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Rap Music is Dangerous, huh?

Only stupid people think that all of any appreciably large group behave in one certain way. :beer: to the guy for his good deed.
 
Only stupid people think that all of any appreciably large group behave in one certain way
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Why is it so hard for people to understand this? People who generalize an entire group by something other than it's definition is no better than a racist. they are committing the same fallacy, and by doing so are being as ignorant as a nazi/kkk/terrorist!
 
Originally posted by: KidViciou$
Why is it so hard for people to understand this? People who generalize an entire group by something other than it's definition is no better than a racist. they are committing the same fallacy, and by doing so are being as ignorant as a nazi/kkk/terrorist!
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Well, it doesn't include people who are included in said group because of similar behavior(s). I figured it best to get that out of the way before someone comes in and points it out.

Almost everyone generalizes, you just need to catch yourself when you do it.

 
it's one thing to generalize, it's another thing to base your belief's on it and act on it.

Chaotic, i don't quite follow your last post. By definition, a racist is one who generalizes based on one's race and act's upon it. Therefore, by definition, they are a group and my use is still valid. thanks for tryin to keep my bases covered!
 
He stole those sleeping bags 😉 KIDDING

Yeah, that was very generous of him. Not all rappers are violent gangsters, just the bad apples create stereotypes.
 
this might surprise you (maybe not), but he went to jail before. i forget exactly what he went for (not murder, or even violent crime if im not mistaken), but he did a stint

I thought i should give some ammo to those in case they like to debate 🙂
 
you get criticized for killing people and selling drugs and u get critcized for handing out sleeping bangs

danged if you do and danged if you dont
 
Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
He stole those sleeping bags 😉 KIDDING

Yeah, that was very generous of him. Not all rappers are violent gangsters, just the bad apples create stereotypes.
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No, he bought them with the money he made pimping his Ho's and selling crack! 😉 😛
 
What pisses me off most about the misconception that all rappers are ''violent gangsters' is that rappers giving back to their communities is a common thing -- they just don't all use it as some sort of publicity stunt to sell records, like some other artists do.

P Diddy runs marathon for charity, Jay-Z sponsors him for $25k

Ja Rule, R. Kelly, DJ Clue, Lil' Wayne, Trick Daddy, David Banner, Murphy Lee, Jadakiss, Juelz Santana, Cam'Ron and Cadillac Tah lace up their sneakers for a charity basketball game

'Team Roc' Roc-A-Fella charity helps underprivilaged youth go to college

From here:

Livewire: Tell me about the Ludacris Foundation.

Ludacris: The Ludacris Foundation is a foundation set-up to help kids to help themselves. We've done a number of different projects, not only in the hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, but everywhere. We've done projects from feeding the homeless to rehabilitative hospitals and visiting children to raising money for good causes like the boys and girls clubs. Definitely during the holidays we help to feed families during Thanksgiving and sponsoring families for Christmas. That's what its all about - giving back to the community.
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Thats just what I could find with a little bit of searching around. I'm pretty sure if you're willing to look on google you will find charities founded by or contributed to by nearly every hip hop artist you can think of, because at the end of the day that is what hip-hop is really about.
 
Originally posted by: KidViciou$
it's one thing to generalize, it's another thing to base your belief's on it and act on it.

Chaotic, i don't quite follow your last post. By definition, a racist is one who generalizes based on one's race and act's upon it. Therefore, by definition, they are a group and my use is still valid. thanks for tryin to keep my bases covered!
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Well, there was a hole in my argument that any appreciably large group wouldn't have similar behaviors. That hole is that if their similarity *is* behavioral, the argument is null.

You can't say all Asian people are short, but you can say that all people who spray WD40 into their eyes to see what it feels like are stupid.
 
unless they are doing it for purely scientifical reasons 😛 😀

i think i'm gonna start a thread about helping people. i had some ideas and want to have the argument analyzed with this FREE think tank we have here 🙂
 
Originally posted by: KidViciou$
unless they are doing it for purely scientifical reasons 😛 😀

i think i'm gonna start a thread about helping people. i had some ideas and want to have the argument analyzed with this FREE think tank we have here 🙂
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"Look Maw, I's a scientist."
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"Oh God, my eyes! Stop the pain, just let me die!"

Sounds like a good Doctorial thesis.
 
I've heard it said that certain rappers are violent gangsters. I've heard it said that some rappers are violent gangsters. I've heard it said that gangster/thug rap promotes, whether by primary intent or secondary consequence, the extremely dysfunctional and antisocial inner-city culture of money and violence worship.

I've never heard it said as a sweeping generalization that 'rappers are violent gangsters'. Thus, evidence of rappers doing good acts is a counter to nothing.

I also do not believe that using one's fame and fortune to do good acts entitles one to claim absolution from all critical scrutiny. Many unsavory characters have been known to associate themselves with charitable causes. The two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.
 
my friend, listen to Bill O'reilly, the new voice of the right thanks to rush's rush.

He took a rapper by the name of ludacris, one with no prior violent history, and one who has finished college btw, and called him a gangsta' rapper. he does this i don't know how, but does it none the less.

ludacris is no gangster rapper and in fact makes songs that are very much a play on words.


who is saying that he is gandhi because he gave away sleeping bags? this is just one instance of a demonized rapper giving back to those who are less fortunate.

Wyclef paid for the funeral of a toddler who was killed when he fell between his bed and the wall. another hiphop entrepreneur is giving away free cribs to those who need one. all this through hiphop, the evil vile excuse for music that it is.


btw, this music doesn't create violence in the hoods. it is too petty bull$hit. it's the constant preying on one another, the mentality of no self worth, the constant lack of the basic necessities. not some bull$hit ass muisc. excuse my cursing, it is not directed to you, just to the media for their perpetuating of false causes. the news is much more violent than television shows 10 years ago.

any real drug dealer will tell you the game ain't slick. they don't sell drugs because they want to, it's a job, something they've seen from a young age and have accepted. all these suburban thuglets are well fed bastards that think it's slick to call your self a drug dealer. they have an excellent chance by living in the suburbs, but blow it up because htey are the suckers, and their parents don't know how to raise the kids!!
 
that mean's there's something wrong with the system that he is exploiting. similar to how we hot dealers like to exploit the deals to get as much of a deal as possible. btw, it's an act.
 
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