Snoop Dogg: I'll be voting for Hillary Clinton

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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Snoop Dogg is high on Hillary Clinton.

The “Gin & Juice“ rapper said he’ll be supporting the former secretary of State and Democratic candidate in her 2016 White House bid.

“You know I like to be politically correct, but sometimes I’m politically incorrect,” Snoop Dogg said when asked about his political pick on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” on Sunday. “But I’ll say that I would love to see a woman in office because I feel like we’re at that stage in life to where we need a perspective other than the male’s train of thought.”

“And just to have a woman speaking from a global perspective as far as representing America, I’d love to see that. So I’ll be voting Ms. Clinton,” he added.

Snoop Dogg is the latest high-profile entertainer to throw his support behind Clinton in the last few days. In similar remarks to ITK last week, R&B star Ne-Yo called Clinton “a favorite of mine.


http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/242435-snoop-dogg-ill-be-voting-for-hillary-clinton

[n2doc]

1. Well that does it, game over! n/t

[madokie]

2. I'm pulling up stakes now

no sense going any further.

who the fuck is snoop dog anyway and what makes him think anyone with somewhat of a working brain gives a flying fuck what he thinks

[trumad]

4. who the fuck is snoop dog anyway

[madokie]

13. LOL

[NYC_SKP]

47. I think it's like a super duper scooper thing.

And it's endorsed clinton, which is good I guess.

[giftedgirl77]

131. It would be a he but please feel free to objectify the

successful black man just because he endorsed HRC.

[cherokeeprogressive]

104. Calvin Broadus.

From Calvin's Wiki:

Shortly after graduating from high school, he was arrested for possession of cocaine and for the following three years was frequently in and out of prison.[9] In 1990, he was convicted of felony possession of drugs and possession for sale.[101]

While recording Doggystylein August 1993, Snoop Dogg was arrested in connection with the death of Phillip Woldermariam, a member of a rival gang who was shot and killed by Snoop's bodyguard, McKinley Lee; Snoop was charged with murder along with Lee as he was driving the vehicle from which the shooting had commenced. Snoop and Lee were defended by Johnnie Cochran.[102] Both Snoop and Lee were acquitted; Lee was acquitted on grounds of self-defense, but Snoop Dogg remained entangled in the legal battles around the case for three years.[103]

In July 1993, Snoop was stopped for a traffic violation and a firearm was found by police while conducting a search of his car. In February 1997, he pleaded guilty to possession of a handgun and was ordered to record three public service announcements, pay a $1,000 fine, and serve three years' probation.[104][105][106]

Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, and The Gamewere sued for assaulting a fan on stage at a May 2005 concert at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington. The accuser, Richard Monroe, Jr., claimed he was beaten by the artists' entourage while mounting the stage, allegedly after an "open invite".[107] The lawsuit, which sought $22 million in damages, was dismissed in 2009.[108]

In September 2006, Snoop Dogg was detained at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California by airport security, after airport screeners found a collapsible police baton in Snoop's carry-on bag. Donald Etra, Snoop's lawyer, told deputies the baton was a prop for a musical sketch. Snoop was sentenced to three years' probation and 160 hours of community service for the incident starting in September 2007.[109]Snoop Dogg was arrested again October 2006 at Bob Hope Airport in Burbankafter being stopped for a traffic infraction; he was found in possession of marijuana and a firearm, according to a police statement. The following month, after performing onThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno, he was arrested again for possession of marijuana and a firearm.[110] In April 2007, he was sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence, five years' probation, and was required to perform 800 hours of community service after pleading no contest to two felony charges of drug and gun possession by a convicted felon.[101]

In April 26, 2006, Snoop Dogg and members of his entourage were arrested after being turned away from British Airways' first class lounge at Heathrow Airport. Snoop and his party were denied entry to the lounge due to some members flying in economy class. After being escorted outside, the group vandalized a duty-free shop with whiskey bottles. Seven police officers were injured in the midst of the disturbance. After a night in jail, Snoop and the other men were released on bail the next day, but he was unable to perform a scheduled concert inJohannesburg.[111] On May 15, the Home Officedecided that Snoop Dogg would be denied entry to the United Kingdom for the foreseeable future, and his British visa was denied the following year.[112][113][114]As of March 2010, Snoop Dogg has been allowed back into the UK.[115] The group involved in the incident have been banned by British Airways for "the foreseeable future."[116]

