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I listen to rap. I enjoy rap.
I listen to rock. I enjoy rock.
I listen to techno. I enjoy techno.
I listen to punk. I enjoy punk.
About the only thing I don't listen to on a regular basis is New Age.
I wear the baggy pants. I wear them because I am more comfortable in them then in slim jeans. They don't fall down because I wear a belt.
Sterotype for what I wear. What I music I listen to. What I read. What I learn. The color of my skin. Its all the same.
I will let you do that. While you are doing that, I will observe you. Let your actions determine what I think of you.
I may be young, naive and idealistic, but I do think that people can be idealistic. Maybe I will become jaded and cynical, but not yet. I can and will make a diffrence.
I belive you have the right to sterotype. That is your opinion, and I will not say you should not be allowed to stereotype. When you begin to erode civil liberties for civil rights, it is the start of a long dark spiral into oppression.
Saying that something (be it a thought, a book, an invention) is 'bad' so it shouldn't exsist at all, I belive that is a horrible thing.
However, that does not extend to limiting the civil liberties of anyone. Everyone should have the same inherent liberties as everyone else, and that extends to their creations as well.
So they use controversial language in their rhymes. That is their right. I respect that right. I may not respect the message, but I will respect the person's right to make that statement or convey that message.
Freedom of speach is held dearly by most Americans. By limiting
anywheren it is an attack on it everywhere.
Wetzel
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Hopeless Idealist
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