West Virginia racists against Obama, Obama’s Black vote, and the state of Hip Hop
May 20, 2008
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Yep, this article is able to link them all together.
First up we have this video of West Virginians being interviewed in regards to the Democratic Primary held there:
1. There are people who still think Obama is Muslim
2. There are people who think Obama isn’t American
3. There are people who think being president is about reciting the Pledge of Allegiance (which Obama does know by the way)
4. There are people who don’t want a Black president REGARDLESS of his stances on the issues and would rather vote for McCain, when they are a Democrat, as a result.
Iran bans rap music
November 29, 2007
Yep, you read that right, Iran has banned rap music. The country made the announcement on Thursday.
Mohammad Dashtgoli, the country’s official for evaluation of music at the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry was quoted as saying:
“There is nothing wrong with this type of music in itself, but due to the use of obscene words by its singers this music has been categorized as illegal. In coordination with the police, illegal studios producing this type of music will be sealed and the singers in this genre will be confronted.”
The country has long complained of about the ‘cultural invasion’ by western music and this is obviously an attempt to slow that trend. However, they have a long battle thanks to the internet.
Nowadays, artists can just sell the records online, in addition to performing concerts for internet audiences at low to no cost - like hip hop artist Timid is doing for his album release concert on December 1.
From the AFP article:
Iran is currently in the midst of its most severe moral crackdown in years, which has seen thousands of women warned for slack dressing, several bootleg music stores shut and “decadent” mixed-sex parties raided.
Conservatives have applauded the crackdown as a bold move to promote virtue but some moderates have questioned the value of the drive at a time when Iran’s economic problems are hitting the poor hard.
When it comes to hip hop in this country, it has been scolded for some of the lyrics (I admit, I have done some of the scolding), however, there is no place for making the music illegal.
