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Spicoli, it was a mix of right and left: The committee was founded by four women: Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President Al Gore; Susan Baker, wife of Treasury Secretary James Baker; Pam Howar, wife of Washington realtor Raymond Howar; and Sally Nevius, wife of former Washington City Council Chairman John Nevius. They were known as the "Washington wives" -- a reference to their husbands' connections with government in the Washington, D.C. area. In August 1985, 19 record companies agreed to put "Parental Guidance: Explicit Lyrics" labels on albums to warn of explicit lyrical content. Before the labels could be put into place, the Senate agreed to hold a hearing on so-called "porn rock".

Yeh that was pure classic and the literal definition of speaking truth to power. Leave it to Government to unify artist from East West coasts and all points in between. Dee Snider was a great closer and pretty much left ol Al Gore with his big foot in his own mouth. Hindsight is 20-20 but truth is it's stunning how much society buckled to that era and dictatorial moral authority directly from the Oval office and chambers of Congress. In recent memory this has to be the absolute closest and a direct example of Politicians, the Federal Gov actively working to censor and ban across the board. 4 were married to current lawmakers 3 of whom sat on the very Committee that would consider a blank cass tax. They said it was about a warning sticker for parents but it went so much further. An artist who was slapped with that sticker would/could be banned from live performances in multiple Cities. Stations fined and record labels 'assessed' on content. These clowns wanted to instruct the where, when, how and even if small retail could display and sell the product. Ol Tipper directly influenced and called for the jailing of Jello Biafra based on an "offensive" poster they included in the Frakenchrist album. Dude was criminally prosecuted after she chimed in to the law and legislators in Ca ffs. Ask Ice T about cancel culture before the keyboard movements came along .