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Originally Posted by Honeykiss1974
Should we now shift our focus and outrage from IMUS to the rap industry?
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*none of the following is directed toward Honeykiss*
That's been happening for over a decade.
Imus in neither a savior nor a catalyst for change as some misguided people have been claiming he is.
I was angered when I heard someone call Baisden's show and say "black people need to write a letter and THANK Imus."
That's stupid and black people are falling into the same old trap of looking for saviors and false leaders to tell us what we need to be concerned with and when/how we need to act.
If folks are going to jump on the bandwagon and pretend that criticisms of the music industry are a brand new thing, I'm EXTREMELY disinterested.
But I hope those of you who are charged and excited about this "new" perspective keep it up. Change can take years to decades. Shortsighted people think nothing has been done or changed just because we still hear derogatory lyrics and see derogatory images.
Another annoying comment from Baisden's show: "Our ancestors would be rolling in their graves if they saw where we are now."
Uh...well...maybe not. That approach is as dumb as the "what would our Founders of our organizations say/think" comments. These people had certain opinions and left certain legacies. But we don't really know what the hell they'd say or do now. We need to be motivated on our own. Pay homage but don't get too stuck on holding seances to figure out if Harriet Tubman would be pissed at black people today.
*relax, relate, release.....*
