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I would NEVER presume to speak for Dr. King.
I was merely seeking clarification of your point before blasting off into the stratosphere! :biggrin1:
so are we now clarified? :smile::wink:
i'm not blaming any one person but it's foolish to think that corporations are clear of any guilt. there aren't enough black-owned business with enough power to launch gangsta rap into what it has become today, this DEFINITELY required the help of larger companies supporting these artists with deals and endorsements. it's impractical to say that the black community built this catastrophe on our own
We shall see. To paraphrase Cheryl Crow "Every post is a winding road" :biggrin1:
Speaking as one of those now grown well heeled and pampered suburban former teenagers Once again we are and have never been monolithic.
Your tone is highly offensive with words such as YOUR. Though many of those who practice the hip hop lifestyle may be black they are not all black and I personally do not appreciate you presenting that assumption.Much of what you say is true but black people are not the only consumers of Rap it has whether you like it or not become a reflection of a national cultural aesthetic that transcends race and ethnicity. Daddy Yankee isnt black. Eminem isnt black and they are very much Rap superstars .
Again, who said you were monolithic?
This is the core of creative expression coming from blacks in america, today...
I don't see a lot of black performers on television who DON'T fit this
If your creative community was producing, and BUYING, music about peace and love... that is what would dominate the airwaves.
In don't know: rap music isn't a favorite of mine, and the creepy looking fashions that have evolved from rap aren't my favorites either (puffy hats, grillwork, droopy pants, etc.). Maybe they should just shoot one another over the display of bad taste.
great use of cleverly constructed phrasing although it's beginning to feel a phil we may have to agree to disagree cuz i dont have the mental energy to spend all day hearing how everything i say is wrong. i'm posting to find people to relate to and converse with, not people telling me to lighten up about things that cross my mind. if im posting about it, it's because its important to me, if you're disagreeing with me on, well, just about everything i have to wonder what your motivation is for continuing to communicate with me since i'm clearly far inferior to you:wink:
is she any relation to Sheryl Crow? :wink:
I am not saying you are wrong... you keep telling me I am.
I have no problem with you disagreeing with me.
Mine is just my perspective... take it or leave it....
but consider it, is all I ever ask.
You are the one who asked for it.