Rozay done got these women fired up. On another note, I honk at protestors to show my support, and also tell them to get the f**k out of my way. But that’s just me.
Reports This is 50:
The fallout from the insensitive lyrics has reached a fever pitch as one women’s rights group is demanding that Reebok drop the rapper from his endorsement deal with the company.
Nita Chaudhury, co-founder of anti-sexism group UltraViolet, started a petition that as of Friday had gathered 51,000 signatures according to Billboard.
The petition reads:
His lyrics aren’t vague, he’s not hinting that he raped a woman–he’s clearly and proudly saying that he drugged and raped a woman who was not capable of consent.
By holding Rick Ross up as something to aspire to, Reebok is sending the message that raping a woman is cool–and that’s a dangerous message to send the boys and young men that Reebok markets to. This is what rape culture is.
Reebok needs to know that we won’t stand for this. Will you sign the petition telling Reebok that rape is NEVER okay and they should drop Rick Ross right away?
Tell Reebok:
Rewarding a man who brags about raping women sends a dangerous message. Rick Ross’ lyrics about drugging and raping a woman are offensive and outrageous, and Reebok should drop him as a spokesperson immediately.
“Reebok devotes a lot of time, energy and money to marketing to women,” Chaudhury said.
Rose Clemente, a hip hop activist, journalist and 2008 Green Party candidate for Vice President, released a YouTube video on Monday speaking out against Ross’ lyrics.
“That is the brilliant Rick Ross in all his glory. Not only has he been problematic for years, but if you didn’t hear [the song] let me go back to my computer real quick,” Clemente says, before playing Ross’ portion of the song. “This is disgusting to say the least. This lyric is obviously promoting rape. Not just date rape, but rape and rape culture and violence against women. We live in a society that, by the time that African American women and Latina women are 18, almost half of them — 44 percent — have been sexually abused.”
Muskegon, Michigan non-profit community station 103.7 the Beat/WUVS-LP, announced that it will no longer play any of Ross’ music because of the song.
“Following that teen rape case in Ohio, we felt [Rick Ross] was very insensitive. It sends the wrong message out to the youth that’s following him,” Paul Allen Billings, general manager/program director of the station, told Billboard. “To promote a date rape drug in a song, it’s like saying its OK to do this behavior. He’s saying it’s acceptable.”
The YouTube channel FemGeniuses has released two videos condemning Ross.
And now…the FemGeniuses video.
This is EbenGregory.com…telling you I don’t see how this is any worse than rapping/singing about killing, shooting, dealing and/or using drugs. But don’t nobody say nothing about that. Right guys?
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