Yes she does get it! When you hear two white boys in high school saying, "What's up, my Ni****?" to each other, then you know they did not pick it up from home. Until more "leaders" continue to criticize the "gangstas" who make make billions off of this, nothing will change. We as a people will continue to the Step'N'Fetchit fools of the US. Entertainment for the masses (who will be less white and increasingly brown and olive).
Do you or any body else remember C Delores, I was talking about her in another thread today and forgot her name.
The following is a comment I posted in another thread responding to someone else dealing with Imus addressing this same situation:
Well did you ever hear about the college girls at Spelman who protested the rapper Nelly? I guess you haven’t, but I know it made was in all the black magazines when it hit. Or about that other black woman who recently died and spent a long time fighting against rap music, although she recieved many death threats for doing so.
Everyone knows that the media gives more attention to some stories than others. I was waiting to see if the major newstations would pick the Spelman story up. Guess what it never happened. The only reason I found out about it is because relatives from Atlanta told me about it. My mom used to have subscriptions to Essence, Ebony, and Jet. These magazines always brought this issue up and voiced disgust with it.
Just like no one could stop the Dixie Chicks from doing and saying what they wanted to say, the same goes for rap music. The ones who are disgusted with rap music employ the same techniques that folks who are disgusted with the DC employ mainly just by not buying their music.
At the same time, all rap music is not the same. You have some rappers that just rap about social issues or issues that are involving blacks and not bashing women. I remember this one rapper put out a song called “Be a Father to your Child”. Some rappers have put out songs that are uplifting and respectful to women. Will Smith is known for putting out rap albums that don’t involve cursing. But you can guess what music gets most play on the radio stations.
I know a lot of people who can’t stand BET (myself included) and just don’t watch it and have voiced many complaints to them about it. It has fell on deaf ears. I have watched this other station called TVOne a few times that seems to be like the anti-BET.
Another thing you need to realize that this whole rap business is a lot of money for the people involved. The biggest winners are not the fly by night and run of the mill rappers, but these record companies and producers. A lot of them no matter how many complaints are willing to give up on something that is giving them so much money. So some black folks just do the talking with their wallet. As a matter fact, I read that the biggest buyer of rap albums is white youths.
Another thing my beef with Imus comments have nothing to do with race, but everything to do with a bunch of young college kids who are just trying to get an education.
125 posted on 04/10/2007 11:06:17 AM CDT by YoungSoutherner (To be young and conservative)