Sigmadiva,
I agree that we should have our own products and industries. One problem that AA producers and owners have is that we will make a whole list of EXCUSES as to why we won't patronize their business. I believe that there was a thread on Greekchat listing out many of these excuses. And we all know what excuses are but conveniently forget when it comes to patronizing AA businesses. So it is easy to say that we should have our own but we must also, as consumers, commit ourselves to going the extra mile to support the businesses (both the current and new businesses).
SC
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Originally Posted by sigmadiva
My first thought at hearing this was  . While I can see where hip-hop has strong impacts on lifestyles and marketing, I also think that a company that has been around for over 200 years has, and can survive very well without hip-hop. I think Jay-Z may have overreacted a bit. Rouzaud's company does not owe Jay-Z anything. Jay-Z uses the champagne because of his choice.
I think this situation points to a bigger problem in the Black community. We are very good at buying things, but we seem to lag behind in developing our own industries. The money that we do earn leaves our communities because we don't re-invest in our own communites. Then we want to get mad at other people becaue we think it is their fault that we can't keep up with them. |