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Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
Im curious to see if Sharptons crusade is met with applause while when Reagan and Bush Sr. tried to impose standards on the music industry the whole nation was up in arms crying "censorship! censorship
Originally posted by semperfortis
One needs to be very careful in support of what Sharpton, and others, as well as those calling for him to take a stance against any kind of music or talk radio.
1st Amendment people....
We start losing freedoms people, where will it stop?
Originally posted by seagull
You mean...(gasp)...that most hip hop artists (artist?) can't sing? I'm shocked to find that out. Really...just shocked.
Originally posted by xpert11
What a load of rubbish no one is forced to buy rap music or chose song lyrics as there moral values system. I have played most of the Grand Theft Auto games and yet I don't embark on crime sprees.
Originally posted by j_kalin
Having lived through the Tawana Brawley debacle in NYC when Al cut his protesting teeth, I have had little respect for the man.
...so in my opinion the ubiquitous first-amendment excuses ring false.
Just my opinion, thanks for reading.
Originally posted by CSIfan
The CEO and President, Zach Horowitz, is probably the place to start (this guy should have to answer for all that nasty music)...
I HOPE REV. AL GOES AFTER THEM WITH VIGOR...Rev. I am cheering you on! I will support the BOYCOTT.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
AWESOME!! This is EXACTLY what I was wanting to hear. I had very high hopes that after IMUS got in trouble for what he did, that everyone would look to the other garbage that is being rhythmically pounded into the heads of youth and young Americans. FANTASTIC. YES. And i am going to go so far as to say it has EVIL backing it. It is distructive. It is mndless anger. It ruins lives. It is evil.
Originally posted by CSIfan
I was so happy to see that the abusive lyrics of today's music, Rap included, were going to be addressed by somebody, anybody!
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
This is the height of unaccountability, IMO. Why not hold the actual "artists" responsible for the words they write and sing??? Zach Horowitz isn't writing or singing that "nasty music"... That's like going after the gun companies instead of the gang members who actually commit the crimes...
Good luck with that... As has been stated, Sharpton's been spewing that particular lip service for years now. It's only when it's a white guy that he actually does something about it.
Originally posted by CSIfan
If a company repairman comes out and fixes your fridge, and it blows up next week, do you sue the company repairman, or the company who sent him
Originally posted by CSIfan
The big shots--who stand to lose lots of money through litigation--will hurry up and straighten up, or suffer the consequences.
Here's a 2007 link and story:
Al Sharpton, the Hip Hop Summit Action Network’s Russell Simmons and Dr. Benjamin Chavis, and other community and religious leaders are planning a march to protest the alleged actions of G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo.
Billed as a “call to action and public grievance,” the rally is planned for Monday as a response to the artist’s alleged assault on the 14-year-old son of hip hop rival Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond, head of Czar Entertainment.
But they're not! You're ignoring the fact that your original story is a year old! There's nothing out there that indicate that Sharpton or anyone is going after "today's music". Give us a current link that supports your allegation. This is an old story!
The truth is, Al Sharpton and other black leaders and artists have addressed the issue of hard-core rap. Last month Sharpton helped organize a public protest against rapper Tony Yayo, a 50 Cent protégé accused of assaulting a teenager.
The problem: It seems that when black America protests the violence and misogyny in hip-hop, white America and the big media are not listening, which is ironic because white Americans are rap’s No. 1 customers.
Originally posted by truthseeka
You probably know this, but no one wants to blame the people who are TRULY responsible for this recent downward spiral of rap music. You saw it yourself here.
See, the artists who actually talk about REAL stuff are not promoted like the boo boo rappers. Which is why you don't see Mos Def and Common, for example, getting the INSANE coverage that rappers like Rich Boy and Huey are now getting.