Russell Simmons is a "bitch," "ho" and "n WORD"

[deadlee]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/23/usa.hiphop.reut/

Prominent U.S. hip-hop executive Russell Simmons Monday recommended eliminating the words "bitch," "ho" and "nigger" from the recording industry, considering them "extreme curse words."

SO WHILE YOU ARE AT IT RUSSELL LETS ELIMINATE FAGGOT AND PUNK AND SPIC AND CHINK AND PECKERWOOD AND WE

Comments

[camiloj]

Hey....channel this into a hot new track! I feel it...last CD you called out the easy target homophobes...lets hear you CALL OUT some of the down low punks on the run on INTIFADA...the Russell Simmons of the world...

Anyway love reading this man...

be inspired.

[alexpupnkit]

OMG Peckerwood! That's the best! It sounds like a gay Hollywood, I can see the sign now. I haven't really heard that in too many songs. It sort of reminds me of Tallywhacker which is another dick word I love, my grandma used to say it. Banning words is stupid.

[socetew]

Even though I'm not a huge fan of the n-word, I feel it definitely works when spoken by the proper people... ie when a black/hispanic/etc rapper says "you my nigga for life", it just sounds much more legitimate than if he were to say "you my buddy for life", which sounds kind of weak and bland.

Similarly, I think it's fine for gay people to use "faggot" in their tracks, like "no fags allowed" or "look out, I'm a faggot with a mic" or whatever..

anyway my main point is that I think it's silly to ban these words.. first of all I believe in freedom of speech and secondly, I feel that they can be powerful and positive when used correctly by the right people.