... Hate the game. (Letters).I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT YOUR DISTINGUISHED magazine put Damon Dash Damon Dash, also known as "Dame Dash," (born May 3 1971 in Harlem, New York) is an African-American label executive; the former CEO and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records with Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Kareem "Biggs" Burke. and Jay-Z on your cover. They represent what is going wrong in our communities, selling dreams of quick money and loose morals to get ahead in life. I can't think of one good thing their music has done for the black community, can you? I've always suspected that black people will always look past wrongdoings as long as the guilty party is rich; I guess I wasn't too far off. Putting Dash and Jay-Z on your cover devalues the importance of your magazine. What are you trying to be? The Source for middle-class blacks? I'll never buy another one of your magazines ever again. You've sold out to the lowest common denominator low·est common denominator n. 1. See least common denominator. 2. a. The most basic, least sophisticated level of taste, sensibility, or opinion among a group of people. b. . I'm sure this letter won't be published, but at least someone at your magazine will read it. Paul Edward Smith Philadelphia, Pennsylvania psmith@solutions.canon.com I'VE ALWAYS FOUND YOUR MAGAZINE REFRESHING and positive, but after reading the article by Alan Hughes Alan John Hughes (born 4 April 1951 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland)[1] is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler<ref name="CAP" />, he played five times for the Ireland cricket team between 1979 and 1982 and feeling the praise and glorification glo·ri·fy tr.v. glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing, glo·ri·fies 1. To give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt. 2. of hip-hop culture (which preaches hatred over peace, money over love, and violence as an answer to everything that upsets us, and degrades black women), I can honestly say, cancel my subscription and create a new logo for BE that has 666 somewhere on it. This culture will some day have to answer to the real judge. I pray I beg; I request; I entreat you; - used in asking a question, making a request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me to go s>. See also: Pray we have another real war (like Vietnam or World War II), so we can see how tough and bad these young hoods would be in the jungles fighting armed men and avoiding traps to stay alive (as my generation did in Vietnam), instead of shooting innocent children during their turf turf: see lawn. turf In horticulture, the surface layer of soil with its matted, dense vegetation, usually grasses grown for ornamental or recreational use. wars. Reginaldo Cornejo Visalia, California tkwrite@webtv.net |
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