Hip-Hop Gets "Crushed" In Texas, Parents Rally Against The Genre
Hundreds of parents gathered outside an Arlington, Texas church yesterday (August 2) to destroy mountains of rap CDs, DVDs and other paraphernalia affiliated with the hip-hop culture, claiming it is a bad influence on their children.
The protest, which was part of a conference held at the CornerstoneBaptistChurch, included a sermon discussing the negative influences of hip-hop and pointed to a Dallas night club shooting in which police blamed rap music for two murders.
After the sermon, the congregation stood outside and watched a bulldozer crush the aforementioned items, which also included brand name clothing, magazines, posters and video games.
"It's a culture of hypnosis, brainwashing kids into mimicking degrading values," Steve Kelly , a church member told NBC 5 " It's all about, you know, selling drugs, getting money, cheating on your girl."
Despite their efforts, some youth who were part of the congregation, felt that it would take more than destroying CDs to stop hip-hop's influence.
"You can't crush hip-hop culture, it's the biggest lifestyle in the whole world," explained Lumpang Kalamby. "It really depends on how you're raised. If you have nobody to look up to, especially a father or mother, if you have nobody, no mentors then you're vulnerable and gullible to follow upon anything."
The protest, which was part of a conference held at the CornerstoneBaptistChurch, included a sermon discussing the negative influences of hip-hop and pointed to a Dallas night club shooting in which police blamed rap music for two murders.
After the sermon, the congregation stood outside and watched a bulldozer crush the aforementioned items, which also included brand name clothing, magazines, posters and video games.
"It's a culture of hypnosis, brainwashing kids into mimicking degrading values," Steve Kelly , a church member told NBC 5 " It's all about, you know, selling drugs, getting money, cheating on your girl."
Despite their efforts, some youth who were part of the congregation, felt that it would take more than destroying CDs to stop hip-hop's influence.
"You can't crush hip-hop culture, it's the biggest lifestyle in the whole world," explained Lumpang Kalamby. "It really depends on how you're raised. If you have nobody to look up to, especially a father or mother, if you have nobody, no mentors then you're vulnerable and gullible to follow upon anything."
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