Jay Smooth is back with another powerful YouTube video. This time the New York new media legend posted an insightful rant about the controversial filmmaker Roman Polanski. As usual, Mr. Smooth as he is known in the streets (ok, not really) knocks it out of the park. He definitely believes that the embattled film director needs to do time for his three decade old rape charge. What do you think? Check the video after the jump and chime in.
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So the Internet is blazing with stories about Rihanna’s alleged post abuse pic.
The truth is that the pop princess is just one of millions of American women who suffer at the hands of abusive men. We don’t talk about it nearly enough, but we all know a friend, family member or loved one that has been abused, sometimes even murdered. Sadly, the issue only becomes headline news when some one famous gets beaten up.
While domestic abuse is a complex problem, the truth is that it will never stop until men hold other men accountable to living less violent lives. Far too often guys don’t proactively confront their male friends about their ignorant behavior, even if they believe that violence against women is wrong. Fellas, it might be a hard pill to swallow, but we simply don’t speak out enough against the issue!!
Today’s action video is from the multi-talented IllDoctrine, who interviews legendary hip-hop journalist and former LYVEF board member Elizabeth Mendez Berry about her classic Vibe article “Love Hurts.” As a hip-hop insider and woman of color, Mendez Berry knew that should would be outcasted by many men in the music world for “airing the dirty laundry” of abusive rappers like Big Pun, but that didn’t stop her from telling the truth.
We all gotta take action like Mendez Berry and speak out against domestic violence, but the truth is that guys need to speak out just a little louder. Men, we can’t keep quiet anymore…domestic abuse is wrong, even when it’s someone famous.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus are a band from Jacksonville, FL with a funny name and great message. This song, Face Down, highlights the overwhelming problems of domestic violence, symbolically highlighting the broken home that is created by it.
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