Comments on: Christian Defense Coalition Criticize Jackson And Sharpton Over Imus Controversy http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/christian-defense-coalition-criticize-jackson-and-sharpton-over-imus-controversy/ Your daily dose of hip-hop gossip. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:21:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Lange http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/christian-defense-coalition-criticize-jackson-and-sharpton-over-imus-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Michael Lange Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:55:39 +0000 http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/christian-defense-coalition-criticize-jackson-and-sharpton-over-imus-controversy/#comment-1369 If firing Imus only means that to have kept him would imply that what he said is acceptable, then firing him was the right thing to do; after all, this is supposedly done in the spirit of fairness and equality; right? With that being said, then what must also happen, even if only being indirectly fair to Imus himself...Is that all rappers & hip-hoppers who've been guilty of the same improprieties,(in lyrics and videos,) be now held accountable for their roles in the denigration of women; the word "denigration" and the act thereof, is what after all, seemed to be what spurned the whole controversy to begin with; or at least used as an excuse for it. This would seem to be the next step, for failure to do so would not only allow it to continue, thus confirming the existence of a suspected double standard, but also make it appear as though the aforementioned groups shared no culpability in what has made it so commonplace to begin with. If all these things are true, than the same truths apply to to Sharpton and Jackson; both of which, as others have illustrated here, have been guilty of the same infractions and for which neither has ever publicly apologized. I would also like to add at this time (in anticipation that rappers and hip-hop artist may only slightly now clean up their acts,) that the image they convey be also called to task; for while wearing ones pants to reveal the underwear(for one example,) may only denigrate themselves, our youth emulates them; emulating them in every aspect from sex to the acquisition of "bling-bling" that finds the future of tomorrow placing more emphasis on sneakers, gold teeth, flashy jewelry and spinners for the cars than picking up a book or becoming a dignified adult. What I think needs to happen here is a unified effort; one that hits with the same veracity that the black community has hit Imus with. Using rappers and the so called hip-hop culture as an example. Firstly, if you listen to that trash, Stop! If you are buying it, Stop! If you watch Flava TV.(or anything like it) Stop! If your children have CDs' of it, destroy them. If your children wear the baggy pants, cut holes in them.(this put a halt to it when my best friend did it with his boys.) Cash in the gold chains and rings embodying hip-hop. Cease to purchase anything that advertisers use rap or hip-hop to sell. I for one wrote Heineken (maker of beer) when they did it, and they not only responded, telling me that the commercial would be pulled...but actually did it. Good luck with others though; for I've tried to no avail. Even stop buying Koolaid if you like drinking red sugar. The advertisers threats were the last straw that broke Imus. Let's see what happens when we pull out from the advertisers. If firing Imus only means that to have kept him would imply that what he said is acceptable, then firing him was the right thing to do; after all, this is supposedly done in the spirit of fairness and equality; right? With that being said, then what must also happen, even if only being indirectly fair to Imus himself…Is that all rappers & hip-hoppers who’ve been guilty of the same improprieties,(in lyrics and videos,) be now held accountable for their roles in the denigration of women; the word “denigration” and the act thereof, is what after all, seemed to be what spurned the whole controversy to begin with; or at least used as an excuse for it. This would seem to be the next step, for failure to do so would not only allow it to continue, thus confirming the existence of a suspected double standard, but also make it appear as though the aforementioned groups shared no culpability in what has made it so commonplace to begin with. If all these things are true, than the same truths apply to to Sharpton and Jackson; both of which, as others have illustrated here, have been guilty of the same infractions and for which neither has ever publicly apologized. I would also like to add at this time (in anticipation that rappers and hip-hop artist may only slightly now clean up their acts,) that the image they convey be also called to task; for while wearing ones pants to reveal the underwear(for one example,)
may only denigrate themselves, our youth emulates them; emulating them in every aspect from sex to the acquisition of “bling-bling” that finds the future of tomorrow placing more emphasis on sneakers, gold teeth, flashy jewelry and spinners for the cars than picking up a book or becoming a dignified adult.

What I think needs to happen here is a unified effort; one that hits with the same veracity that the black community has hit Imus with. Using rappers and the so called hip-hop culture as an example. Firstly, if you listen to that trash, Stop! If you are buying it, Stop! If you watch Flava TV.(or anything like it) Stop! If your children have CDs’ of it, destroy them. If your children wear the baggy pants, cut holes in them.(this put a halt to it when my best friend did it with his boys.) Cash in the gold chains and rings embodying hip-hop. Cease to purchase anything that advertisers use rap or hip-hop to sell. I for one wrote Heineken (maker of beer) when they did it, and they not only responded, telling me that the commercial would be pulled…but actually did it. Good luck with others though; for I’ve tried to no avail. Even stop buying Koolaid if you like drinking red sugar. The advertisers threats were the last straw that broke Imus. Let’s see what happens when we pull out from the advertisers.

]]> By: TanGyal http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/christian-defense-coalition-criticize-jackson-and-sharpton-over-imus-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 TanGyal Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:04:12 +0000 http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/christian-defense-coalition-criticize-jackson-and-sharpton-over-imus-controversy/#comment-1139 finally, some REAL talk. finally, some REAL talk.

]]> By: incognegro http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/christian-defense-coalition-criticize-jackson-and-sharpton-over-imus-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 incognegro Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:46:41 +0000 http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/christian-defense-coalition-criticize-jackson-and-sharpton-over-imus-controversy/#comment-1134 Right on! I wholly agree Right on! I wholly agree

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