check out some of the responses to the article in the "What's Really Going On" section: http://www.essence.com/essence/themix/takebackthemusic/sb_whatsreallygoingon.html
Thank you. I have been having conversations for months about the sad state of urban music. I am 32 years of age and can remember when women were sexy, sassy, smart and serving it up... MC Lyte, Latifah, Salt-n-Pepa, Moni Lov, EnVogue, Zhane...Oh, do you remember the times?
What I see on tv makes me sad. I took cable out of my home over a year ago and I can see the difference in my two sons. My oldest idolized the rappers and performers. He danced to the videos and seemed mesmerized by the beats and the women gyrating in front of the camera. He even turned to me and said that I was not a girl because I did not have the long weave, face full of make-up and skintight clothes. I looked him in his eyes and said you are right, I am not a girl. I am all woman. Woman enough to carry you and birth all 9 lbs. of you. I still wear my hair short and my clothes are professional attire more than anything else. Since the videos are gone, my sons both look at me and tell me what a beautiful woman I
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-SonniAliAmani
I see that Destiny's Child, one of the biggest female acts in pop music at present, is signed on to perform at the Essence Music Festival in 2005. My question: Will Destiny's Child be performing their hit song "Soldier"? If Essence is serious about taking back the music, Essence should consider promoting artists whose lyrics and videos support the values of the Take Back the Music campaign. In short, are4 you taking it back or talking smack?
-Paul
IF A FEMALE SUBJECTS HERSELF TO BE PUBLICLY VIEWED AS A TRICK OR A HO THEN THAT'S THE CHOICE SHE MAKES, BUT DON'T HATE ON THE ARTIST BECAUSE THAT IS HOW HE CHOOSES TO EXPRESS HIMSELF JUST AS FEMALES WHO ARE AGAINST SEEING THEIR GENDER MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO PORTRAY YOURSELF AS YOU WISH.
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