that. But I do agree that certain things are not appropriate for young individuals and I do agree that things may offend others. But I believe that if we regulate his speech, then we should regulate all speech. And that is not what I want to happen. I don't think we can be selective about who to regulate and who not to regulate because then that brings up different individuals opinions, morals, etc. And we all have different opinions. Therefore I do not feel that the NBA should regulate this speech, even if they really feel that they should. But unless they have "compelling state interest" they must first survive the Strict Scrutiny test that Case law and the State law state, then they can not regulate this type of speech. I guess my argument is more of a Constitutional argument as opposed to what we as individuals feel our role should be, or another's role should be.
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