In April 2007, the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship banned him from entering the country on character grounds, citing his prior criminal convictions. He had been scheduled to appear at theMTV Australia Video Music Awards on April 29, 2007.[117] AustralianDepartment of Immigration and Citizenship lifted the ban in September 2008 and had granted him visa to tour Australia. DIAC said: "In making this decision, the department weighed his criminal convictions against his previous behaviour while in Australia, recent conduct – including charity work – and any likely risk to the Australian community ... We took into account all relevant factors and, on balance, the department decided to grant the visa."[118]

He was banned from entering Norway for two years in July 2012 after entering the country the month before in possession of 8 grams of weed and an undeclaredkr 227,000 in cash.[119][120][121]

Snoop Dogg has also been arrested and fined for misdemeanor marijuana possession in Los Angeles in 1998,[122] in Cleveland in 2001,[123] and Sierra Blanca, Texas in 2010.

[roguevalley]

110. I think its because he's an American who gave his opinion.

I don't think he's right but he is rather conservative in some ways. I'm not sure the endorsement of a guy who was tried for murder and glorified being a pimp is good but more power to him.

[MaggieD]

137. LOL!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. Yeah, but who is Kim Kardashian voting for?

Or Paris Hilton?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. I don't know but here's their contact information for you to forward your query:

http://famous-relationships.topsynergy.com/Kim-Kardashian/Contact.


http://famous-relationships.topsynergy.com/Paris_Hilton/Contact.asp


#lol@me

[whatchamacallit]

58. Lol!

[Art_from_Ark]

165. I heard that Clint Eastwood is going to endorse

an empty chair.

[NYC_SKP]

5. He's rich, he's not concerned about income equity, go for Clinton.

It makes perfect sense.

I like Snoop's rhymes, but I gotta call him on his sexist lyrics:

For the b---- that said I shot some shit up out of my dick
Now she sick, she better LAY LOW

[Evergreen Emerald]

9. He did not come from the 1%

He earned his money.

[NYC_SKP]

24. Just like the Clintons! He's rich now, and wants to keep it. Rich and greedy, vote for Hillary!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. He was born in abject poverty and was a member of the Rollin ' 20 Crips

He's rich by the dint of hard work married to God given talent.

[NYC_SKP]

28. And, just like the Clinton's, he wants to KEEP ALL OF IT. Vote Hillary 2016!!!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

36. Do you have evidence that he said he wants to keep all of it or did you make it up on the fly?

[NYC_SKP]

38. Yes, I just called him on my BerniePhone.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

39. Thought so./NT

[xmas74]

149. He gives away a lot of his money.

Ever seen what he's done for youth football in LA?

http://snoopyfl.net/page.php?page_id=39811

In this year alone, 24 kids who played in his league have signed with DI schools to play football, including his own son. Not bad.

http://snoopyfl.net/news.php?news_id=1096470

(In case anyone says that he keeps all of his money-here's a good example of one of the ways he gives back.)

[JaneyVee]

40. I hope you realize that telling people they can't keep their money is a losing proposal.

[NYC_SKP]

44. In this country, nobody keeps their money EXCEPT FOR THE RICH. Loopholes, tax havens.

Hell, the tax code is written for the rich and by the rich to suck as much as possible from the wage earners to offset the tax breaks.

Good grief, look into this.

[JaneyVee]

50. The guy supports 12 charities including...

Habitat for humanity, childrens hospitals, environmental causes like ORCA network, etc. etc. Maybe it's time to stop demonizing people who earn their money and give back to their country.

[questionseverything]

79. next line is...

they are job creators?

did i fall into repub territory?

listen the reason the 99% want to tax the 1% is , they are the only ones with money!!!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

82. Thanks for posting that...

He is an appealing figure...

Some of his content can be deemed offensive but that's as much a reflection of his genre as it is of him.

[1StrongBlackMan]

117. Thank you ...

but didn't you get the memo ... everyone earning (or that has) more than me is evil. And everyone that makes less than me should revere me as an/the unselfish warrior for their interests!

[MaggieD]

138. Is it still evil to be rich....

.... If you pay more taxes than Boeing or GE? Who pay none. Inquiring minds want to know.

