Ok please know in advance this is meant tongue in cheek but does highlight to me what I thought a bit ironic. One persons brew pub is another persons college website.
“So I went to this web site for advice on college. Lots of kids given the subject matter and it was first thing in the morning and I was eating a breakfast of Cheerios with bananas.
Next thing I know it became very raunchy. There was an entire discussion that included scantily clad women, grinding, simulated activity involving bananas, etc.
As a devout Mormon I just had a few questions about BYU and this is what I read.”
Propriety is entirely subjective.
Personally I would have looked up the lyrics of the obscene song and started belting them out. I suspect management would have quickly agreed to turn it off and I would have had some fun in the process.
I just got around to checking out those lyrics. Wow - they are very explicit and really not appropriate for a family friendly establishment. And I don’t consider myself a prude. “Paradise By the Dashboard Light” is not in the same category ( younger kids would likely not get the references to bases, etc).
I think you were correct in talking to the management.
You are clearly from Maryland and not Wisconsin. Almost all Wisconsin kids have spent some time in bars and know how to use the juke box, play foosball, jimmy the pool table for free games. It’s legal for parents to buy alcohol for kids in bars.
Even if this brewery that OP was in was only for adults, that music is not appropriate for me at 4 in the afternoon or at 11 pm. Of course, I didn’t let my kids watch Powder Puff Girls because every other word was “stupid” or “shut up” and I thought it inappropriate for 5 year olds. Lots of other choices in life so it was easy to eliminate. Call me Tipper.
In Ireland, children are allowed in the pubs until 8 PM, or thereabouts. They’re just as much a community gathering spot as they are a bar. Food is served and often there are musical performances. Many have nice sitting rooms that feel like a parlor in somebody’s home. Very different vibe than a bar in the US. They’re something neat to experience while traveling!
I agree that some of it is probably funny and I said earlier they are a parody type group with plenty of fans.They put on a great show for their fans who like what they’re doing. I get that and a recent interview with them indicates they have no intention of changing their ways in response to things like MeToo. That’s their business . But their fans are not young children going to their concerts. I just think there is a time and a place for everything.
They are on tour now so people are obviously buying tickets to see them. And their fans know what they’re getting into.
Don’t be so sure that their fans are not young children, or that the famlies at the brewery would not approve of the lyrics. As a public librarian, I see many, many families, from all economic groups, who really don’t see anything wrong with this kind of stuff and would not even blink an eye at this. It could very well be the parent of those kids who chose the music. You have a right to express your personal distaste for the music, but don’t assume that everyone there feels the same., even those with young kids.
Your editing seems to maybe alter your point but okay. I responded to your initial post.
@lololu Libraries. I’m all for them! I have 4 books out now. I’m certainly opposed to censorship. Lots of libraries seem to require a parent or guardian to sign for a minor child to get a library card.
If a parent wants their 8 or 10 year old to listen to some Steel Panther type lyrics or take them to a concert , that’s their business. And that’s on them about what they want their kids to hear.
There are adult only type venues that would not want children there. If parents bring them, again, to me, that’s on them as to what they’re exposing their kids to.
This was what I thought was a family friendly place. It didn’t seem so on this particular afternoon. Signed, your resident prude
Some comedy clubs, strip clubs, etc. are clearly adult oriented. . On some of the cruise ships I’ve been on , you’re not supposed to bring children into the later stand up comedy shows, which can involve some raunchy material.
I really feel for parents of the younger set today. Mine are 18 and 21 and I don’t even pretend to know how to handle the 13 and under crowd. It’s very different for them.
The favorite game of the 14 and up crowd for many years has been Cards Against Humanity. I think it’s funny and play it- but it’s not for everyone.
I don’t know anyone who hasn’t had a “Karen” moment. For me, I immediately regret it. @sevmom It offended you and as long as you were polite, I see nothing wrong with you saying something. As far as the kids- I doubt they even noticed. With the amount of language I hear in public today, I think they have become very numb to it.
Yes, the conversation I had with the bartender in charge that afternoon was very polite . I have no regrets that I said something. They can ignore my concerns if they want to. That’s up to them, of course.
The problem I have with this band is not a matter of “language.” It’s the misogyny in the lyrics. If they are being facetious or satirical, it’s all the more inappropriate for children- who might not be able to make the distinction.
Google the lyrics to “Critter” or “Fat Girl” if you don’t believe me.
Did the bartender look up the music and tell you what the songs were? I am guessing yes, since you are not a fan (nor am I). Maybe they will go the extra mile and remove it.
No, he did not. We heard the lyrics, H googled them and easily found what songs they were attached to. It was a quick conversation with the bartender. I voiced my concerns and left.
I have no doubt- I only listened to one of the songs that was played- I don’t want to give them more clicks. It was a lot of F words. Those 2 songs weren’t played- but I’m sure they aren’t great either.
How many of these kids were even hearing it- most kids are on their own devices at these places. Or it’s loud. I think there is a lot of emphasis on lyrics that these kids are probably not even paying attention to. I think we forget that as kids, a lot of stuff goes over our heads.
