yes! it feels so good to have a pop culture something or another to be upset about.
for those of you who don't know, Nick Cannon and Anthony Hamilton teamed up for the "pro-life"/anti-choice anthem of the year "Can I Live?" It even has a choir of angelic children singing the hook with hamilton.
Being the conspiracy theorist i am, i wonder if this is the brain child of some right wing ceo. I mean I'm sure it is nick's heartfelt thanks to his mamma for letting him live, but it seems like an excellent opportunity for the right, whether they schemed it up or not.
I think i'm also mad cause in between "feelin' freaky" and being a "gigolo spendin' lots of dough" he feels like delivering a message about how his mom did the "right thing" and not the "knife thing". And in the spirit of Jah's dis of 106, everyone in the studio was giving him the thumbs up, no questions asked.
Is it just me or are the voices of the left a little muffled these days? I believe in blogging but can't someone on the left get a bullhorn or something?
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MB the md/mc aka the mad rapper. It has a nice ring to it.
I don't like to say The Disney/Zoog Gigolo's name mostly because I'm embarassed as a member of the music buying population that we have collectively allowed him and not so much Marques Houston and most definitely Young Rome to have careers. I'm a lover, not a fighter but, Can Nick Live? No! At least not peacefully while he works to undo women's reproductive autonomy and sexual rights. I'm gonna give Anthony Hamilton a 'Get Out of Jail/Escape the Wrath of the Bullhorn free card' cause I really liked Comin' From Where I'm From. Illogical? Yes, I know.
Moya, Moya, Moya...
I am so happy to know that I am not the only black woman that finds this "new" black male pro-life rhetoric a bit problematic. I'm not going to go for the low blow, and point out the large numbers, statistically-proven, of black men that fail to stick around to raise these children that they badger their partners into having. I'm not going to point out that with black male unemployment rates at an all-time high, many black men are not even in a financial position to help their women raise their children. What I am going to say is this. Babies are something that couples need to talk about before they even lay down. They need to decide, on the front end, what they will do in the case of an unexpected pregnancy. That way, a pro-life dude can let it be known that he is not down for termination, and a pro-choice chick can let it be known that she'd going to do what she gotta. And they can either part ways or agree to disagree. I guess the problem I have with songs like Nick Cannon's or the whole "can I love?" sentiment is that it doesn't address the fact that unwanted pregnancies are PREVENTABLE. Let's not talk about what sinners or sadists black women that choose to terminate unwanted pregnancies are. Let's talk about the irresponsibility of adults that have unprotected sex when there are dozens of birth control methods on the market, or the lunacy of going through with an unwanted pregnancy when one is truly be unprepared to be a fit parent. Because it's about more than being able to run around bragging about your "seed," right? Having a baby is about molding a life, shaping a member of society. And I don't think that anyone should be pressured into that if she doesn't feel ready or able.
@saf
at the march for women's lives there was a contingent of black men protesting the march! it was so crazy. thanks for posting
MB,
I'm with you on this one. I also think this is some type of right-wing propaganda. What mother in her right mind would tell her son, I almost aborted you? Wouldn't that just make you feel like crap?
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