A Tragic Example

This article by Jason Whitlock described how today's anti-education and pro violence view of things influenced the death of not just Sean Taylor, but other black men was well, such as Darrent Williams. He believes that a black kkk organization has sprung up and surprisingly, they don't kill white people, they kill black people. Go Figure. Whitlock also believes that hip hop has played a role in the genocide of black men. He asks what could you possibly expect from a race that celebrates murder, ignorance and incarceration? The only outcome could be just that. Whitlock states that we are the only ones who can change the rotten culture our kids have adopted. The only question is, how long are we going to let this continue or how bad does it have to get until someone does something?

In response to Whitlock's article, I must say I totally agree. This rap music that people listen to today does indeed promote murder, non-education and many other things. However, it seems to me that this is not only a problem with the members of black society but is becoming a problem in white society as well. I also agree with Whitlock's argument that we need to control what goes into our children's ears. Regardless of what they think, the music can affect them and cause them to act a certain way. We need to raise our children in a loving, God fearing environment and not let the ways of a corrupt society influence them and their decisions.

I have found that Whitlock's best use of parallelism occurs in the paragraph that states, "When your leading causes of death and dysfunction are murder, ignorance and incarceration, there's no reason to give a free pass to a culture that celebrates murder, ignorance and incarceration." Whitlock uses this to compare all the violence that occurs to the type of music that influences it, rap. How could we possibly create a better society if we allow music that promotes death, destruction, rebellion, and uneducation? It is impossible to build something out of absolutely nothing and that's exactly what this music promotes, reverse progress. Whitlock uses this to strengthen his article by showing people what happens to the unfortunate persons who follow this way of life sadly, Sean Taylor was one of them. So, in conclusion let this be an example to show what this is transforming our society into and let it serve as a level at which we should start building up our lives, the lives of our kids, and the lives of others around us.