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November 21, 2006
People News. Stanley Crouch Speaks
People News. Stanley Crouch Speaks: Conversations are important. That much is obvious. The challenge is being able to deal with the subject matter. Stanley Crouch's piece, Memo to young black men: Please grow up, is provocative. He writes (referencing a conversation he had with a woman about hip hop's influence): "The way she understood it was that these young black men do not see growing up as having any advantages to it. One is either current or old-fashioned and outdated. The only success they think they can believe in is had by either athletes or rappers. Young black men. So they hold on to adolescence and adolescent ways as long as they can."
When it comes to rap and hip hop culture in general, I agree with Chris Rock's view: "I love rap music. I love it! But I'm tired of defending it." I think we expect too much from hip hop. It's not going to save the world and it's not going to destroy it. Longtime critics of the genre and it's impact on youth culture, need to test a new strategy - ignoring it.
Read Memo to young black men: Please grow up [Here]
Posted by james at November 21, 2006 05:39 PM