Why are Hip-Hop Executives Making Excuses for Grown Man….
This afternoon Clutch tuned in with the rest of America to watch part two of Oprah’s Town Hall about Don Imus and the next steps for Black America. We found that many of the record label insiders made excuses for artists that consistently degrade us in their video and lyrics. Yes, many of the artist are from poverty, but I am sure that their mothers raised them not to disrespect women! African American men regardless of age should stand up and protect us, not degrade us.
We promise to post more about this issue and create a dialog…
Shout out to the ladies of Spelman College and Essence Magazine!
Let’s stand up and take lead….
Scene from Part I…
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Well, you know what?The girls say they go to the club and what not and the club is where you get down, especially in Atlanta.The club is the club.What do they actually expect?But I find more and more women calling themselves to other women “bitches” and “hoes” more than the men and rappers.So is it really hip-hop to blame?Its not hip-hop to blame.It so easy to point the blame to somebody.Why does it take for something so big to happen to get so much attention when its been around for years?I’m not getting this.And right now I’m kind of over it now.Right now I think those men were brave for going up there because when Ludacris went on her show she didn’t treat him as if he was an actor, but just a dirty ol’ guy.I love Oprah I do but I think she a little two-sided.
Black people will never get their stuff together because we are so prideful, and argumentative. We never want to admit that we got a problem. They talked a good game on that show…but, show and prove. How hard is it to prevent BET from playing videos that continue to promote drug dealing and big-booty strippers, and why is it so difficult for Russell Simmons and Kevin Liles to simply admit that they have made millions exploiting the poor, uneducated young black urban culture. We need real leadership…not inarticulate clowns like Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson. I wish Dr. King was still around…life would be so different!! Black Americans have got to be one of the most ignorant cultures ever…we were fighting for basic civil rights 30 years ago, and now we are so misguided that it is pathetic. What is it going to take for us to wake up?? Other culture disrespect us because we constantly disrespect ourselves. We have the most potential…get some many of us are entrapped by the slave mentality. Where and what will become of of in 50 years..we are the masters of our own destiny and look at us…UNFORTUNATE!!
I agree with both comments. I’m thinking rap songs call us b’s and h’s all day long. We call ourselves that (generally speaking). Such a shame. It’s wrong and always has been, but somehow we manage to make view things that are degrading as if they are compliments. It’s crazy!