MY LETTER TO DEF JAM RECORDS

As an African American woman, I am sick and tired of black men calling black women bitches, whores and sluts, and then expecting us to respect them. I have no respect, and I don't appreciate it. This hatred of black women in the lyrics of music for no discernible reason other than earning a dime has got to stop. It is ruining our relationship with black men, our image in society, and the mental health of all of us, including our girls. Think about it. Knowing that you, the owners of the entertainment industry are white, causes me to think of how very racist and hateful you are to promote these kinds of lyrics against women with whom you have not only no relationship, but no knowledge. If the black men who's music you promote thought about it long enough they would know that you care nothing for them either. They would realize just how much you hate them, and probably despise them for writing and singing such lyrics. Do they really believe that you care about them? I've heard it said that you tell you them that if they don't write those types of lyrics against black women that they will soon be gone because those plain lyrics won't sell. The great and wonderful (not) David Banner said as much before a congressional panel. I don't know where or when this fascination with calling black women bitches and other sordid names in song began, but I know it has to stop. Now that ridiculous Ludacris has now called a white woman a bitch, how long do you think it will be before they're calling your wives and daughters bitches? How long after that before your sons begin calling your daughters bitches? Their mothers? We all know that the word bitch is all too often used as an angry, violent epithet, often followed by physical violence. The use of this word against women has got to be stopped and you are the only ones who can do it. You can promote lyrics with positive images. You can let your buyers know that such language cannot be tolerated any longer, and that you will be promoting lyrics with a more positive message, or even better story telling, which is what a song is about. If you can't tell a story without calling names or being hateful, then where is your artistry? Where is your own self respect? Why are men portrayed as great and wonderful human beings while calling women dogs, subhumans? How do you even look at the women in your lives knowing that not only are you a deep racist, but you hate the women of another race and use their men against them? Don't you think it's time you stopped your own racial hatred and the madness?

HEY BITCHES, LOL!

So, it's finally happened. After years of fighting brothers calling sister bitches, along with a whole host of other names, a rapper finally crossed over and called white women bitches and the shyt might hit the fan now, lmfbao. Ludacris has writen some lyrics calling Hillary Clinton an irrelevant bitch, which the precious has now condemmed. Now, he knew these lyrics were being writen all along, but as usual he let them go out, then condemmed, once the cat was out of the bag. Once again this man's wonderful judgment is showing. Is Mechelle a bitch? His daughters? His grandmother? Well, she might be as he has already thrown her under the bus, lol. Since black women couldn't get this misoginistic crap to stop, maybe white women can. As long as no brother ever calls me a bitch to my face I'm good. When he does I'm going to take out a gun and shoot the bitch, lol.

LAWLESSNESS TWO: AND NOW THIS

He was only thirteen. He was not from this area. He was visiting his great grandmother who is dying from cancer. He was standing on the street on Saturday morning. They were all standing outside talking. A car pulled up and the occupants said *what's up?* and started firing. The child's mother is in the hospital. She can barely understand that her son is dead. She has a shattered arm. The occupants of the car fired on the crowd, shooting the child several times. He died. Family members are devistated because their straight A child is dead. There are people who know who did this. But they won't tell. They are scared. Of being dead, too. Telling the truth, making life sacred, is now *snitching*. The men who commit these crimes are willing to kill anyone who *snitches*. To them life is not sacred. They are lawless because they were never given laws. They have invented *laws*. Street laws. Whatever *laws* they live by, guide their lives by. There was no robbery. No drug deal gone wrong. No 30 year community grievence, forgotten down through the years but kept up by the children in the community. That happens. But not in this case. Maybe they did it for a gang initiation. Maybe it was just for fun. But it certainly was because they have nothing better to do in their lives. Nothing beyond shooting someone else's child dead. Once again, it's not the lawless of the streets, but the lawlessness that people bring from their homes.

A BETRAYAL OF TRUST

I can't seem to get this danged blogger to upload a pic of Pat Tillman, former football star and ranger, who was killed by friendly fire in 2004, but you know the pic, the one of him in his uniform and cap. Well, today I heard one of the most ignant and stupidest pieces of news; no one can recall the details of Tillman's death, house probe finds. Now. This was a young man who gave up one of the most promising careers in football to take up service for his country and he died in the line of duty. george bush and karl rove used his death for advertising purposes and government propaganda, never informing the public or his parents that he had died from friendly fire, or the entire story of his death until senate hearings. Now they can't remember. What an unholy betrayal of trust. This young man served his country with great honor and dignity, and they couldn't even honor his service with the truth. Find the story here because I couldn't find it in our local papers. Shame.