Dear Jimmer,
Have you ever been listening to music and singing along with the team and you suddenly realize what you are singing? There are so many songs that have a great beat and are fun to sing along to that have themes glorifying the use of alcohol and drugs. Peers are the greatest influence on the music that adolescents listen to. Teens are exposed to hours of music every day around 77% of that music makes reference to the use of these substances. Teens hear and see celebrities that they like singing about the fun that comes from this substance abuse and gain a good impression of the substances. When a time comes that these teens are confronted with using drugs or alcohol they remember the fun that they observed in the music videos and songs that they have heard. There are additional harmful affects that this music has on teens. Studies have shown that depression and aggression also increase as a result to music containing lyrics glorifying substance abuse. So Jimmer please for the sake of all of BYU please don't listen to bad music, and make good choices.
And, thank you for the big win, 52 points... UNREAL!!
All HAIL JIMMER. :)
ReplyDeleteOver the last couple years it has really dawned on me concerning the lewd lyrics that I had been listening to. They just hide the words with crazy-sweet beats!
ReplyDeleteCan Jimmer restore my faith in BYU Basketball this week in the NCAA Tournament? And it is amazing to think how much crap is in the music we listen to. I listened to one of my favorite songs the other day and realized how many suggestive references there were. It was really disappointing.
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