Dear Editor,
In church we are taught that we are to listen to good, uplifting music. Why then, don't BYU dances follow such guidelines?
What I hear at BYU dances is sensual, worldly and profane lyrics. Even those songs that are reasonably clean are full of innuendos toward worldly passions and desires
There are many who would say one could interpret these lyrics however they wanted to. I say give me a break! We know what these lyrics are talking about. Do they have to play Jennifer Lopez's 'Come Over' before we admit to the perniciousness of these lyrics?
It gets worse. I have heard curse words a number of times in music played at BYU dances. At the last BYU dance I attended, Eminem's 'The Real Slim Shady' was played. The song is full of vulgar language and extremely filthy.
The sad part is that this song was the song that got everyone dancing. I hope that this was because few people actually knew the lyrics to this song. I sure didn't, and I admit, they were sung so fast I couldn't tell what they were saying without really focusing on them. Does this make it right to support such music?
We are giving our support to groups such as Eminem and to the ideas they represent, simply by being audience to their music - i.e. by attending BYU dances.
We are taught that never at any time should we be engaged in an activity that keeps us from being in tune with the spirit. Honestly ask yourself if you were in tune during your last BYU dance.
If you cannot answer this question in the affirmative, perhaps you should reconsider attending these dances.
Gordon Lemmon
San Bernardino, Calif.