[1StrongBlackMan]

143. Yes ...

The beef is not what you pay ... the beef is that you have more than ME!

Once I have more than you; then, being rich won't be an issue I will hear ... the gate at the entrance of my new community will keep the issue far, far away ... and what little that might drift over the gate to my private residence, will be drown out by the hot tub pump and the clinking of High Ball glasses.

[MaggieD]

144. Well I don't want to be evil

I guess I have no choice but to lay off all my workers, shut my business down, and give away all my worldly possessions! Then I will be pure once more. LOL!

[1StrongBlackMan]

145. Well ...

you won't be evil ... so long as some anonymous DU progressive poster makes more than you. By my calculation, you're good if you make $139,999/year ... just outside the top 10%! ... I dollar or two more and you would be competing against the 10%er fighting the 1%ers.

[MaggieD]

146. Awesome - Thanks!

[1StrongBlackMan]

147. LOL ...

I'm DU screwed!

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/01/15/business/one-percent-map.html?_r=0

[woolldog]

67. If that were true, he would just vote Republican. nt

[CreekDog]

70. then why did he support Obama and Clinton equally in 2008?

quick, make yet another thing up!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

88. And he endorsed Obama in 012

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/05/snoop-dogg-obama-romney-instagram_n_1942724.html

[NCTraveler]

84. I love how you can't hide that it burns you.

To the point you go around attacking extremely hard working individuals, with philanthropic ambitions for their wealth, who started life with nothing.

You aren't aware of it yet, but the Clinton campaign appreciates your toxic words. It is the mindset you carry, just on a scale where people actually care, where Hillary gets her favorability from. The Clinton campaign thanks you. Please continue attacking AA's who have brought themselves up from poverty against all odds. That is your wheelhouse.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

87. We can quibble about his lyrics but he's the embodiment of the American Dream./NT

[TM99]

16. No not really.

I already have all of Snoop's music.

And if his only reason for voting for Sanders was because he wants an older white male perspective on politics, I would think he was just as ignorant and uninformed as I do his preference for Clinton based on her gender.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. His syntax was actually more impressive than most of the 2016 presidential clown car, just sayin...

He's actually a funny and witty guy...I heard him a couple of times on the Howard Stern show back in the 90s and he was really funny and insightful.

[TM99]

23. I love Snoop's music.

But his reasons for voting for Clinton have little to nothing to do with her policies and positions and rather are about her gender.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

85. Respectfully

When Sonia Sotomayor said "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life " folks here defended her from right wing attacks.

[TM99]

125. Nice non-sequitor, but

it has nothing to do with Snoop and his ringing endorsement of Clinton just because she is a woman.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

126. How it is a non sequitur?

Ms. Sotomayor said she would be a better jurist than a white male because of her race and gender which I don't totally agree with... I would agree that diversity improves an institution because the more viewpoints the better...

All Mr. Broadus said is he is supporting Secretary OF state Clinton because the institution of the presidency would benefit from having a woman at the helm.

[TM99]

129. Presumably Sotomayor also presented more of a resume for herself than just "I am a woman."

Choosing any leader solely on the basis of their gender is a non-starter for me.

Snoop did not give any other reasons why Clinton was his choice.

Get it now?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

132. She didn't refer to her resume

Here's her quote:

"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

I don't see a reference to her resume or curriculum vitae.


I used to hire people...All things being equal I always hired the minority applicant because I felt they worked harder to get where they were but Ms. Sotomayor's formulation is a bit stark.

[TM99]

136. This still has nothing to do with Snoop.

Get off your soapbox and back on topic.

Sotomayor was speaking about herself AFTER her resume got her to the consideration of the position. There is and was more to her than just being a Hispanic woman.

Snoopo is speaking about Clinton. He does not reference her positions, her policies, etc. He only says that what he thinks would make her the best candidate is her feminity.

Not. The. Same. Thing.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

139. LOL

I would literally rather take a cap in my ear than walk away from the truth.



"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

-Sonia Sotomayor

Move along, no reference to gender, nothing to see here...

Who should I believe? Some random internet poster or my lying eyes?

"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."


