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Originally posted by Conskeeted7
Just to play devil's advocate for a minute...why turn down Nelly's bone marrow drive if it's the music that you have a problem with? And I bet he didn't have to beg any of those strippers to do what they did in the video. They are probably proud of their performances and would do it again in a heartbeat. True, it is not a good image to have of any woman, but if he is trying to redeem himself through a good cause, why knock him for it? Maybe he's just doing what he knows will make money so that he can draw attention to better causes like bone marrow. If those strippers weren't dancing for him, they'd be dancing for someone else. He just gave them an additional venue.
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From what I have read, it seems that in the end, Nelly and the foundation pulled out of the drive. The students said we want the drive but not the artist. The foundation said you cannot have one without the other.
I unfortunately came across that video during about of insomnia and was horrified. It was actually the worst video I had ever seen on uncut (which I do not watch but of the ones I have come across it took the cake). I do not by the "if the women were not willing to participate, it would not happen" argument. It takes two to tango. Even if they are willing, there is nothing that requires a man swipe a credit card down her @$$. Videos and other images like this of Black women are what teach our young girls that this is acceptable behavior. This is how they are being socialized to think that sexual favors are how you get boys to like you and all you have going for you. Have you heard about the jelly bracelet game? What would ever convince a child that a game that requires her to perform sexual favors is okay? It also teaches our boys to emulate these men and to believe that it is okay to treat women as sex toys, to degrade them and to swipe credit cards in their butts!!! Nelly's foundation is not the only game in town and not the only organization working to wards increasing the number of African American bone marrow donors. I do think they made the right decision, they tried to still have them come but at least engage in a dialogue about this foolishness. The more we sit back and stay quiet about these things, the more prevalent they will continue to become and the more society will be come convinced of this image of all of us as Black women.