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Originally posted by TonyB06
I like Leonard Pitts and generally agree with his commentary -- but who is he really blaming here? After all, to blame everybody is to blame nobody. Is it really up to the civil rights leaders on CNN to explain to my children why 50 cent's CD is not coming into the crib? If we leave it to the "leaders," is it then okay for parents to let it slide when they hear the music because the kids are just "rebelling like we did back in the day?"
Yeah, we can blame the rappers but they're just vendors moving, in this case, mentally poisonous product.
I agree ST that the dominant society's guilt trip is over and has been so for quite a while now. I think that's what gives rise to the wide distribution of the Ward Connerlys, Larry Elders, etc...
ok, Ima put my soap box away now...
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Now that you mention it, it really is up to the parents and responsible adults in the children's lives to stand up and say the mentally poisonous rap won't be allowed into the crib. If I have kids (big if because of my age and single status), I will do my darnedest to make sure they only listen to jazz.
Also, good call on the rise of the Connerlys and Elders of the world. Even though I do believe in personal responsibility and such, those guys are quite unnerving.