Quote:
Originally Posted by shinerbock
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 wouldn't judge thge reality of how people feel by news coverage, which is meant to be sensational and attention-grabbing. I doubt that any Black scholars will be writing books about racism and outrageous radio personalities or psycho comedians, but many books have addressed misogyny and hypermasculinity in hip hop. Black people in the various communities I interact with regularly did not spend much time talking about Imus in our homes and with our friends (It was more just "Have you heard..."), but I've spent hours in heated conversations about misogyny and hypermasculinity in hip hop with Black people in all socio-economic situations.
Quote:
Originally Posted by shinerbock
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.
|
I also don't advocate censorship, but people who do surely recognize that getting all offensive rap off the airwaves is not a realistic endeavor, especially considering the enormous amount of money made by it, mostly off of White youth.
I do think that Black
men are generally less angry about misogyny than they are about racism, but I think that is to be expected. Unfortunately Black male voices are often seen as the only (important) Black voices.