-John Adams

[TM99]

140. You are just being ridiculous now.

Bye bye!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

141. That isn't a chivalrous way to surrender...I hope you don't take your shtick to Discussionist.

That isn't a chivalrous way to surrender...I hope you don't take your shtick to Discussionist. Your abysmal rhetorical skills would be an embarrassment to our side.


Bye Bye!

[DonCoquixote]

166. Fromt he MLB baseball strike on

Ms. Sotomayor had a resume that was thicker than many currently on the court.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/sotomayor.resume/index.html

But she knew that even when a minority has a thick resume, they are not favored as much as their majority counterpart.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

167. I said I have no problem using race and gender as a criterion ...

I said , ad infinitum and ad nauseum, I have no problem using race and gender as a criterion when it comes to hiring because folks need their professions and institutions to look like them ... In fact in this very thread I said I used it myself when making hiring decisions.

I just pointed out it shouldn't cause folks agita because Snoop said he would vote for Hillary because she's a woman.

Some times you arrive at truth in a funny way. You could say that Ms. Clinton has a thicker resume than all the other candidates, Democratic and Republican, who are running for president in 2016.

[99Forever]

19. You lost me at "Berniebots"

That some of that "respectful debate" I keep hearing people whine for?

[Nye Bevan]

86. Lost the DU jury too:

On Wed May 20, 2015, 11:56 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

That's the funny thing about you Bernie-Bots.
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Some people are more subtle with their trollery. There's an art to it.

Trumad just smashes the keypad with his fat fist. There's no art to that.


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[whatchamacallit]

92. Lol Juror #3

[Cha]

124. Yeah, Bernie Bots is "insulting".. but, when a chunk of DU calls us Obama bots like greenwald

started.. that's okay.

I don't alert on anything unless it's some rw troll seeped in through the discussionist. But, some are sooooooooo sensitive except when they're doing the insulting.

[Jesus Malverde]

142. LOL

JM

[DemocratSinceBirth]

25. I knew this would happen to my thread but they aren't going to verbally intimidate me from posting.

[Trajan]

52. I've always respected you as a Democrat

But now I see you are an extreme partisan ...

And a mean one at that ....

Bernie supporters = Paul supporters ? ... really ?

This is beneath my image of you, but that image just degraded ... oh well ...

[trumad]

65. behavior

And I am a Democrat---is Bernie?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

89. I would have taken exception to the juror who said I had a "fat fist".

[whatchamacallit]

60. Douchetastic! n/t

[Capt. Obvious]

91. AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service

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[DemocratSinceBirth]

95. Juror 3 is politically incorrect

Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Of course it's divisive trollery - that's Trumad's M.O.
Some people are more subtle with their trollery. There's an art to it.

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The politically correct and appropriate word is ample.


#lol@me

[imnew]

8. A 1% er who supports Hillary....I'm shocked

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. The biography of a 1% er

Broadus was born October 20, 1971, at the Los Altos Hospital in Long Beach, California, the second of three sons. He was named after his stepfather, Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Sr. (December 10, 1948 – November 9, 1985, Los Angeles). His mother is Beverly Broadus (née Tate; born April 27, 1951, McComb, Mississippi)] His father, Vernall Varnado (born December 13, 1949, Magnolia, Mississippi), was a Vietnam veteran, singer, and mail carrier who was said to be frequently absent from his life.[8] As a boy, his parents nicknamed him "Snoopy" because of his appearance, but they usually addressed him as Calvin at home. His mother and stepfather divorced in 1975.

At an early age, Broadus began singing in Golgotha Trinity Baptist Church and playing piano; when he was in sixth grade, he began rapping. He attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School, graduating class of 1989.

As a teenager, Snoop Dogg frequently ran into trouble with the law. He was a member of the Rollin' 20 Crips gang in the Eastside of Long Beach, although he stated in 1993 that he never joined a gang. Shortly after graduating from high school, he was arrested for possession of cocaine, and for the following three years was frequently in and out of prison (including Wayside Jail). Snoop, along with his cousins Nate Dogg and Lil' ½ Dead and friend Warren G, recorded homemade tapes as a group called 213, named after the Long Beach area code at the time. One of his early solo freestyles over En Vogue's "Hold On" had made it to a mixtape which was heard by influential producer Dr. Dre, who phoned to invite him to an audition. Former N.W.A member The D.O.C. taught him how to structure his lyrics and separate the thematics into verses, hooks and chorus.

