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I think so many people are looking at this as if this is a black/white issue, and/or that Pepsi pulled the ad because Bill O'Reilly said so. But honestly, Is Ludacris a good role model? I know that Brittany Spears wears revealing clothes, thus making her an unfit role model as well, however, that has nothing to do with Ludacris. I refuse to keep supporting entertainers, especially African American men who disrespect women in their music and on their videos, and get rich off of that. He may be a good entertainer to some, but the bottom line is that he is not a good role model. I usually turn a blind eye to the content of the songs because the beat is hot, and/or you can dance to it, but it's getting harder and harder b/c of the blatant disrespect for African American women. This is an artist who talks about his "hoes in different area codes" and other things along that line (I'm sure you all know
. I am not offended because his songs are not directed at me, however it is directed to women (namely African American women) and I am not going to support that. Please don't get caught up in the rhetoric and miss the whole point. It may have been bad judgment for Pepsi to do this after Bill O'Reilly said something about it, but they definitely made the right move. Ludacris and many other rappers are not good role models for our community, and that is what we should be standing up for. Don't forget, most people who purchase the CD's and support these rappers financially are minors! Do you want your son telling you how many hoes he has? I know Parenting should usurp some of the influence that rappers have, but we all know it doesn't. What Pepsi did does not mean Ludacris is a bad person, it just means he should not be a national spokesperson for a product and I agree 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
