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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Quiet down, OP. We're not supposed to acknowledge the fact that black artists and their entire industry debases women and promotes a subculture of lowbrow (lowlife, really) behavior. We're supposed to pretend it's cool that they can showcase their "culture."

As an anti-poverty advocate, I think it's a big part of the problem.

I think it's a shame Beyoncé and Jay haven't used their tremendous platform to effect social change. Think about the impact they could have if they did a PR campaign aimed at teaching black tweens and teens that it's cool to NOT have babies until you're 30 and have seen the world/lived your life/had an adventure and settled down...like they did. Better yet: tell everyone to at a minimum graduate from high school. 
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Sigh...everyone liking this post and this poster are so ignorant. If you actually knew anything about black artist or culture you would know there are tons of black artist who promote what you find acceptable, ie Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Black Thought, Killer Mike, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Logic (and these are just rap artists bc I’m going to go out on a limb and say you hate rap music and think it’s all the same).

How do you know they haven’t effected social change? Bc they aren’t in front of a microphone yelling it so you can judge? They both put their money toward resources and ppl who can help make changes.

Google the following...
Jay-z and Kaleif Browder
Jay-z and Trayvon Martin
Beyoncé and Freddy Gray 
Beyoncé donates to Chime for Change (which is a health education program for women)
Beyoncé has Formation Scholar Awards (gives scholarships to HBCU for arts, music and black studies)

Now please tell everyone how you have helped change the world other than shopping at Whole Foods and driving a hybrid. [/quote]

But I'm talking about Beyoncé and her lyrics. And the fact is that she and her husband promote a subculture that is quite harmful. Her lyrics basically promote single motherhood. Yet she waited to get married and have kids, which is why I think she and her husband could really do some good if they championed delaying parenthood...which is a huge issue when it comes to poverty regardless of your skin color. How do I know this? Two decades of anti-poverty advocacy as my professional career (doing work domestically and abroad).

I like Alycia Keys and her true positive message for girls/women these days (she's the makeup free performer who covers her body with actual clothing...not leotards). 
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It's Alicia. And didn't she start sleeping with her now husband when he was someone else's husband? And wasn't she pregnant when she got married? [/quote]

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