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- From: aa593@Freenet.carleton.ca (Iain Pidcock)
- Subject: Re: Rap music
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.041320.1303@freenet.carleton.ca>
- Sender: news@freenet.carleton.ca (News Administrator)
- Organization: National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Canada
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 04:13:20 GMT
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- Oh oh. Misunderstood again. Please, no one is suggesting
- banning anything. I am the last person to suggest censorship
- and such like. I just thought that it would be useful if
- people stopped to think about what they are listening to.
- I know that a lot of people wholeheartedly accept the
- content of rap music as somehow being an "education".
- Kids who listen to the more violent crap should be aware
- that there is nothing particularilly glamorous about
- violence. If you saw a ghetto in L.A. and then
- listened to kids talk like they somehow identify with
- this sort of thing you would understand. I'm talking
- about kids from neighbourhoods and cities not plagued
- by poverty and violence. What do they really get
- from NWA talking about killing police? They seem to
- enjoy the idea. It is a fact that rap music has
- been linked to the dissemination of gang values throughout
- society. I mean, listen to the content! Now lets
- not go thinking that I hold Ice Cube responsible for
- all the worlds ills, but I don't think that it is
- socially productive to condone violence. I guess it
- is really up to the listener to exercise good
- judgement, but I remind you, good judgement is not
- something adolescents are known for.
- Also, don't go thinking I'm a priest or
- anything. I like all kinds of music, and believe it
- or not, think it is your right to listen to whatever
- the HELL you want (ooooohhh noooooh a baaaad wooooord).
- I just want people to think about music and listen to
- the message. Some music doesn't have a message. Fine.
- Is there anything in that message that you agree with
- and why or why not? This might seem like a big task
- but really its not that big of a deal. Try it with
- Motorhead sometime...
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- Iain Pidcock - Carleton University Student, Ottawa Canada
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- For the future we look to the stars, they look back and laugh
- "What me Worry?"- Alfred E. Newman
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