August 8, 2005

Pro-Lifers Loving Nick Cannon




After reading this I came by another pro-life site, analyzing "Abortion and Rap Music." Who knew they were such fans? I wonder if they'll start picketing the Temple of Hip-Hop after stumbling upon KRS One's 'Build and Destroy' ("I give birth to emcees, and I also give abortions..")

Abortion theme boosts rap video

While many MCs are rhyming about taking girls to the, uh, "candy shop," or about situations so explicit they have to whisper the lyrics, Nick Cannon is hip-hop's equivalent of Mr. Clean.

The rapper and actor ("Drumline") says he wasn't trying to kick up a fuss last month when he dropped his new single and accompanying video, "Can I Live," the tale of a young, pregnant woman's decision about whether to have an abortion. He was, he said, trying to share his mother's story.

Either way, the video is a hit: It debuted at No. 1 on BET's countdown show, "106 & Park," and spent almost a month in the top 10. But as of last week, the song was only at No. 85 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop tracks. "Can I Live," a book of fan testimonials, is due next month.

The video has become, for abortion opponents, a kind of PowerPoint presentation - a visual persuasion tool.

Web sites such as lifesite.net and prolifeblogs.com have praised the video, calling it an eloquent statement "for the culture of life" and encouraging viewers to continue to request it on "106 & Park" and "Total Request Live," MTV's countdown show.

"The video is having a positive impact. A lot of kids are talking about it," says Robert Stewart, 25, a chastity educator for Generation Life, an organization that aims to bring an abstinence-before-marriage message to young people. "It's awesome because (Cannon put) it in a way that everybody can relate to and embrace, whether they believe abortion is wrong or not."

Representatives of Planned Parenthood said they were unfamiliar with "Can I Live." The NARAL Pro-Choice America organization did not return a call requesting comment...

Also peep the Mark Anthony Neal cameo a little further down in there.

Posted by jsmooth995 at August 8, 2005 1:52 AM
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Posted by: Belve at August 8, 2005 10:25 AM

I just want to say that I think the video is fine and beautiful even though Im pro-choice. The only problem is that it lacks the perspective of struggle. For example, a woman and her power to choose being destined by men is a struggle.

The Common and Lauren Hill video also was for keeping the baby, but it dealt with deeper issues that most men in a man's world just dont get. Like the power of the father, and the power of love between lovers.

Common and Lauren Hill argued for a power. In a world where people are generally powerless, certain people have to step back and use the power of trust by trusting people with the power to choose, drink clean water, and eat good food grown through love instead of being grown through money. In the mean time others who have power, be it economics, or love, or knowledge or through brute force, can focus on passing down these skills and privilages to the powerless, thus the answer ariving at its own pace. Instead of focusing so much on control over other people's quality of life experience.

If you build a nest, the crane will come.

In short, Common and Lauren argued for the baby, but also took into account the unity and other prerequisites for expanding humanity. Nick Cannon did not. But good try.

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