Arcadia High's Prom Song Ban

It was an okay idea until I thought about something...girls will still give free lap dances. Kids will still be grind dancing on other kids. Some random couple will have sex in a dark corner. You know, the normal slutty stuff that goes on at school dances that kids would hate for their parents to find out they do.

Misogyny is found in many different genres, so why are all the songs they're banning from Hip-Hop and R&B? They say that they started their mission when they were watching Oprah and she asked Hip-Hop/R&B artists if they thought their lyrics were degrading to women. (http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_12355557) So who do we blame, Oprah for not bringing on other artist or them for not caring to do more research and taking Oprah's word as law? (easy answer....it's Oprah's fault!)

They said they had a list of 300 songs but only 20 will end up being banned from the prom. I would like to see the complete list of 300 songs. I'm really curious to know if the whole list is comprised of Hip-Hop/R&B songs. If not, why were the only songs that were chosen all from the same genres? Apparently they presented the school with the list of 300 songs and 20 songs were picked from the list.

...oooookkkkkkkaaaaaayyyyyyyy????

Also, where are the Kidd Rock songs? How about “Don’t Trust Me” by 3OH!3?

Addicted - Saving Abel
Hit That - Offspring
Rock This Bitch - Ben Folds
Clothes Off – Gym Class Heroes
Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
Closer - Nine Inch Nails
Bad Touch - Bloodhound Gang
Crazy Bitch - Buckcherry

I'm sure there's many more and in other genres than rock too. I'll be adding them as I come across them...

In one article it says that there was a chain email going around the school telling other students not to sign the petition because they felt that what the club was doing was going to ruin their prom. Idk, but that sounds crazy to me. You can't enjoy prom if you don't hear the words, "Smack that all on the floor / Smack that til you get sore"? I'm sure you'll enjoy the music. They're not going to go all "Disney Channel" on you. I'm sure they're not going to pull out anything from 1970 something. Like they said, they are not promoting abstinence...they're trying to not promote treating women like objects.

Well, we shall see how things unfold. I kinda hope that at this dance the DJ decides to be a smart aleck and play a song that’s not Hip-Hop or R&B that degrades women so, hopefully, when they do their misogyny-free dance they’ll actually be targeting songs that degrade women and not just Hip-Hop and R&B songs that degrade women. I know that's mean, but I don't think they'll notice the issue if they don't see it right in front of their faces. After all it took something big, like The Oprah Winfrey Show, to get them to do this. I'm actually kinda shocked that they missed a very obvious one, "Hoe" by Ludacris. :-\

If you went to this prom please leave a comment telling me about how it went. I'm very eager to hear about what happened. :)

Bigotry

This blog is probably going to get shut down for this, and so what if it does. I have something on my mind and I would like to share it. Also, please do not ask me where I stand because I’m not going to tell you. After looking at both sides this is what I see and I feel like voicing my observations so I’m going to do just that.

Gay Bigots

It seems like the word of the moment is “bigot”. I’m sure that not every homosexual person is like this but it seems that the ones who are the most vocal in the gay movement (I think that’s the appropriate terminology. Correct me if I’m wrong) are showing bigotry yet they say they’re anti-bigot.

The word “bigot” is defined as:

“a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices ; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance” (merriam-webster)

I’ll agree that there are some people who are anti-gay and bigoted but just because you’re anti-gay doesn’t mean you’re a bigot. From what I’ve observed, “anti-gay” means that a person doesn’t agree with the homosexual lifestyle. Just because a person doesn’t agree with someone doesn’t mean that they’re a bigot, it just means they don’t agree. Just because someone doesn’t agree with the homosexual lifestyle doesn’t mean that they’re going to or will treat gay people with hatred and intolerance. Still if a person does not endorse the homosexual lifestyle they are assumed to be a bigot and they are treated with hatred and intolerance. That’s not right.

The word “intolerant” is defined as:

“unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion; narrow-minded about cherished opinions” (Princeton.edu)

You can’t force anyone to like you. Heck 400+ years after slavery and black people have yet to accomplish this! The key is (for both sides) you don’t have to like it, but you do have to be respectful. That means no going around saying, “Your people call me f****t so I’ll call you n****r!” There are other examples but I’ll think the point has been driven home.

Straight Bigots

There are some straight people who are bigoted towards homosexuals. Some even go as far as being violent! Come on, now. Is that really necessary? No, it’s not. Just because you don’t like what someone does with their life doesn’t mean that you have the right to put your hands on someone. Stop believing lies like, “Gay people are pedophiles”. A pedophile is a person who gets sexually aroused by children. A gay person is a person who gets sexually aroused by someone of their same sex, just like you would get aroused by someone of the opposite sex.

I don’t like how nearly every person who is categorized as a person who does not agree with the homosexual lifestyle is categorized as a “Christian”. A Christian is a person who has accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior (Romans 10:9). There are no two ways around that. Just because someone goes to church doesn’t mean they’re a member of the Christian faith whether they want to proclaim that they are or not. There’s only one way to be a Christian and it’s found in the verse I posted.

As for Christians who hate, it saddens me. It’s so ungodly to carry around signs that say, “God hates f**s”. God doesn’t hate anybody. Don’t put God’s name on your hate! Sure God doesn’t condone the homosexual lifestyle, but He doesn’t hate them. He loves them, and calls you to love them…not what they do, but them; the human. You can disagree on this or any subject and still be godly about it. If you can’t, then stay away from the subject. I’m sure God will have something for you to do that won’t have you going around misrepresenting Him. If you’re going to teach the Gospel then teach the Gospel, not your opinion. If people don’t like what the Gospel says they need to take it up with God. You didn’t write it and you can’t change it. (Revelation 22:18 – 19). Also, come down on all sexual sin the same way you would on homosexuality. It’s all considered sexual sin, is it not? You can’t pooh-pooh a gay person, but not pooh-pooh the heterosexual couple shacking up and having babies all over the place.

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All and all, you can rep your side without the bigotry. I can and has been done.

Those are my two Lincolns. :)