The Editor, Sir:

I would like to commend Esther Tyson for her very courageous piece written on February 1, under the heading 'Rampin' Shop' - musical poison'. Her article was direct confrontation of popular culture, to the extent of naming one of the popular artistes.

Interestingly, Tyson's article and that of Glenda Simms were basically saying the same thing.

Tyson ended by stating, "until the decent, well-thinking citizens of this nation begin to be outraged and put a stop to this airing of filth, then we condemn ourselves as a nation doomed for destruction."

Simms ended by saying, "something drastic has to be put in place so that all of us can come to the understanding that the integrity of childhood is the most important building block in our pursuit of a sustainable, socially coherent, economically viable and spiritually enriched, civilised and developed society."

Maybe it is time for parents to come to a full understanding of the destructive pressures which are being brought to bear on our children in this area and, thereafter, organise ourselves as an effective pressure group in the interest of our young ones.

I am, etc,

S. RICHARDS

Sprichards@cwjamaica.com