The 90's weren't that long ago to some of us. But yes, in the 80's and 90's they rallied hard against music, and in the 90's and early 2000's against video games. Something positive did come out of it though. Music albums and video games didn't have maturity ratings before all of that campaigning from the Christian Coalition. As a parent it's nice to have a rating flag, so you know to check the content and see if you think it's appropriate for your children.

[+] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today -43 points 7 months ago (2 children)

My brother in Christ, I don't know what planet you live on, but here on Earth, that was 30 years ago no matter where you live. And to my knowledge, none of the games and/or bands actually got cancelled because of it except on an individual basis (i.e. if you parents forbid you to have them at home). But in that case, we simply went to a friend's house to play or listen to them there, so I'm not sure that this is really something worth getting all worked up over.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 36 points 7 months ago (1 children)

1990 was 34 years ago, but 1999 was only 25 years ago. When you get older, 25 years doesn't seem like that long ago. I'm not sure if you're implying that I'm getting worked up in your last sentence, but I'm not. I simply stated an observation. As far as the Christian Coalition, yes, they got really worked up.

Tons of albums were banned. 2 Live Crew had almost every one of their albums banned at one point or another. License to Ill by the Beasty Boys was banned. Everything from Too Short was banned. Tons of music was banned either from the radio, the record stores, or both. People went to jail over it. It was a big deal. Thankfully a lot of those bands sued and appealed, and moved the meter for artistic expression considerably, from then forwards.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 12 points 7 months ago

You know you're old when young people confidently explain to you things you witnessed first hand. Like Dee Snyder testifying in a Senate hearing.