What culture are you talking about? Are you talking about the hip hop culture that encompasess many races, cultures, religions, etc, or are you talking about the black culture?
To understand why i say what i say about Duke one has to know my background... which would take a long book itself. To compare myself to someone i would compare myself to Aaron Mcgruder of Boondocks fame. I recognize the uneveness of black culture compared to others, but I also recognize the way in which one can correct it, and not let that handicap them. Now, in all honesty i was cracking but facting (ebonics for all those who are ebonics challenged) (joking, but sorta of telling the truth) I would never vote for David Duke because he is evil, and stands for nothing good, but i would never vote for rice because she stands for nothing, what platforms has she spoken on, what has she made a stand on any political offices, besides the cabinet postion that one can be appointed to? What has she shown me, or the masses who wants her to run??? Why would you vote for her, because she is articulate? because she is safe? because she went to an ivy league school, or becasue she is a role model? So the **** what!!! The point still remains she has YET to stand for anything for me to support her. NOW Barack Obama on the other hand would be great, but he knows his place...
It was a reference to the hip hop culture (or ghetto/thug culture whatever you want to call it), which of course many people are part of it, including many blacks. I personally don't give 2 shits about role models, as I think the parents should be the main influence in a child's life. However, we see a lot of children, particularly black, idolizing rappers and athletes who don't always possess good character. Those parents crying out when an athlete their kid looked up to cheats on his wife or gets busted with drugs should be telling their children to look to people like Dr. Rice and Justice Thomas. Both of whom have outstanding character, and possess many traits that breed success.
Regarding Dr. Rice, how do you know she doesn't AGREE with the President's ideas. Where does your assumption she's simply a "yes-man" (or yes-woman:lol: ) come from? You can examine her past history in politics and what organizations she was a part of and see that she didn't suddenly give up what she believed in to take the National Security Advisor job.
Additionally, you, I, and pretty much anybody besides the President or Dr. Rice themselves doesn't know what actually goes on in their discussions. She could disagree with him on every point for all we know. What goes on behind closed doors is far different than what we hear at press conferences. If Dr. Rice has a disagreement with the President, I'm sure she handles that with him privately, not in the media, don't you think? I wouldn't expect Dr. Rice to start trashing the President in the NY Times anytime soon.
I never said I would vote for her, I never said I wouldn't vote for her. I personally think it's stupid to try and make a decision on how I think she would serve the United States as President this early on. Apparently you disagree, since you've already decided she would be a horrible President despite demonstrating you don't know what she stands for, not that she stands for nothing as you said.
To me, it looked like you passed judgement on her for no reason other than the media/a political party/or something told you she would be a bad President. The information you presented justifying your posistion on Dr. Rice was baseless. This is why it appeared as if you're blindly following something you've been told.
No I don't know that much about Kanye West, other than he made a complete ass of himself on a benefit for hurricane victims by turning it into his personal political show. Sorry, but I have a serious problem with anyone promoting racial-warfare (same goes for class-warfare)
His CD? Haven't heard his new one, but doesn't one song on his old CD glorify drug dealing? "We don't care" is the title. Honestly that's the only song I remember from his old CD because a guy I worked with used to listen to it all the time.
I don't know if I'd consider "Golddigger" to be sending a positive message either. Women are only after money in his eyes?
Actually, I'm sure if I were talkign to him right now about the subject at hand, he'd tell me..."kwycke, I feel yoru pain."
