In the 1980s, the PMRC campaigned against pop music, focusing on explicit content and targeting heavy metal bands like Judas Priest and Mötley Crüe. Despite their efforts to label âobjectionableâ songs, a recent study found that heavy metal enthusiasts, while living riskier lives, were significantly happier as youths and better adjusted in their midlife compared to other groups. This counters the PMRC's narrative, suggesting their concerns were misaligned with the actual experiences of metal fans, as highlighted by Dee Snider during a congressional hearing in 1985.
The study suggests that while heavy metal enthusiasts had riskier lives as kids, they ultimately experienced greater happiness in youth and better adjustments in adulthood.
Dee Snider's testimony in 1985 highlighted concerns over the PMRC's misinterpretation of lyrics, framing their campaign as a disproportionate attack on metal music.
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