I always look forward to his column.

There will always be a place to find vulgarity. People demand it, and other people will supply it.

I guess what I'm saying is.... there's no way to fix this problem without censorship... and that's against everything we stand for.

(A bit melodramatic, but you get the point)

There are no easy answers. Stop the glamorization of the gangster, thug, prison culture and the misogynistic treatment of women.

Ok, how?

Exactly.

I have no idea what should be done about it. I agree that it's a problem. You can't expect it to just stop... and you'd better not censor it.

We have ratings boards for this sort of thing, but supposedly it's not working. I'm not sure what's next.

I agree. It's really just the natural progression of things that we as a society get more and more "questionable" content shoved in our faces. More technology, the quest for ratings and sales dollars... there's really no way to stop our "thirst" for more. Unfortunately when we get more, some of it is bound to be innappropriate, and with technology and the ease of delivery now, it gonna get to kids and people who shouldn't be exposed.

I don't know what the answer is. I guess I would support making it harder for people to get ahold of porn, music with nasty lyrics, etc. Theatres and parents could actually enforce not letting kids see movies that are rated for people older than they are. Same for video games. I still don't think doing those things would solve the problem though.

Im not sure how....the rap and black community will have to come up with a culture shift of epic proportions.


Somewhere along the line about 20 years ago, it became "hip and cool" to glamorize the ghetto lifestyle and its just sort of snowballed out of control.

There has always been music about the ghetto lifestyle, but it wasnt glamorized like it is today.....

We need to educate our kids that this lifestyle to nothing to aspire to.

Its going to take time....

Totally agree.

I don't care if he gets 15 minutes out of this. He's right.

WHAT?!?!?! NEG REP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. Nobody is...

2. That's asking a lot.

Change "people" to "minors".

"This is most problematic in America’s black community because the family structure for black children is too often unstable. One mother working hard to raise a child or two has less access to her children’s brains than BET — Black Exploitation Television."


Parenting is the key- fix that and numerous other problems will diminish. African American parents need to do a better job of raising their kids. Sorry, but it is true. Education, values, self-esteem, and expectations need to become high priorities for parents. Even Michael Jackson knew that.

"If you can't feed your baby
Then don't have a baby
And don't think maybe
If you can't feed your baby
You'll be always tryin'
To stop that child from cryin'
Hustlin', stealin', lyin'
Now baby's slowly dyin'"

What he said...

Whitlock's recent crusade is an inspiration. He is daring to challenge the true "establishment", which I respect.

The day Jason Whitlock stops writing for the Star will be a day that KC loses a piece of it's soul.