[Dawgs]

27. Irrelevant fail. n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

71. Elaborate

If his raison d'etre was to protect his wealth and pass it on to his children there are a lot more candidates he could support who offer the prospect of doing so more than Secretary of State Clinton.



BTW, you can fit the members of this board who would have made it out of his world in a Mini Cooper.

[Dawgs]

72. The point made was that he was a 1%er. Nothing more. His background is irrelevant. n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

73. Then the fact he is wealthy is of no more moment than the color of his eyes....

Then the fact he is a wealthy is of no more moment than the color of his eyes when it comes to which candidate he will support in the upcoming election, am I right?

[Dawgs]

74. I don't know. You'd have to ask him.

He may be supporting Hillary because he thinks she is the best candidate for him because he's in the 1%. He may not. I don't know.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

76. Well

Let's stipulate that Mr. Broadus is a shrewd businessman with a great deal of native intelligence that he married to God given lyrical and musical talent. He would not have got from where he was to where he is if he wasn't. A man of his business acumen would be aware that there are candidates who would be much more sympathetic to protecting his wealth and others in his economic bracket and the propagation of it than Secretary Of State Clinton.

"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." Maybe Mr. Broadus supports the Secretary Of State because her and her husband were/are immensely popular in the community where he was raised and that informs his views...You can bookmark this post. That's why Ms. Clinton will receive over ninety percent of the vote in the precinct where he was raised in the primaries and the general election.

[Dawgs]

77. Maybe. Again, I (or you) don't know. n/t

[SidDithers]

80. Welcome to DU...

Sid

[CreekDog]

108. if that's his only motivation then why is he supporting her?

and not someone who will eliminate the Estate Tax and other taxes that favor the wealthy?

maybe because your meme is broken.

nice try. your name is "imnew". does that mean you are "new"?

[TM99]

11. So the only reason he is voting for her

is because she is a woman?

Nothing about policies I see. Nothing about positions I see. Just because she is a woman.

Yeah, ok.

[LanternWaste]

29. I don't think that illustrating support for a candidate due to A denies that same support due to B..

I don't think that illustrating support for a candidate due to A denies that same support due to B, C or D. However, if deductive fallacies assist one's bias, go for it.

[TM99]

33. Nice try with the logic but sadly a fail.

Does he discuss support for B, C, or D?

No.

[99Forever]

12. Who!?

And why should I care?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. You cared enough to post

[99Forever]

35. And just what the fuck is that supposed to mean.

You understand the concept of "discussion board", right?

[trumad]

56. Sure

It's to make discussion. Apparently you don't care to.

[woolldog]

15. Seriously?

You don't know who Snoop dogg is?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. Maybe he's into the oeuvre of Justin Bieber

[woolldog]

66. ...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

68. I feel bad that I got heated with him but he's always snapping at people...

I wouldn't recommend rap for him because he is already agitated...Maybe Yanni would calm him:

[Tarheel_Dem]

102. Not at all surprised you don't know "who" he is. But his vast fanbase sure does.

Do you think you're actually converting anyone? Good luck to Bernie. He's gonna need it.

[TheSarcastinator]

20. The Endorsement of a Misogynistic Bigot Doesn't Mean Much

Snoop is a misogynist who has for decades casually referred to women as whores and bitches. He's also a widely acknowledged homophobic bigot. Hillary supporters should not crow too loudly about this one.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

22. That criticism could easily be lodged at most rappers , at least clearly a majority of them.../NT

[TheSarcastinator]

26. yes, and?

Will Hillary also be seeking endorsements from Rick Ross & Lil' Wayne?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

32. She didn't solicit his endorsement

Snoop Dogg ne Calvin Broadus endorsed Secretary Of State Clinton on his own.


It is interesting that folks here didn't have the same agita when Marshall Mathers endorsed John Kerry in 2004.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

115. Rick Ross and Lil'Wayne are to Snoop what Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady were to Michael Jordan./NT

[LanternWaste]

31. Be sure and let us know if you see crowing.

Be sure and let us know if, when and where you see crowing.

[onecaliberal]

30. His money will be safe with her for sure.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

34. He escaped absolutely shitty conditions to amass a small fortune.

I rather see him rich than some clown who inherited all his dough.

