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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Redskin: Racist or Not?
In a story likely to be missed by the local media, the Washington Redskins won a 17-year legal battle against a group of Native Americans petitioning the team to drop its racist trademark.
Redskins attorney Bob Raskopf said millions have been spent on the Redskins brand and the team would have suffered great economic loss if they lost the trademark registrations. “It’s a great day for the Redskins and their fans and their owner Dan Snyder,” he said.
Wonderful. Millions of merchandising dollars will be saved, and only for the small price of mass-marketed racial insensitivity towards an entire group of American citizens. While they’re at it, why doesn’t the team endow a George Wallace Memorial Scholarship and bump members of the Leesburg chapter of the Ku Klux Klan up on the season ticket list.
There’s no reason to go into the racial connotations of the name, because if you need an explanation, you’ve already missed the boat on the discussion. And it’s not that everybody who likes the term Redskins or is not bothered by it is a raving lunatic or bumbling racist.
In fact, you’ll probably find more intelligent arguments from fans on why to keep it than ignorant assertions.
At this point in history, you just hope for the majority of people to “get it.” You want so much for people to be separated on issues that don’t matter, like sports, and tolerant and understanding on the issues that do. Is a name really that serious, that even in its explicit offensiveness and hurtful nature, people just have to have it?
We all have a role to play in this life. We all have to believe in something, and we have to believe in it forcefully enough to make our lives make sense and feel valuable.
Daniel Snyder, his administration, and legions of Washington football fans believe that this name and its imagery mean everything to the history of the franchise. Records, players, and memories are Legacy 1b, but the term "Redskins" is 1a.
I believe that people who believe that are dead wrong. Nothing personal, just a separate set of beliefs.
To that end, I have to back up my own beliefs in a more forceful way than I have been. It will cost me pageviews, it will cost me Adsense clicks, Google search results, and likely, loyal readers. But inaction, no matter how small on an independent blog, is strong advocacy for the wrong ideals.
And to that end, I will never again mention the term “Redskins” on this blog.
To everyone who enjoys reading this blog and my opinion, please understand my moral approach to this and do not take it as a personal attack on your fandom or morals.
But, I don’t publish profanity, I don’t make jokes about homosexuality, race or gender, and I don’t go out of my way to viciously attack people when facts are so much more attractive to bombard.
Friday, May 15, 2009
DJ Cam Jus- Rye Rye Remix
Thursday, May 14, 2009
I'm Sorry Somewhat... Words From JUDAH!
What up yall! i know the updates on the blog have slowed down and all that and honestly I just juive been doing other stuff. Oh and I'm somewhat tired of what yall been sending me....... a thousand "Chillin" remixes, 400 "F Every Girl" remakes and 300 "Drake" remakes but nothing Original or Single worthy......And THAT IS what this "Rap Game" is about in some Aspects.
Let's Step it up yall on the CREATIVE side!
Young I has a Creative yet Go Hard Mixtape coming out, Milly July took club/house/rap to another Level on her NeW Tape and G5 coming with some good MUSIC! Let's goooooooo yall!
And actually I'm probably just getting tired of MUSIC in general. Nothing Inspiring nor FRESH!
Oh and to those producers that sent me BEATS for RA that sounded like "JUSTICE LEAGUE" "MAFIA MUSIC knock offs...... Please man!
This is the type of ish that "F's" up the GAME for our CITY!
IF I WANTED JUSTICE LEAGUE BEATS I WOULD HOLLA A CHUCK! I KNOW THIER MANAGER! THANKS & SORRY
BY THE WAY THATS HOOKAH NOT THE DEVILS LETTUCE!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS! WHAT IT'S NOT!!!!!
well what is networking/building relationships? Well something that happen on monday inspired me to write this post.
What building relationships is not is just calling me out the blue when you want me to post something for you or calling me out the blue to ask me can I send something to hiphopgame for you or can I tell you via phone how to work a mpc.
Now I'm not saying you have to call me or someone everyday and/or be friends with someone but when you call its actually has to be genuine. Call when you want something and when you don't want something. This game is about relationship and I truly understand that I may have some relationships that some don't have and some of you may have relationships that I don't have.
Try building a repore with people. Build a honest and true business relationship. Don't just call when you want something. All that is going to do is have you look like a whore.
I used to call a&r's twice a month to build relationships. One call was to just to see how they were doing, shoot the breeze etc and then the other call was to talk business. And believe it or not I used to send holiday cards to people that I honestly built relationships with. And till this I still communicate with these people today.
So the morale of this post is just don't call, email or twitt people when u want something! There enough rap whores in this game so don't be another one.!
What building relationships is not is just calling me out the blue when you want me to post something for you or calling me out the blue to ask me can I send something to hiphopgame for you or can I tell you via phone how to work a mpc.
Now I'm not saying you have to call me or someone everyday and/or be friends with someone but when you call its actually has to be genuine. Call when you want something and when you don't want something. This game is about relationship and I truly understand that I may have some relationships that some don't have and some of you may have relationships that I don't have.
Try building a repore with people. Build a honest and true business relationship. Don't just call when you want something. All that is going to do is have you look like a whore.
I used to call a&r's twice a month to build relationships. One call was to just to see how they were doing, shoot the breeze etc and then the other call was to talk business. And believe it or not I used to send holiday cards to people that I honestly built relationships with. And till this I still communicate with these people today.
So the morale of this post is just don't call, email or twitt people when u want something! There enough rap whores in this game so don't be another one.!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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Monday, May 11, 2009
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