Portland Public Schools 'rap music' ban sparks allegations of racism

The Oregonian/OregonLive ^ | August 24, 2016 | Bethany Barnes

[suthener]

Teri Brady, senior director of transportation at Portland Public Schools, sent a directive to bus drivers in March forbidding "religious, rap music, or talk show programs."

Because religion and religious music is equivalent to rap if you're an ignorant liberal.

[Sacajaweau]

Rip the damn radios out. Ridiculous that they exist in the first place.

[txrefugee]

How did all the clueless liberals wind up on our coasts? It almost makes you wish that global warming was true.

[OttawaFreeper]

Would they allow “Soul Train” if it were still on?

[Tracker47]

Music is like candy: You throw the (w)rappers away....

[Buckeye McFrog]

Some really unexpected good common sense in Portlandia.

[2banana]

They should play Rush

[IC Ken]

RAP music is racist.

[chajin]

How did all the clueless liberals wind up on our coasts?

Centrifugal force.

[clamper1797]

Rap and music have nothing in common

[bus man]

They’re right; rap “music” is entirely inappropriate. “Music to get angry by” is what I call it.

That said, I kind of see protesters’ point, if they’re going to ban rap but allow country and jazz. Seems to me, the best solution is just to turn off the radios altogether. Or, if they must play something, play classical music.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Go watch Straight Outta Compton

Then ask yourself just how in the hell did Ice Cube end up starring in kids' movies?

[BlueStateRightist]

Keep crying “racism” over everything. Only helps Trump.

[Organic Panic]

One of the whitest cities in America banning rap. Well... Guess the demographics of most shootings and homicides? Guess the name of the BLVD running through the most only violent part of the city?

[bassmaner]

They should play Rush

The talk show host, or the Canadian power trio?

[Maverick68]

If it’s pre-90’s Soul Train, I’d be all for it.
There are some excellent Youtube vids of some really great Soul Train performances from the 70’s and 80’s.

[NorthstarMom]

We always had music in the school buses-it was tuned into a local pop station. Classical music may have kept us even quieter. I can’t imagine the long drives without the radio-drivers would get bored.

[bk1000]

“If it’s pre-90’s Soul Train, I’d be all for it.”

I hated Soul Train. It meant cartoons were over.

[Maverick68]

Haha....true.
If you are nostalgic for some great 70’s cartoon memories, visit the “Plaid Stallions” blog.

[Larry Lucido]

Nothing like Neil Peart to get you going in the morning.