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Originally posted by CamB
I might go out on a limb here and try and write what I think when I read this - I reckon I'll find some disagreement. But what the hell.
...ignoring the financial side of it (I have a strong suspicion gansta rap is $$$ driven - gansta ***** sells, apparently)...
I have different expectations from young males of legal age whose music reflects a rough upbringing encompassing violence, real or imagined racism and poverty than I do of a couple of 13 year old girls whose views are ENTIRELY reflective of their parents' indoctrination(1).
I think the racist language in rap music is (a) a minority of the point of it, and (b) a byproduct, rather than the point of the music. Those two chicks don't seem to be able to say the same thing...
I want to be clear - I don't condone the "kill whitey" crap in rap, and it saddens me that people buy it (my guess is that listening to it makes them feel badass).
(1) I recognise that "indoctrination" is a strong word, but my view is that we (being humans) are not preprogrammed to believe that one race is superior to another.
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Up until a year ago I would have agreed with you 100%. Them I hired my receptionist. She is 75% Black and 25% Japanese. Her mom is black and her dad 1/2 Black 1/2 Japanese. They are divorced and her step dad is black. Her real dad lives across the country.
She has always lived in an upper middle class enviroment, attended one of the top 20 public high schools in the USA and has a full scholership for a 4 year degree in which she is studying to be a RN.
She is a total racist and does not like white people. Why she works for me is beyond me although she has told me that because I am of Italian decent I am O.K. in her book. I imformed her that Italians can be the biggest racists of all and she should hate me.
She has ponndered why there is no Maclom X day like a MLK day. She hates cops especially white ones. She feels inner city black youths are lucky to have street gangs to join so they have a sense of belonging and a "street family" to associate with.
I have her sitting ina room with a guy from rural Kentucky, the conversations are eye opening.
Why does she feel this way? My guess? The rap stars tell her to. Listen to that garbage enough and you will believe it. Grow up on it?