Post by DOOMS on Sept 30, 2014 16:06:29 GMT -5
Long article with some pretty harsh language quoted from some (c)rap song, but good points.
financialjuneteenth.com/bet-hip-hop/
financialjuneteenth.com/bet-hip-hop/
Dr Boyce Watkins: Why famous black people refuse to confront BET
Published On September 24, 2014 | By Staff | black people and money, corporate america, Dr Boyce, entertainment, financial commentary, Latest posts, Social Justice
by Dr Boyce Watkins
A couple of months ago, I was hit with an interesting controversy. I wrote an article to young black men, arguing that they should reject the influences of mainstream media and embrace the idea of sexual responsibility. My point was that sleeping around with a lot of different women is risky for many reasons, including: Unwanted pregnancy, STDs, child support issues, disappointing/harming the well-being of others and the risk of a false rape allegation from a woman you don’t know.
Personally, I thought I was doing the world a favor by telling young black men to be sexually responsible. Despite my best efforts, there were some who unbelievably thought I was promoting rape culture by even MENTIONING the idea that black men might be falsely accused of rape. I didn’t understand any of this, because thousands of black men have been falsely accused of rape over the centuries, this is nothing new. We should be happy that there is someone warning brothers to respect their bodies....
... Adolf Hitler once said that if you control the minds of the youth in a society, you also control the future. Additionally, it was the consistent promotion of negative propaganda about Jews that made it easier for German society to become comfortable with their systematic slaughter and incarceration. The EXACT same thing is happening to the black male in America, and much of this is occurring in music....
Published On September 24, 2014 | By Staff | black people and money, corporate america, Dr Boyce, entertainment, financial commentary, Latest posts, Social Justice
by Dr Boyce Watkins
A couple of months ago, I was hit with an interesting controversy. I wrote an article to young black men, arguing that they should reject the influences of mainstream media and embrace the idea of sexual responsibility. My point was that sleeping around with a lot of different women is risky for many reasons, including: Unwanted pregnancy, STDs, child support issues, disappointing/harming the well-being of others and the risk of a false rape allegation from a woman you don’t know.
Personally, I thought I was doing the world a favor by telling young black men to be sexually responsible. Despite my best efforts, there were some who unbelievably thought I was promoting rape culture by even MENTIONING the idea that black men might be falsely accused of rape. I didn’t understand any of this, because thousands of black men have been falsely accused of rape over the centuries, this is nothing new. We should be happy that there is someone warning brothers to respect their bodies....
... Adolf Hitler once said that if you control the minds of the youth in a society, you also control the future. Additionally, it was the consistent promotion of negative propaganda about Jews that made it easier for German society to become comfortable with their systematic slaughter and incarceration. The EXACT same thing is happening to the black male in America, and much of this is occurring in music....