[onecaliberal]

106. I never said a thing about how he got his money.

It seems you also assume other facts not in evidence. Hillary is by, of, and for wealth, which snoop is one of. Of course she is his candidate. I have no issue with the fact that he has money.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

112. She is supported by over sixty percent of Democrats...

She is supported by over sixty percent of Democrats:


http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-national-democratic-primary


There must be a lot of wealthy Democrats...

Oh, she is viewed favorably or very favorably dy 77% of African Americans and 61% of my Latino brothers and sisters (pg.86) :


https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/ihh96gmssm/econTabReport.pdf

They will be overjoyed to learn they are wealthy...

[randys1]

128. Coming from where he came, ending up where he is, in a VERY racist country full of white

privilege everywhere you look, it is rather amazing what he has accomplished.

Some will focus only on his criminal period, I would like to see them survive what he came thru and do it squeaky clean.

[samsingh]

41. i read somewhere he was a repug - glad to see that was false

[DemocratSinceBirth]

46. He endorsed this century's greatest president in 2012.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/05/snoop-dogg-obama-romney-instagram_n_1942724.html

[samsingh]

63. thanks

[DemocratSinceBirth]

64. No problem...

I wouldn't be surprised if the Republicans tried to appropriate him to give them a modicum of street cred the way Marco Rubio holds himself out as a Tupac aficionado.

[samsingh]

75. repugs are desparate to have any star power endorse them

they're left with senile fools like
eastwood and chuck norris

[DemocratSinceBirth]

78. They have Stacey Dash, Adam Sandler, and Kelsey Grammer too./NT

[NYC_SKP]

42. It's kind of sickening if the president being a woman is the only thing on his mind. That's just sad

There's a lot of that sadness going around.

[Jesus Malverde]

45. If you've seen his body of work.

Women are on his mind. Just not in a progressive way.

White singers deserve the same scrutiny for sexism as Snoop Dogg

Yesterday, Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Broadus) had been granted a visa to perform at this year’s Big Day Out festival. This was despite of the efforts of Collective Shout, an activist group against the objectification and sexualisation of women which petitioned to have his visa refused on the basis of lyrics' misogyny, his criminal history and his previous work as a pimp.

This is not the first time the organisation has protested against an artist on the basis of them glorifying violence against women. In 2013, Collective Shout called on the Australia government to revoke the visa of rapper Tyler the Creator. His music is relatively well known outside his fan base due to its graphic depictions of rape and murder (though it has been noted that he has toned his lyrics down on his latest album). In 2011, the organisation co-sponsored a petition against another rapper, Kanye West, to block his music video for Monster due to its eroticised violence.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/16/white-singers-deserve-the-same-scrutiny-for-sexism-as-snoop-dogg

It's like an endorsement from suge knight

[DemocratSinceBirth]

48. DU was all aflutter when Eminem endorsed Kerry in 04 and some of his lyrics were misogynistic

DU was all aflutter when Eminem endorsed Kerry in 04 and some of his lyrics were misogynistic and homophobic and misogynistic, if not more so...


More double standards from the denizens of DU.

[Jesus Malverde]

54. I think it's called cognitive dissonance.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

[DemocratSinceBirth]

57. I know...

I enjoy rap...Of course I don't dig homophobia, misogyny, anti-semitism, and other forms of bigotry...So I am conflicted...

I am an old head so I am more partial to the rap of yore; Tupac, NWA, PE, Eminem, et cetera.

[Jesus Malverde]

59. Remember when Eazy E bought his way into the whitehouse.

That was classic.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

62. I will view it later...He paid his way into a Republican fundraiser.

I saw Public Enemy at an Orlando nightclub in 1990. Their music actually talked about empowering women but there was a touch of homophobia and anti-semitism in it... That's why I was conflicted about it...But it seems to be an enduring and evolving genre. You can trace it all the way back to the Sugar Hill Gang.

[NYC_SKP]

49. Oh, I have. I posted a couple lines from "Lay Low", quite disgusting lyrics.

Though I have the song and I like the beat and the melody.

But the B word and talk about S--- shooting up outta his D--- and that she better Lay Low are, well.

You know.

[Jesus Malverde]

51. Enjoy!

https://m.

