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Originally Posted by masraum
Exactly.
There's nothing wrong with rap music. I don't enjoy most of it, but I do like some of it. Sure, there are elements within the rap that seem to promote or stand for what most folks would consider bad values, morals, etc... I'm sure you can find similar stuff in several genre of music. A good kid can listen to rap and still be a good kid. A bad kid could listen to just about anything and still be a bad kid.
I get what you're saying, but unless taken to an extreme (the kid trying to be a gangsta) then there's nothing wrong with it. And with the wrong teen, trying to steer them a different direction could have the effect of pushing them deeper in to what you're trying to steer them away from.
I suspect that you've painted a picture in your head without much to go on, and that picture may be very, VERY far from reality.
And while I don't think you're a bad person or anything like that, the way your post comes across is not terribly flattering to you.
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Fixed it for you.
There's not much good with the majority of rap music. I don't enjoy most of it, but I do like some of it. Sure, there are some elements within the rap that are OK but most of it promotes or stands for what most folks would consider bad values, morals, promiscuity, Illegal activities, violence toward women and police and violence in general. I'm sure you can find similar stuff in several genre of music. A good kid can listen to rap and still be a good kid. A bad kid could listen to just about anything and still be a bad kid.
I get what you're saying, but the kid trying to be a wanna be gangsta should be taught that, that type of behavior is wrong, derogatory and really shouldn’t be promoted, and there is plenty wrong with most of it. And with the wrong teen, trying to steer them a different direction could have the effect of pushing them deeper in to what you're trying to steer them away from.
I suspect that you've painted a picture in your head of who I am without much to go on and became offended, and that picture is very, VERY far from reality. After all I did not grow up in an upper middle class white privileged family or neighborhood with a father willing to make excuses for me and willing to justify my behavior.
And while I don't think you're a bad person or anything like that, the way your post comes across is not terribly flattering to you.