The Imus Tongue, is it a torch of inflamatory words, or a replay of our music?

Question

The whole wave about Don Imus shook us a little bit, now of course he did a wrong thing, but I feel that he replayed what we often hear in our music such as rap and hip hop. My opinion is that for evry rapper who uses chauvinst, racist, or profanity in his/her song should be taxed heavily before being handed a paycheck. I am an African Woman, and I don't think that what the profane artists do is right at all, both suckers should get served, or what do you think, feel free to answer, best answer 10 points and everyone is a winner.

Answer 1

racism and sexism in music have existed for the past century. it didn't start with rap music. rap/ hip hop is a good scapegoat simply because it is already under attack by various groups and is thus an easy target. There is a certain racism in attacking rappers as if they were the cause of sexism, violence, etc. i don't hear anyone talking about taxing the rich white men that run all the major radio and telivision networks that propagate such negativity. rappers are artists and thus have creative license and free speech rights. a tax on their lyrics would be a suspension of such rights. perhaps we should look at the james bond movies in which bond gets laid by some random woman un every film. or let's take a good hard look at the porn industry. why are ronjeremy and hugh heffner being blamed for society's ills? don imus is obviously a racist and sexist. there is no excuse for his behavior. i listen to at least as much rap as hip hop as imus and i've never called anyone a "nappy-headed ho."

no, the music's not to blame. that's far to easy and obvious of an excuse. instead, we need to take a good, hard look at why such an obviously prejudiced man was allowed to be on the radio for so long and we need to take a good hard look at why the only rap music most people hear is the sexist and mysogenistic sort. rappers are not the problem here, the institutions that maintain standards of obscenity in entertainment are. let's try not to shoot the messenger.

Answer 2

It has nothing to do with music. Music if a freedom of expression and it didn't cause Imus to say what he said. Sure hip-hop does sometimes have language that is offensive to many. I think that there is a big difference between the current state of hip-hop and the words of Don Imus. The words used in hip-hop and the images that they portray might have an effect on the youth and the image of African Americans and other minorities, but it most likely didn't affect a man like Dom Imus.

Answer 3

Rappers are censored heavily.
Many many rap songs must be remade for radio airplay or they cannot be played. if the rapper wants money and fame he must conform.
Its about appropriate language.
There is a difference between being broadcast on the mainstream public airwaves and being on a CD which must be purchased by the listener.
This is about what you say and how you say it.
Not about what you think. No one can censor what you think.

Rappers also flow about truth and reality of their lives and their culture, which is also the audience they are addressing..what Imus said was not true, nor was it a social statement. Its was just plain mean racist and evil "joke".
If you want to buy an Imus CD and laugh at his "jokes" you can do that, but it shouldn't be condoned by the government and broadcast on the public airwaves and neither should hateful racist rap.

Answer 4

just to give you a laugh, as a Brit in the US I had to get my US hubby to explain the nappy bit .... a nappy in the UK is a diaper !!!! I was confused .....

I agree it's a ridiculous double standard - he shouldn't have said it as the women in question certainly didn't deserve such an unprovoked attack but as you rightly point out why should women in general be subject to the bullsh*t rap lyrics that are so popular nowdays ..... personally I don't care & I'm not offended as I think the rappers & Imus are as stupid as each other

I blame political correctness gone mad & the parent advisory 'explicit lyrics' warning on music - there is NOTHING more guaranteed to make kids think something is cool than something their parents are supposed to ban ..... yawn, this world can really be a tedious place at times .... try to ignore the media hype over such issues & concentrate on enjoying your own life is my plan !!!

Answer 5

He was trying to be "in" and repeating what he has heard and probably said before. I gues he got what he deserved as long as everybody else does too.
Funny too how Russel Simmons is all of a sudden leading the way. He made his fortune from C-rap and now he is against certain words. Just about the whole industry is leading young men down the wrong path. It's not about 3 words. It's about the theme of the music. Just negative junk.

Answer 6

I agree! and then idiots like smokin ok thoroughly omit the element which you are attempting to hold living house. it quite is directed at me, because of the fact, confident, i understand i'm not a ***** and hoe, yet that doesn't end men from labeling me as one. The track is extra advantageous than merely a track, for many it quite is a life-variety. youthful men and youthful women individuals seem as much as rap to control whats in. I to have heard and seen many men calling women individuals hoes and bitches too, regardless of in the event that they don't even understand them. "she ain't nothin yet a hoe any techniques, overlook her." Rap portrays women individuals like they're not something yet intercourse products, you have intercourse with one, and circulate onto the subsequent which additionally probable why you notice a lot cheating in youthful men too, they see their rappers talking approximately ******* hoes, and that they think of that is alright to run by using women individuals like rest room paper. while will human beings start to realize that their words have a huge impact on woman. i will not be able to think of of the final time i heard a rapper use the word woman! that is like woman is a cuss word! lol. women individuals ought to open their eyes and end being so damn ignorant. you're a ***** honey, the rapper isn't talking approximately sarah down the line, he's talking approximately all women individuals!

Answer 7

Girl, please, dude got fired, and we'll never hear from him again, and most of the world never heard of him before this all happened. New topic, please.

Answer 8

That sh!t is over, can we please talk about something new.