I wanted to go ahead and post this just in case the I’net connection at the 8-5 is down Friday. It was down late Thurs. afternoon so there’s no telling what I’ll walk into when I get there. So if you don’t see me around by lunchtime today, you’ll know why.
Last night, I blogged about a rap music ‘summit’ that was organized in the aftermath of the Don Imus “nappy headed hos” controversy, a summit that was more a dog and pony show than a conference of leaders in the rap and music community who wanted to get together to do something meaningful in response to the heavy criticism rap music has come under in the last couple of weeks. In that post, I noted how Simmons wanted to shift the blame for rap’s negative influence on kids to the ‘conditions’ that supposedly ’cause’ the rappers to rap what they do.
Captain Ed is currently liveblogging AG Alberto Gonzales’ appearance before the Senate Judiciary committee, where he is testifying again about the 8 fired attorneys ‘scandal.’ Read the latest info on that here. Looks like there is a lot of posturing going on among the usual suspects already.
Ed Driscoll, among others, is questioning NBC’s decision to air video snippets and photos sent to them from VTech killer Cho Seung-Hui. The WaPo reports that the network “debated hours” on whether or not to air what was sent and eventually decided to air it while others strongly disagreed with their decision. NBC’s Brian Williams, who is their nightly news anchor, didn’t seem too keen on going on air with it. The families of some of the victims are outraged NBC decided to release the killer’s propaganda, with some of them even cancelling scheduled interviews with the network.
If anyone of had been hoping that something positive was going to come from the rap community, in light of the criticism they’ve received since the controversy over Don Imus’ “nappy headed hos remark” thrust the violence and misogyny inherent in rap music in the spotlight, they better think again.
