Damn Spelman!!

With all due respect, if I insult a Spelman student or alum, I don't give a damn.

I just read on ajc.com about Spelman students staging a protest against Nelly, who was supposed to attend an event on campus to raise the awareness of the need for blood marrow donations among Blacks. Now, I don't even like Nelly and I haven't seen this Tip Drill video that is degrading to Black women. However, I do know this, if this man is trying to raise awareness and get people to sign up to donate blood marrow, then they should shut the fuck up. Half of the girls at Spelman dance at the Blue Flame and Magic City anyway. How about this, most of those girls at Spelman wear shit that people might mistake them as a hoe. So before y'all start protesting against Nelly, take a look at your own campus. I don't agree with Nelly or any other rapper degrading women in their music or videos, but when they are trying to do something good, I can look past that and see the real issue at hand. This man's sister is dying from leukemia and he's trying to do something to help her and I think that's admirable.

I say to those Spelman women who feel the way they way they do, choose your battles carefully. Yes, protest against the degradation of women in society as a whole. Don't just target rappers, target all artists including women. We need to stand up for our livelihood, but not at the expense of a person's life. The unfortunate thing is that many young adults listen to this dude and if he's trying to do the right thing, then let him reach and touch as many people as he can.

I'm done now, I just had to get that out there. As far as I go, I will be donating some marrow. Although, I know it's not the most pleasant experience in the world, I've gone through child labor, so I can deal with anything.