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<blockquote data-quote="Channahon" data-source="post: 185982" data-attributes="member: 7666"><p><strong>At least Jesse is addressing the music industry </strong><strong>regarding language used by Rapppers.</strong></p><p><em>CBS)</em> <em>CHICAGO</em> The spotlight on indecent speech is shifting from recently fired radio host Don Imus to the rap world.</p><p> </p><p>As CBS 2's Rafael Romo reports, the Rev. Jesse Jackson wants to end racist and sexist lyrics in music.</p><p> </p><p>Jackson said the use of the "n" word and others in rap music are just as bad as the racist comments that got shock jock Imus fired.</p><p> </p><p>Jackson also blames record companies.</p><p> </p><p>“They record the music, they finance the videos, they are beyond the videos, they do the distribution and they must become our partners in ending the trail of smut and degradation,” said Jackson, president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.</p><p> </p><p>At a press conference, Jackson also said the Imus issue is an opportunity for a national dialogue to end bigotry.</p><p> </p><p>“I think it's really important to realize this is not just an African American issue; it's also a female issue,” said DePaul University law student Mary Butterton.</p><p> </p><p>Media executive Marv Dyson, who has had to fire on-air personalities for insensitive comments, also said it is time to think about the messages in some of the music we buy.</p><p> </p><p>“I hope this is really the beginning of really getting on record companies to get them to really check what they're doing, and what they're offering, and what they're selling, and what they're allowing their artists to get away with,” Dyson said.</p><p> </p><p>But he also says the first step must be taken at home.</p><p> </p><p>“If parents all around the country got on the record companies’ case and really got active about it the same way a lot people got on the Don Imus' case, I think it would really make a difference,” he said.</p><p> </p><p>Jackson said that the firing of Imus is a victory he doesn't gloat over and that in many ways he feels sorry for him.</p><p> </p><p>He went to great lengths to emphasize the point that whereas he supports free speech, he will always resist indecent language.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Channahon, post: 185982, member: 7666"] [B]At least Jesse is addressing the music industry [/B][B]regarding language used by Rapppers.[/B] [I]CBS)[/I] [I]CHICAGO[/I] The spotlight on indecent speech is shifting from recently fired radio host Don Imus to the rap world. As CBS 2's Rafael Romo reports, the Rev. Jesse Jackson wants to end racist and sexist lyrics in music. Jackson said the use of the "n" word and others in rap music are just as bad as the racist comments that got shock jock Imus fired. Jackson also blames record companies. “They record the music, they finance the videos, they are beyond the videos, they do the distribution and they must become our partners in ending the trail of smut and degradation,” said Jackson, president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. At a press conference, Jackson also said the Imus issue is an opportunity for a national dialogue to end bigotry. “I think it's really important to realize this is not just an African American issue; it's also a female issue,” said DePaul University law student Mary Butterton. Media executive Marv Dyson, who has had to fire on-air personalities for insensitive comments, also said it is time to think about the messages in some of the music we buy. “I hope this is really the beginning of really getting on record companies to get them to really check what they're doing, and what they're offering, and what they're selling, and what they're allowing their artists to get away with,” Dyson said. But he also says the first step must be taken at home. “If parents all around the country got on the record companies’ case and really got active about it the same way a lot people got on the Don Imus' case, I think it would really make a difference,” he said. Jackson said that the firing of Imus is a victory he doesn't gloat over and that in many ways he feels sorry for him. He went to great lengths to emphasize the point that whereas he supports free speech, he will always resist indecent language. [/QUOTE]
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