rant

Last October I went to see a musical comedian by the name of Bo Burnham. I was going with three other friends and we were just going to go see the show, get pictures and autographs after and then come home. So when I went to tell/ask my mother for permission, I told her that we were going to a concert and the performers name was Robert (which it really is) and that he plays guitar and piano (which he really does). So I wasn't lying, but I clearly wasn't telling the whole truth. After the show, I got pictures with Bo (who is freakishly tall by the way) and I got his autograph. I also got one of his CDs.

Last month, my mother and I were repainting our bathroom and I had my iHome in there so we could listen to music. My mom liked to listen to Next to Normal which does say f*** in it and she was aware of that fact. But one day when she was working without me, she turned on my music only to hear Bo's song I'm Bo Yo which does have what a mother would consider "inappropriate" content. So of course, I got caught and she got kinda mad at me and gave me her disapproving look (which trust me, you don't want to see). But what I want to know is why it's so bad to listen to? It's not like I plan to give the CD to my seven year old brother and tell him to listen to it. I know enough to not repeat the words and it's not like I haven't heard them before, so what's the big deal? Why should I not listen to his music? She would tell me it's because it's inappropriate and I would say in reply that it's not like I don't know better than to repeat the things I hear or to tell them to young children.

When she comes up with a good reason as to why I shouldn't listen to Bo's music, then I will probably still listen to it, but at least take into consideration what she has to say.

Pelekania