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- From: pet@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (paul eng-yi tan)
- Newsgroups: aus.music
- Subject: Re: Rap music
- Message-ID: <pet.727845827@munagin>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 03:23:47 GMT
- References: <1993Jan22.192044.20225@freenet.carleton.ca>
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- Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- aa593@Freenet.carleton.ca (Iain Pidcock) writes:
-
- >So, Brian May thinks rap is a product of Canadian Society eh?
- >And we let our folks run around with guns do we? Guess again
- >genius. American law and the American costitution apply to
- >the United States of America only. Your statement is as
- >rediculous as saying violence and guns are a product
- >of New Zealand and American society. Ever heard of
- >a nation's sovereignty? Just because we border the USA
- >doesn't mean to say our culture and crime stats mirrors
- >the united states any more so than Australia mirrors
- >that of Indonesia. Garbage statements like the one you
- >make only serve to prove that you can type faster than
- >you can think. Get the facts and prove to me that Canada allows
- >the free use of firearms and i'll buy you a big bottle of
- >vegemite.
-
- Let me just try to defuse this a bit. Canada has a rather low profile
- here, and to many of us, it's almost an American state. Its culture
- seems to be almost identical to American culture, its economy dependent
- upon America, the accents watered-down American accents, and its music
- quite American-oriented. You must excuse us for our ignorance in this
- matter. Do you know the difference between Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
- Malaysia, and Vietnam? I do, to a degree, but only because I've lived in
- Thailand; I wouldn't expect most people here to.
-
- The fact remains, however, from your own statements: Canada is affected
- heavily by America, and this includes gun smuggling and violence.
- I don't know whether or not the following would be true: Canada's
- government hasn't done enough to stamp out such smuggling, and this
- approximates an implicit permission for such things to occur.
-
-
- I agree that violence in music is not a positive thing. But to target
- rap as the culprit is unfair. Consider the violent images in heavy metal
- and industrial music (I like industrial BTW). And many leading rap groups
- are pro-peace; it's a minority who heavily endorse violence. De La Soul,
- for example, is peaceful, as are the Jungle Brothers, Definition of Sound,
- Redhead Kingpin, Dream Warriors, PM Dawn, ...
-
- Paul
-
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