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Originally Posted by laylo
It is to be expected that the response to a one-time statement or outburst is going to be different from the response to music by hundreds of artsists continuously playing 24-7 on thousands of radio stations all over the world. I don't think that shows that the anger is less intense or on a smaller scale.
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I'm not sure it would conclusively show that either, but I do think the anger is on a smaller scale and generally less intense. Actually, I think it makes sense that it would be, because I think black people are likely personally impacted less when they take action to get someone like Imus fired.
I didn't see protests outside BET regarding "Uncut". If I wanted things like Uncut off the air, I'd agree, its a step in the right direction, but I still think its quite distinct from situations like the Imus one. Goes back to intensity. Also, that music is still out there, being played all the time, listened to by tons of people (whites too, I know). The images are gone (to a degree), but the message is clearly still out there. Is there a large scale movement to get all the offensive rap off the airwaves?
Once again, I don't want all offensive rap music off the air, just like I don't want offensive people like Imus off the air.