I received this email yesterday and thought I would pass it on to see how the rest of the world would react to criticism about RAP music. As I see it, RAP music almost equals the "N" word that the NACCAP buried yesterday to rid the world of its negativism.
What do you think?
*I am sending this to my entire list for a couple of reasons. Number one, rap music is purchased the world over; the primary audience is no longer solely the African American community. Since it has become an international phenomenon that means we all are at risk; we all are at risk for the fallout from the negative messages and negative images these artists are promulgating.*
It is not just Black people who suffer when our own artists negate us or denigrate us or present images of us that are less than dignified; those who do not know Black people begin to think that is how we are. Or even worse, those who DO know us fantasize about our remaining in the ways they have always felt we should be.
Negative images of any race hurt the global community; they misinform or they confirm the deepest darkest fantasies one group may have about another.
Don't participate. Yes, raise your own children, but think very carefully about how far that moniker reaches.
What's your opinion?
Do you agree? Disagree? Have no opinion?
