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Current mood:  grateful Category: News and Politics
The Question I would like to pose to all my friends and those soon to be is:
Does the Imus situation speak to the bigger issue of Pornography, video vixens, swimsuit and lingerie modeling, or exotic dancing as a voluntary form of mysogyny or did a tired , out of date old man just put his foot in it? It's so easy to play the race card on so many issues but, was that racist if, by supporting the joke, he used Spike Lee's movie which had barely one white person in the cast? Now, don't get me wrong, folks, I feel his comments were NOT jokes, were NOT funny, and were NOT called for at all! I also feel that there is a way of thinking that is prevalent in our society with men AND women alike: We ALL got a lil' Freak in us! This speaks volumes about a society that, since the 20's, is fully accepting in the show of skin, admiration and adoration of the female (and male) anatomy, and the, I would say, measured tolerance of some form of pornography (long as the kids are sleep, right?). Mr. Imus' dispicable choice of "banter" has opened a whole can of issues that EVERY culture has delved in, in varying degrees. As Snoop said, "We (rap artists) are'nt referring to collegiate female basketball players...", but there is a reference to a particular kind of female/male that we ALL know and can recognize INSTANTLY: The Freak. Thus, that old fool's comments aside, what would we, as a society, do about "the oldest profession"? About young girls worldwide being sold into physical bondage and monetary servitude? There will always be a "Red Light District" in every city in the world. There will always be a level of acceptance with prostitution/exotic dancing/modeling (nude or lingerie) and pornography and as Rev.'s Jesse and Al continue to lobby for the removal of "Gangsta Rap" to perhaps lessen or eliminate mysogyny in our everyday language, remember "Gangsta Rap" spoke to and for an audience that had no voice, a community that had very little representation: The Ghetto. I think we will always give a slight nudge and wink to the "profession". As more and more victims of rape by priests step forward and church sweeps it under the rug by just relocating these newly undocumented sex offenders instead of actively pursuing criminal charges being leveled against them, and as there are publications that pay greatly for and advertise the beauty and elegance of the Female/Male anatomy and the interactions we have on a sexual level, will we ever really address the issue of our bodies and how to describe it? Imus is but a glaring example of society on the whole, he just didn't have the class to keep his ignorant, no Stupid comments to himself! On the other hand, there are Professionals out there: Models, Actresses/Actors, Escorts, and Dancers that make a decent living; raise kids, pay thier rent and sometimes make themselves pretty famous merely by being beautiful, talented, strong, humble and hardworking. I don't expect a response, I DO expect reflection, introspection and discussion so that we ALL be careful how we think, for that directly reflects to how we act and what we say; the "N-Word", "B-Word", and now the "H-word" and ALL offensive language and action should be tempered with wisdom, dig that! To all those Pro's (Not Ho's) out there: If God gave you the gift of beauty then, by all means, Be Proud of it! And if you are willing to share your beauty with the world than we, as a society, are truly Blessed!!
...I thank you...
P.S. Get That Dough!!
Peace
I1
5:30 PM
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