The "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content" sticker is a cautionary marking attached to music albums, video games, and various media forms that include explicit or potentially offensive material.

The story begins with Tipper Gore, the wife of then Senator Al Gore, who decided to gift her daughter the Purple Rain album by Prince.

Although we are unsure of her overall thoughts on Prince's work, she was taken aback by a reference to female m*sturbation in the song "Darling Nikki."

During the congressional hearing, Frank Zappa, along with John Denver and Dee Snider, testified against what they saw as artistic censorship.

They considered the hearing a misallocation of government resources, suggesting that it wouldn't have reached Congress if the women involved with PMRC weren't married to powerful men. Despite their opposition, the PMRC emerged victorious.

In 1990, the "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" black-and-white label was introduced, appearing first on 2 Live Crew's album "Banned in the U.S.A." By May 1992, approximately 225 records had been marked with this warning.

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