1. When listening to music lyrics, have you ever been offended by the use of profanity alone? If yes, describe.

2. Have you ever been offended by sexual themes in music lyrics, even if the particular lyric contained no profanity? If yes, describe.

3. Have you ever been offended by violent themes (or direct calls for violence) in music lyrics, even if the particular lyric contained no profanity? If yes, describe.

4. Have you ever been offended by themes of drug use in music lyrics, even if the particular lyric contained no profanity? If yes, describe.

5. Have you ever been offended by an artist’s stage performance, in terms of sexuality, violence or drug use? (This question pertains to actions, not to the song lyrics, profane or otherwise.) If yes, describe.

6. Have you ever been offended by a music video, in terms of sexuality, violence or drug use? (This question pertains to the video itself, not to the song lyrics, profane or otherwise.) If yes, describe.

7. Are there any artists you have completely written off, strictly on the basis of indecency? If yes, describe.

8. Do you support to any degree private-sector efforts to censor music lyrics, once the record has already been produced? (For example, Wal-Mart refusing to catalog Green Day’s latest LP.) If yes, describe.

9. Do you support to any degree public-sector efforts to censor music lyrics? If yes, describe.

10. Do you support to any degree further FCC decency guidelines for radio and TV? If yes, describe.

I’d like to tag Patrick, Tobias, and Crazy Lady Say What??? with this meme. Passersby are invited to leave replies in the comments section, or post a link to replies on their own blog. When answers start coming in I’ll post my own responses, but I have to confess, I’m pretty l’aissez faire on the matter of song lyrics.

For some of our brief, earlier work on the subject, look here.