However, it strikes me that, as far as the people who are commenting on how horrible women are treated, and especially black women's treatment in rap music, it would be better for Imus to stay on the air, because then he would be that walking, talking symbol of the problem. Since he got fired, he and the noise level about him will fade away, and so will the pontificating on how women are treated.
One more - as much as people want to blame the white record company executives or the black singers, they are just trying to make a buck, which is a time-honored tradition in this country. The problem lies with the people who are willing to spend money for this stuff. If there was not an audience, there would not be a product.
You make a great point about the fact that if there was no audience for these rap songs...they would stop.
I have found it quite interesting this week whenever the subject of the rap songs has come up....the black person on the various shows (you fill in a name)...ALWAYS says that 75% of the rap CD’s are being bought by WHITE teenagers.
THAT way they can justify that they DO have an audience, which justifies them being made..BUT, that it is whitey that is buying them...perpetuating the stereotype that it is the white people that sustain the mistreatment of black women.