How much of Slim Shady/Marshall Mathers/Eminem's stuff have you listened to?  I really want to find someone that has listened to it that attacks it, because so far all I have ever seen is people that hear a little snippet and get all pissed. Of course it's outrageous, it's rap! Or, as written by one more talented than I: "let it go, let it flow, let the good times roll, It ain't nuttin but music". 

Thank you for your wish of luck with my daughter. I'm sure we'll be just fine. She enjoys Eminem's music, just like she really dig's DB's, and like she wants nothing more than go go see Cowboy Mouth in concert once a week. But as far as I know the only people she idolizes are her parents and maybe her favorite politician, Russ Feingold.

Ok, so the sword thing was ok. How about the 2x4 upside the snort's head? Selling pounds and pounds of coke? C'mon, it's all just good fun. Let's see if you are grasping it yet - Just because someone's pregnant doesn't mean they don't need killing!

I do not believe that the world is getting uglier because of Eminem. He sings (yes, sings) about things that all kinds of people think about but don't have the courage to come right out with. What is making the world uglier is how people seem to be losing their ability to think about things themselves and stand up for what they believe in.

Eminem is also helping out the music scene in his hometown by booking local talent. And so far his daughter has been busted for trying to get a margarita served to her.   ;p  

There are a lot of talented people that are starving, and a lot of mindless dweebs making a nice living. And vice versa, and it will always be like that. It sucks that NFU isn't selling millions and boring mundane musicians like Sting, Sheryl Crowe and Norah Jones are.   

Go see the movie, and if you send me your address I'll send you a sampler of what you've been missing. Then we can continue this conversation.