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March 6th, 2019
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Frisby, Cynthia
Cynthia Frisby, professor in the Missouri School of Journalism, analyzed the lyrics of more than 400 top Billboard songs released between the years of 2006 to 2016 for themes of violence, profanity, misogyny and gender-role references.
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Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that pop music lyrics contain the same amount of violent content as rap and hip-hop. Photo:
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