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S.J:
Did anyone see the media try to blame rap music for the death of the two teenage girls. ITV news played a NWA video with the lyrics underneath, obviously showing the most violent part they could find. David Blunkett condemed gangsta rap as appalling, he said said there was a link between gun violence, Class A drugs and rap music.

He said: "I am not going to get into the issue of censoring.

"But I am concerned that we need to talk to the record producers, to the distributors, to those who are actually engaged in the music business about what is and isn't acceptable."

Mr Blunkett made his comments after listening to an excerpt from U Don't Know by US rap artist, Jay-Z, containing the lines: "Ya'll nervous knowin' them guns on full service, ready to fire; One body, two body, three body, four Young sittin' on paper, I'm above the law".

The home secretary pledged to work with community leaders to tackle the culture of "deep anger" which gave rise to gang violence.

Let's not pretend that ending gun criminality on the streets of Hackney or Birmingham is as simple as getting people to sing different songs

Labour MP Kim Howells said: "For years I have been very worried about these hateful lyrics that these boasting macho idiot rappers come out with."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2632343.stm

Kim Howells and David Blunkett are racist crackers. The music reflects society not the other way around, there were gangs before rap music existed and there still would be today if rap music didn't exist. Gangsta movies existed before gangsta rap. The Krays didn't become gangsters after listening to a rap CD.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2624539.stm

CharlieBrown:
Another thing thats really pissed me off about this (aswell as what you've written) is that New Labour have always talked about helping those who are "socially excluded", yet what is there solution to solve this problem of people who are socially excluded, to put them in jail for longer and thats about it. Well done Mr Blunkett you really are blind to the facts and solutions.

 

Don Seer:
^ for those who dont know. british MP david blunkett is actually blind.

Woodrow:

--- Quote from: Overseer on January 06, 2003, 12:44:07 PM ---^ for those who dont know. british MP david blunkett is actually blind.




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Vision Impared or just blind to the facts?

I think it's funny that these politicans try and speak on American Culture and Entertainment and know nothing about it. The Politicans in our own country are pretty much clueless when it comes to this issue, so I don't see how somebody from Britian would try and speak on it. I wonder what would happen to the board if they banned rap music over there? Oh well, God bless the Internet.

Don Seer:
vision impaired. guide dog (ermm americans call them seeing eye dogs i think) and all

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