Originally Posted by ronaldo

I certainly won't argue that there's a stereotype against blacks and rappers, but I don't agree that the news media has the same effect as rappers do.

The day kids go to school dressed in a suit and tie ala Bill O'Reilly, instead of dressed liked rappers, listening to the news instead of rap music, because that's what cool, then I'll agree they have a similiar influence.

That's also not meant to take away from the issue of parental responsibility, because ultimately I believe that's where it does lie.

Make no mistake either, I can't STAND most of the mainstream media and they way they manipulate the public and/or misportray a lot of society, but music and movies have much more influence over todays youth than the news industry could ever hope to have.

One of my favourite quotes, "The media is no longer in the business of reporting the news, they're in the business of creating the news."-Jesse Ventura

That's because the news industry has to fill 24 hours of programming and ad spots in todays society.