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Originally posted by HederaNaturale
Our little boys and girls shouldn't be listening to the song. If they are, its the PARENTS' fault and the PARENTS need to make some real decisions about what their kids are being exposed to. I am so against blocking myself or others from doing/listening to certain actions/media "for the kids"... My fam. knew how to teach me right from wrong and not allow the TV and radio to do that for them. I'm not jacking up my groove to "protect the youth" of parents who just don't bother to do their jobs.
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So basically, because you feel you turned out ok, your job is done? Your responsibility ends there?
Anyway, you've clearly misunderstood what I meant. When I say "our little boys and girls", I'm not talking toddlers. Instead, I'm speaking of young, impressionable teenagers and even some young adults. Unfortunately, for a lot of these kids, rap music (I refuse to call this hip hop) has become a "how to" manual on the acceptable way to view/treat women and what it means to be a man. How can we possibly be surprised when these boys (who eventually turn into men) treat girls like the b*tches and hoes these songs constantly tell them they are? How can we be surprised when these girls feel so worthless that they get pregnant at 14 because they allowed some grimy dude between their legs? Yes, their parents
should have taught them better, but the truth of the matter is that these same parents probably never had the proper guidance themselves. Does that mean we just write them off?
And don't get me wrong. I'm not necessarily saying that the music by itself has the power to corrupt. It's a much deeper issue than that. The music is a soundtrack, if you will, to the downward spiral of our families and communities. It's all complicatedly intertwined.
Now, let's review some of these lyrics again (sorry CT4):
"Wait til you see my d*ck"... "Ay, b*tch"... "Beat da p*ssy up"...
Do you really not see a problem with this message? To you, they may be just lyrics. For others, it becomes a way of life. It's these others that have my concern.
So, forgive me if I don't think getting your groove on supersedes the importance of holding these "entertainers" to higher standards of decency. Would you groove any less if the content were not so degrading? I think not. We are not mindless, vulgar, over sexed animals. Why do we purport ourselves to be? We've been bamboozled; Handed a bunch of BS about ourselves and we've bought it, hook, line and sinker. You may know better than to believe it, but you should count yourself as one of the fortunate ones.
I understand that you may not think it's your responsibility, but I tend to think a little differently. Contrary to popular belief, it really does take a village.
If you can't be a good example, then hopefully you'll be a horrible warning.
-Someone with good sense
