See, when ladies stick together we can do some thangs!!! I like to see people take a stand especially since no one seems to stand for anything these days. . .
Cause or not, this sent a message, 'Not cool, Nelly. Not cool!' There are other ways for artists to express themselves creatively than to pull from the 'vulgar' and 'ignorant' file (which we seem to have down to a science)(hence, my signature uh, um yep
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I think this was a small step forward ('cause we sho haven't "arrived"). It won't stop record sales for these artists and it may not get artists to change this 'shock factor' phenomenon (each of them seem to be trying to out do each other). . . for ratings, sales, whatever. But I hope it gets our people to change their views, (have some pride ugh!!!)and see there's a bigger picture at hand than "oh, it's just a video". . . that we (as African-American women) are not okay being sex objects like the media portrays so maybe we should stop perpetuating the stereotype. . . okay I know that's a lot to ask. (sad) Heck, if taking stands like this do nothing more than get some people thinking (ie. the woman who posed as the human credit card terminal . . ."where is HER momma?!?!?!***) (and if you say she was in the back ground with the hot pink on. . . imma hit the floor!!!
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just a thought,
Steph~
*** (to this day, I am always conscious of "What if my momma could see me/ or Would my mother approve?. . . and govern myself accordingly. . . right? am i by myself?!?!? can't be.)