DU's rocking snoop!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

93. 8/14

[Jesus Malverde]

96. Can't wait

Looks great!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

98. I saw the trailer at the movie...

They were hot at the same time Public Enemy was...I leaned to the latter because their music was more political but I believe NWA had the better beat.

Ice Cube is played by his son. My gf and I rented a room from a woman in Van Nuys whose daughter went to high school with him. She was his friend and went to a Lakers game with him... Her mom said they had a lot of security. She also said Ice Cube is very strict...When her daughter asked him if she could call him Cube he told her his name is Mr. Jackson.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

101. I liked Ice Cube's work better

NOT SAFE FOR WORK

[OilemFirchen]

152. I get the impression you didn't read the editorial you just cited.

[Jesus Malverde]

154. Whats your point.

I made mine...

[OilemFirchen]

155. Yes, you clearly made your point.

The editorial made mine.

[Jesus Malverde]

156. .

JM

[OilemFirchen]

157. A little bedtime read from your link:

However, it is a mistake to view hip hop as a homogenous style of music that is inherently anti-women. As bell hooks stated:

"Without a doubt black males, young and old, must be held politically accountable for their sexism. Yet this critique must always be contextualised or we risk making it appear that the behaviours this thinking supports and condones – rape, male violence against women, etc – is a black male thing. And this is what is happening. Young black males are forced to take the 'heat' for encouraging, via their music, the hatred of and violence against women that is a central core of patriarchy."

Collective Shout’s petition to revoke Snoop Lion’s visa states, “as a society which claims to be serious about eradicating violence against women, there should be no place for recording artists who glorify misogyny and degrade women for entertainment”.

So if we agree with this statement, then not only would there be no place for the rappers mentioned above, but also:

What follows is a (clearly truncated) list of a dozen bands or artists guilty of violent misogynistic lyrics and five contemporary artists guilty of domestic violence. They are, notably, not black.

Your excision exemplifies the editorial's central tenet.

Sleep tight.

[Jesus Malverde]

158. What in the world does that have to do with snoop being a former pimp and world class misogynist?...

Are those other bands relevant to the conversation, are they being touted as hip endorsements for Hillary? Should we give snoop a pass cause white bands are misogynist too?

I think you missed the point completely, maybe you forgot what this thread was about.

It's mid day here in Japan. I have a lot to do before bedtime.

Whoosh

[OilemFirchen]

159. You helped derail the conversation.

You picked the cite. The excerpt you chose was an indictment of your specific contempt, as the editorial indicates.

I didn't miss the point at all.

It's 1:30 AM here. 'Night.

[Jesus Malverde]

43. The nineties are calling

Tupacs hologram is up next.

[Fumesucker]

53. Who lett the Dogg outt?

[cwydro]

55. Isn't he a convicted felon?

Can he vote? I thought convicted felons could not vote.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

97. Not sure he's a felons but felons can have their rights restored and vote...

My friend is a an ex-felon and votes in Nevada. He just can't own a gun.

[cwydro]

100. Perhaps he's had his restored.

He was convicted of felony drug possession in the 90's I think.

[imnew]

121. He sounds like quite the nice fellow

http://crime.about.com/od/famousdiduno/ig/mugshots_rap_hip_rb/snoop.htm


•August 2003 - Snoop was named in an affidavit claiming that he and the makers of the "Girls Gone Wild: Doggy Style" tape lured two underage girls to take their tops off for the camera by offering them marijuana and ecstasy. The suit was settled in July 2004.


•August 1993 - Snoop was charged for being an accomplice to the murder of Phillip Woldermarian. In February 1996, with the help of attorney Jonnie Cochran, Snoop was found not guilty of all charges but voluntary manslaughter, on which the jury deadlocked

[cwydro]

122. I know.

It seems unlikely that he's had his rights restored because he's continued to run afoul of the law into 2010 and after.

[Doctor_J]

61. voting for Clinton makes one politically incorrect?

[TwilightGardener]

69. I'm going to wait and see which way Hootie and the Blowfish go.

[tularetom]

81. It is America and Mr Dogg is free to vote for whomever he pleases

Although it is surprising that 75 people on DU actually give a flying fuck about it, enough to comment.

