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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i am a child myself and it completely  horrifies me that i was the first of my friend and family to discover the true lyrics.[b] i believe that it is trying to glorify columbine [/b]and it should be taken off the radio immediatly. i hear it every morning while driving to school and it sickens me that people listen to this terrible song and are completely ignorent about the message this song is sending my generation.[/quote]

No.  It isn't trying to glorify Columbine.  But I can understand the confusion for children who aren't sophisticated enough to get the nuance of lyrics that appear to support this.  I've seen interviews with the group/singer who wrote the lyrics and they were trying to raise awareness.  And they have, haven't they?  People are talking about the song.  Some find it wrong to play, but the point is that people are TALKING about it.  TALKING about things like Columbine and gun violence and the isolation that some teens feel that brings about violence is a GOOD thing.

If you hear this song on mainstream music and don't want to have a discussion with your kid, then turn it off.  My kids are too young to listen to this type of music - we don't play any of this mainstream stuff in the car.  My 4 yo tends to prefer Duran Duran and - though he is too innocent to understand the lyrics - it isn't like those are completely benign either.

Personally, I prefer Pumped Up Kicks over songs like Motivation (love the song, but no WAY am I letting my kids listen to it.  I don't need to have that conversation with them just yet).[/quote]

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