Slamming the Music Only Reinforces Stereotypes
Slamming the Music Only Reinforces Stereotypes
Editor,
Regarding the letter on rap music (Peter Frusetta, Nov. 2), I have to ask, has this reader ever heard a rap song or is he being discriminatory towards a culture?
Rap, or hip-hop, as most people call it, has become a multi-billion dollar industry, it has become a part of everyday life in this country, not just for urban or ghetto kids. It is part of every pop society, from energy drinks to clothing lines to everyday TV. Not all rap music is offensive, look at Will Smith, he has not uttered one profanity in his music; should we boycott him?
If we start to boycott or complain about every time someone uses bad language or talks about this or that, we should just go back to reading books all day; but wait, aren’t a lot of old classic books fill with stereotypes and foul language?
Please, if you don’t take the time to understand the culture of rap music please don’t bash it. There’s a lot better things to boycott than someone swearing or trying be a so-called gangster.
Jason Rogers
via e-mail
Sentence Was Too Light
Editor,
I was appalled at the sentence of 150 days (“Convicted Molester Gets 150 Days in Jail”). All the treatment, all the watching and all the wonderful writing of this story will not change the fact this man is a danger in San Juan living so close to this child or any other child with his diagnosis of pedophilia. Send him here to Coalinga State Mental Hospital for the “violent” sexual predators. Why send him here? Any time someone damages a child that is violent in my mind.
Contrary to what the mother said I don’t believe that one ever is “fine” after such an experience. I have worked in a prison and have friends who were molested. I would rather see a molester in prison than a car thief. It seems that our society has gotten its priorities backward lately. Change of times I guess. I was born and raised in Hollister and my uncle was chief of police at one time. I imagine he turned over in his grave at this one. Pray for our children, they need it in San Benito County.
Beverley Groen-Johns
Coalinga
