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I remember in the not so distant past when black men were the most feared entity on an American street. But 9/11 changed that. Middle Eastern men usurped the boogyman role in America. Remember when a black man with a fitted hat, baggy jeans and boots would immediately strike fear into people..Not anymore. You know why, kids of all ethnicities are dressing, acting like and just immulating Lil Wayne, Soldier Boy and the like. The fear has turned to adulation. People realized that those fearsome(thug) looking guys were regular people. Pop culture has given the public the opportunity to make themselves familar with these people thus putting most at ease around black men that resemble these guys on the street...
In contrast, Muslims are still mysterious. People still view all of them as crazy men that live in caves and train on monkey bars in some far away desert. The turban, robe and sandals have replaced the fitted hat and baggy jeans as a striker of fear. Maybe we need a muslim rapper or islam based reality show. Something that will familiarize the mainstream American knuckledragger with real live Muslims not grainy videoes of muslims in caves or arrested terror suspects having a bad hair day. I wouldn't put it past American kids wearing turbans if it were made cool by a rapping muslim..Sound crazy? Try listening to what's on your kids IPOD.
I remember in the not so distant past when black men were the most feared entity on an American street. But 9/11 changed that. Middle Eastern men usurped the boogyman role in America. Remember when a black man with a fitted hat, baggy jeans and boots would immediately strike fear into people..Not anymore. You know why, kids of all ethnicities are dressing, acting like and just immulating Lil Wayne, Soldier Boy and the like. The fear has turned to adulation. People realized that those fearsome(thug) looking guys were regular people. Pop culture has given the public the opportunity to make themselves familar with these people thus putting most at ease around black men that resemble these guys on the street...
In contrast, Muslims are still mysterious. People still view all of them as crazy men that live in caves and train on monkey bars in some far away desert. The turban, robe and sandals have replaced the fitted hat and baggy jeans as a striker of fear. Maybe we need a muslim rapper or islam based reality show. Something that will familiarize the mainstream American knuckledragger with real live Muslims not grainy videoes of muslims in caves or arrested terror suspects having a bad hair day. I wouldn't put it past American kids wearing turbans if it were made cool by a rapping muslim..Sound crazy? Try listening to what's on your kids IPOD.
Heck Yeah! I want to see a show called "Islamic Idol"!
Many people in this country hate Rap culture and there are already..
Muslim Rappers its just almost nobody has heard of them.
Never heard of Mos Def? How about Q-tip? Common? And these are not even the tip of the iceberg. A lot of rappers are Muslims aren't people aware of that? I guess not.
Many, especially 12-25 yr. olds look to rappers as trend setters..
They see them as symbols of what young people want. Sex, drugs, and fun.
To 12-25 who are tired of being under mommies thumb and want to be free to have as much sex and do as many drugs as they want. Rappers are idols.
To actual responsible adults, rappers are problems.
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