Raise your Child!!!!

So I wanted to address the issue with parents blaming the media and entertainment for their children's reckless behaviors. This is a sticky topic but one that must be addressed especially, in the Black and Latino community. It is tough because on one hand yes, Black and Latino artist shouldn't call women bitches and hoes and/or their fellow brothers niggas.

But are they really suppose to be socially responsible and/or consious? Is it their concern that children lookup to them as role models?

Yes, we know that children look to those in the media as idols and want to emulate them BUT I ask you this: should an artist who has a right to express creativity in order to convey their message to their intended target audience be censored?

As an artist myself I enjoy taking risk and writing or protraying roles that may be views as rique. But where does that leave parents? In a world that no matter how much you censor your home the reality is your child has to go out into the real world and experience things you wouldn't dream of them being expose to.

As a parent I don't wish for my kids to look at celebs as idols or people that are to be seen as role models. From music videos and video games it must be established and taught at home the important of ownership and accountability of ones actions. I watched an episode of Law and Order the other day and was disgusted that 2 kids were aquitted of killing another young child because videos games were viewed as instigator.

Children need to be taught at home entertainment is just that, entertainment... It is not real! Then again, how can we begin to teach kids that when some adults can't determine fact from fiction...