I’m aging myself again, but I remember the tumult over the “Parental Advisory: Explicit Content” stickers slapped on cassette tapes and records in the 1980s in an attempt to protect the sensitive ears of children from hearing bad words and suggestive lyrics. The actions of the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), partly led by Second Lady Tipper Gore, prompted Congressional testimony by John Denver, Frank Zoppa and Dee Snider.
The PMRC’s efforts backfired. Those bright…