Given the virtually inescapable presence of arguably salacious pop stars in our daily lives these days (have you been able to get through a single day recently without being subjected to an invocation of Lady Gaga?), one prominent figure in the entertainment industry is actually speaking out. But it’s precisely who is speaking that is surprising. Mike Stock of the wildly successfully production triumvirate, Stock, Aitken and Waterman (the songwriting and production trio behind such pop luminaries as Rick Astley and Kylie Minogue) railed against the deterioration of values in the industry. Stock is quoted as saying in an interview in the Daily Mail that today’s children are being prematurely ‘sexualised’ due to constant exposure to this era's comparatively uninhibited parade of pop and R’n’b chart fodder, much of which he decries as ‘soft pornography.” Is Stock right? Have our pop stars become too lurid? Are our kids being subjected to too much, too soon? What steps are you taking in your household to stem the steamy tide that’s pumping from your stereo and television? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Are kids being threatened by 'pop chart porn'?
Given the virtually inescapable presence of arguably salacious pop stars in our daily lives these days (have you been able to get through a single day recently without being subjected to an invocation of Lady Gaga?), one prominent figure in the entertainment industry is actually speaking out. But it’s precisely who is speaking that is surprising. Mike Stock of the wildly successfully production