I see that you have a valid point in pointing out
the materialism and sexual immorality and glamorization of guns portrayed in rap music.
It is a shame and it does injustice to rap as a creative genre.
But it also shows how our society as a whole is accepting sin as a norm.
Yet, it must be said, if we consider ourselves genuine writers,
then we have a responsibilty and a moral duty to ourselves
and to the people at large,in general. This means the objective portrayal of truth
when it is done from a critical point of view.
This also portrays our creativity, knowledge and understanding as writers or poets,
since our true aim is to inform, entertain as well as imparting knowledge,
but most importantly educate people. That's our moral duty.
The Creator of Heaven and Earth is the Creative One
who created us in our various hues and personalities.
Therefore, if we, His Creation, who are supposed to be creative like Him,
engage in a creative endeavour such as writing poetry
which we are blessed with, we should do it with
Love and Truth as our guiding principles like Our Heavenly Creator.
However, are we being fair when we point the fingers at rappers only.
Or are we looking for only one scapegoat?
Hollywood is doing and has been doing the same thing for decades
The explicit,sexual degradation of women has been normalized by Hollywood,
which is the most influencial visual medium on Earth.
What about T.V adverts that use sex subliminally and most oftentimes
obviously to sell everyday things like soaps, shower gels and soda drinks.
Sex is being used in the promotion and advertisement of products and companies
on mainstream T.V. in broad daylight when kids are obviously watching T.V.
This means that Hollywood is massively responsible for the glamorization of guns,
the sexual degradation of our women, the corruption of our kids' mind
and the subsequent rise in crime on the streets.
What about reality T.V.s and all these superstars wannabe promoting sexual immoralities,
stupid bickerings, swear words, foul language, insults, bestiality... and many more
other immoral behaviours which are then internalized by our children's vulnerable minds?
Who complains when super hoes like Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Lady Gaga
and many more other immoral women display sexual immorality as an example for our daughters
to follow? Why is it that a woman is nowadays considered a star simply for sleeping with a famous guy
or for deliberately making a sex tape? What happened to the time
when people were truly considered icons or stars for their hardwork
which was inspirational in a moral sense?
Therefore a planetary petition should be gathered against these Record Companies
who make the millions and billions of dollars and deliberately encouraging artists
to engage in and promote all the above mentioned immoralities.
For it they who are the generals and artists are like blind soldiers who follow orders.
Most oftentimes these artists are forced to choose that way or be face with poverty
of everyday life circumstances. The morally weak ones accept the Company's orders,
and thus we have the immoralities we see today.
And this same princinple accurately applies to Hollywood, the news media
and the T.V. companies.
They encourage artists and film actors to do this
since it's a business market for them to make billions in revenue.
In the meantime they don't give a f**k about the effect on our innocent children,
our precious women and our vulnerable men.
Their excuse is: 'That's what the people want.'
So we as a people have a moral duty to challenge the root cause of the problem.
And as creative people we have a moral duty to the people to portray truth
in every sense, objectively,
in LOVE in our true motive.
There are a lot of things I could say about the issues you've brought up here, but the thing that bothers me the most right now is the normalcy of rape culture in our entertainment....where it is acceptable to take advantage of women who are in altered states of consciousness or use them as sex slaves to pass around to all of your friends to take turns with after your are done. Yeah, the drugs and guns annoy me. So does the thanking of God for the inspiration to write 60 mins of shooting up everything in sight until the clip is empty and then reloading to shoot the dog too.
The irony of this entire poem is that, within all of the sarcasm in your display of how ridiculous this behavior is...this extremity in it's nature is what those who behave in this way are dreaming they could possess. In my opinion, this paradox should be called "The Emmie Effect."
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9 Years Ago
Lol "The Emmie Effect" that's pretty catchy if I do say so myself. Sadly though, you are speaking tr.. read moreLol "The Emmie Effect" that's pretty catchy if I do say so myself. Sadly though, you are speaking true words. Rape culture within the media/entertainment world has become such way of normalcy. The thing that makes my eyebrows angry is that so many times the mentality of people is that these girls are hoes, if they don't want to be raped or sexually assaulted, then don't show up wearing s****y clothes being promiscuous. But what about the men who make those videos/songs (and it's not just rap music) when do we ever confront them, when do we make this their responsibility, when do we hold them accountable? It seems that a*s and t*****s is all women in so many mainstream videos are good for. I appreciate your recognition, we need more men with your way of thinking. I didn't realize just how bad, sad, degrading, stupid, and ignorant some of those lyrics are until I had to write a 12 page paper on women in the rap/hip-hop industry. It's like we listen to this music because the beat is dope but we don't realize what we are truly singing/raping. Thanks!
I really get tired of the "how women present themselves" argument. A woman can be laid out on the fl.. read moreI really get tired of the "how women present themselves" argument. A woman can be laid out on the floor naked and unconscious...and there is absolutely no justification for her to have her body violated. Anyone who argues against this point is simply blaming the victim and that is the first defense in bigoted ideology. This patriarchal society does not treat women as equals and probably the worst psychological affect of bigotry is when the victims internalize the mentality themselves. Then, the victims fight each other about whether or not "they" bring the victimization upon themselves and the distraction keeps them from ever getting to the root of the problem. This internalization of bigotry severely impacts groups who are discriminated against and as a male who has had to deal with racism, I have found that there is no difference between how racism and misogyny operate...and with all versions of bigotry operating exactly the same...we all know better...some of us much more than others than to participate in the elitism that dehumanizes others.
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9 Years Ago
Absolutely! It is that same mentality that gets us in trouble, especially here in the US. It's just .. read moreAbsolutely! It is that same mentality that gets us in trouble, especially here in the US. It's just funny and sad at the same time that in such developed, industrialized, modernized country, we still have the huge gender gap in almost every aspect of life. Jobs, pay, sexuality, physical appearance...I could go on. I think the key here is to talk to little boys about what exactly means to keep your hands to yourself no matter how a girl is dressed or how she behaves. We are always teaching our girls, don't get in cars with strange men, don't wear this or that around guys, don't drink, be careful where you go and who you hang out with because...well...boys will be boys. It's exactly that "boys will be boys" attitude that belittles men, portrays them as weak minded individuals who cannot control themselves and therefore they are somehow justified in their actions towards women. Amen, brother we need more minds like yours!
Sadly, this is pretty accurate to what mainstream hip hop has become. It's an unfortunate reflection of the standards we have come to accept. Major corporations run the industry and the artist has become the puppet, his fans are merely indulging in what we have come to associate with success. Hopefully, the tables will turn again soon and restore balance. This are many hip hop artists who are buried beneath the propaganda and are screaming to be heard. Nice write!
Sure, just pull your pants half-way down without dropping them and you have it, automatic style. Jus.. read moreSure, just pull your pants half-way down without dropping them and you have it, automatic style. Just grab your crotch every so often.
9 Years Ago
Thank you, I will put that in my how to be a gangster rapper notes =)