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mlr710 · March 2nd, 2008, 10:00 PM

I am as big a proponent of free speech as there is. I believe individuals and groups have the right to be as ignorant as they want to be as long as it does not infringe upon the rights and liberties of anyone else. Therefore, I generally disagree with the complaints against artists (any type) based on the fact that although I personally dislike many of the messages, its their right to speak (rap, sing, act, whatever) their "art'. And even though the thought of watching even 2 minutes of shows such as Flavor of Love or I Love New York reduces me to violent pains in my head...I respect the individual choices of those clowns to portray themselves as modern day minstrels.

I also understand the intrinsic harm that can be done to an individual or group (i.e. US FOLKS) by these very artists and TV mammies & step n fetchits. I do know that there is actual harm done simply by the images alone. It reinforces dangerous perceptions about women and men of color every single day, particulary to those who are young and may not have positive influences in their day-to-day life to combat what Sony, BMG and Viacom throw out every hour on the hour. However, the liberal "we can't legislate morality" side of me always prevails and I still see more harm in censoring art (even if its not art but crap masquerading as art). I believe in not supporting those artists thru financial means or their sponsors, but to actually deny a person, any person the right to say what they want, regardless of my personal feelings, is too far...........until today.

Today, I viewed this. Today I watched this and realized my right to the minutes I spent watching it, were gone forever and could not be retrieved. Today, I saw this and lost at least a fourth of my brain cells that are probably too scared to re-generate themselves. What this video is right here, is not anybody's right. Mind you, I went to school in Florida during the peak of Miami Bass - 2 Live Crew, Poison Clan, 95 South, Clay D....and yet still, not anything I ever witnessed in person, on the bootleg concert video or Freaknik or anywhere else, registers close to this....this.....I can't even describe it. I could find a redeeming quality in a gay porn flick before I find it in this. After watching this, I'm just gonna wait on the rapture, because if its come to this, that's all we have left.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MntO02WLpk

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mlr710 Afr0 Resident mlr710 is offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 782 Thanks: 56 Thanked 173 Times in 123 Posts Rep Power: 12 Credits: 12,125	Has All Self-Respect DIED? Please View I am as big a proponent of free speech as there is. I believe individuals and groups have the right to be as ignorant as they want to be as long as it does not infringe upon the rights and liberties of anyone else. Therefore, I generally disagree with the complaints against artists (any type) based on the fact that although I personally dislike many of the messages, its their right to speak (rap, sing, act, whatever) their "art'. And even though the thought of watching even 2 minutes of shows such as Flavor of Love or I Love New York reduces me to violent pains in my head...I respect the individual choices of those clowns to portray themselves as modern day minstrels. I also understand the intrinsic harm that can be done to an individual or group (i.e. US FOLKS) by these very artists and TV mammies & step n fetchits. I do know that there is actual harm done simply by the images alone. It reinforces dangerous perceptions about women and men of color every single day, particulary to those who are young and may not have positive influences in their day-to-day life to combat what Sony, BMG and Viacom throw out every hour on the hour. However, the liberal "we can't legislate morality" side of me always prevails and I still see more harm in censoring art (even if its not art but crap masquerading as art). I believe in not supporting those artists thru financial means or their sponsors, but to actually deny a person, any person the right to say what they want, regardless of my personal feelings, is too far...........until today. Today, I viewed this. Today I watched this and realized my right to the minutes I spent watching it, were gone forever and could not be retrieved. Today, I saw this and lost at least a fourth of my brain cells that are probably too scared to re-generate themselves. What this video is right here, is not anybody's right. Mind you, I went to school in Florida during the peak of Miami Bass - 2 Live Crew, Poison Clan, 95 South, Clay D....and yet still, not anything I ever witnessed in person, on the bootleg concert video or Freaknik or anywhere else, registers close to this....this.....I can't even describe it. I could find a redeeming quality in a gay porn flick before I find it in this. After watching this, I'm just gonna wait on the rapture, because if its come to this, that's all we have left. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MntO02WLpk __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.