[Jesus Malverde]

90. Its For the lulz

JM

[AgingAmerican]

83. Unless Bernie wins the primary

nt

[truebluegreen]

94. And we should care, why? nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

99. Thank you for kicking my thread

NOT SAFE FOR WORK

[truebluegreen]

109. oooooh, burn

gonna ruin my whole friggin' day

[DemocratSinceBirth]

111. Wow, you're so cool...You're my DU hero...

Single?

[1StrongBlackMan]

118. What's funny to me is ...

those saying "Who is he" and "Why should I care what he thinks", spend the internet days forming much of their political opinions by reading anonymous posters and don't seem to care that they really don't know what that anonymous poster thinks.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

120. If you are posting solely for yourself...

If you are posting solely for yourself wouldn't that be a form of masturbation?

[randys1]

127. Boy oh boy, a Black man with an opinion sure as hell gets this place all riled up, eh!

[1StrongBlackMan]

130. But drugs ... and ... and ... bad words ...

even, misogyny ... but mostly ... he didn't come out for Bernie.

I'm pretty certain that if Snoop has ... someone on DU would have been telling me that I should support Bernie cuz Snoop does.

[Blue_In_AK]

103. Of all the rappers,

Snoop is my hands-down favorite, but I disagree with him on this.

[NYC_SKP]

133. I like him too. Funny story I don't mind sharing...

And, BTW, I haven't been asked to come up to Anchorage again, yet, for that conference but I'm hoping I will.

Anyway, about 10 years ago I was trying out Internet dating, had lunch with a woman who worked for Gallo Wines in Modesto.

She asked what CD I was listening to in my car driving down. It happened to be a mix with some Eminem and Snoop, a student burned it for me.

When I told her the answer, she replied, "Oh, I won't let my kids listen to that nig*** music".

Thankfully, lunch was about done and I said I had to go, and I got up and went.

[Blue_In_AK]

134. Wow!

I'm guessing there wasn't a second date?

[NYC_SKP]

135. LOL. No second date. Another woman I was talking to never made a first date.

She lived in Sonora, a gold rush town near here.

We were in the chatting room, I had plans to join a friend who had tickets for an afternoon with the Dalai Lama at the Shoreline Amphitheater, a place that usually has music acts.

"So, NYC, what are you doing this weekend?"

"I'm going to see the Dalai Lama at the Shoreline Amphitheater."

"Oh! What kind of music do they play?"

..

..

[Blue_In_AK]

148. O M G! Can someone really be that clueless?!

[Scurrilous]

105. Good on him!

K & R

[Logical]

107. Lol, make sure to make a post of every single celeb who likes hillary! Nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

113. Lol, I will.

[Exilednight]

114. Snoop will change his mind after he puts the hash pipe down and sobers up. n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

116. Was he high when he endorsed Obama?

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/snoop-dogg-brad-pitt-endorse-years-obama/story?id=17201252


It seems to give him clarity ...

[PowerToThePeople]

119. Well shit, I will have to vote HRC now

[DemocratSinceBirth]

123. Thank you for kicking my thread...

When I return I will be more than glad to read the patronizing remark you left for me.


Thank you in advance.


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DemocratSinceBirth

[WestSideStory]

150. Who cares?

[Warren DeMontague]

151. I thought he changed his name to "Snoop Lion"

Well, maybe it just seemed like a good idea at the time.

[cemaphonic]

153. Makes sense - he made his bones (ha!) sampling George Clinton.

Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yey.

Snoop always seemed a little more self-aware than the other gangsta rappers of the late 80s-early 90s.

[awoke_in_2003]

160. The man who got famous

by appearing on the Dr. Dre track "Bitches ain't shit but hoes and tricks"

[Cheese Sandwich]

162. He still talks like that too. Every week on his show.

[awoke_in_2003]

163. It is why I can't take hip hop seriously

Most songs make Archie Bunker look like a feminist.

[Cheese Sandwich]

164. Um...well I like rap & hip hop...

just the whole bitches and hos thing should be buried. And like if you take a look at any genre, like rock music for example, you will find tons of garbage.

But also there is a lot of great hip hop that is socially conscious or political. It doesn't get as much attention and promotion though. And then there is a lot that is just fun or neutral.

And honestly I actually do like Snoop Dogg but

1) Not enough to take his political advice and
2) He should stop calling women bitches and hos

[Cheese Sandwich]

161. I'm sad to hear this but he probably doesn't know Bernie is running...

or even who he is.