Hmm, Makes Me Wonder

By now most have heard about the latest invitee to The White House by Michelle Obama. None other than rapper and “poet” Common. I went on you tube and went through the torture of listening to some of his music. I am no fan of rap by any stretch of the imagination, it just sounds like noise to me for the most part.


My understanding is that rap has become less violent and misogynist in the past few years, but I really don’t know if that is true or not. If that is true Common has missed the memo. Above and beyond the fact he talked about the death of President Bush, he is also violent towards cops and women.

What I would like to know is do they allow their two young daughters to listen to his “art”? If not, why are they giving this man such a platform?

This is Ok, but we need to change Huck Finn?

How bizarre is it that this is considered art, but Huck Finn has to be sanitized?  The book was written to prove a point, that racism can be overcome.  That is a story that needs to be told.  We need to stop white washing our history for our children.  Racism in the late 19th century was pretty much the norm, that is not saying that it is OK, but it was the times.  Children need to hear the story of what happened in this country in the days of slavery and the aftermath of it.  We will never overcome these things if we don't have honest discussions about them.  There is no historical evidence to say that Mark Twain was a racist, he was telling a story and chose words and characters that best fit the narrative he was trying to weave.  Why can't we just leave it at that. 

Craziness!!