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Finally! Three Young Sisters Call Attention to the Degradation of Women in Rap & Hip-Hop Music

Mar 13, 2011 | 5 Comments

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I thought I would share with everyone a glimmer of hope for the future of our daughters.  Calling their group “Watoto From the Nile”, three young sisters, Nia, 10, Nya, 9, and Kamaria, 5, along with the help of their father, have decided to take a stand against the offensive lyrics of rap and hip-hop music by writing “Letter to Lil Wayne”. “Lil Wayne” is an incredibly popular and successful rapper who has impacted …

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Internet Porn: Desensitizing Men, and Increasing Brutality Towards Women

Mar 5, 2011 | 15 Comments

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When we think about internet pornography, we tend to think about people having sex and the objectification of women.  However, I was recently enlightened by a friend to a new aspect of internet pornography: rape.  While we were chatting, he showed me a free website that allows internet users to watch a large collection of adult videos that covered every possible fetish imaginable.  What he showed me next had me deeply disturbed.  There was …

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