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MTV: Enough is ENOUGH

Shemia Muhammad | 18.09.2002 13:29

MTV has chosen to prohibit Chuck D and Public Enemy from showing a Video because a political activist such as Mumia Abu-Jamal is shown briefly.





To:  MTV
My name is Shemia Muhammad, a member of Here-After Records. I am appalled by
MTV's choice to not play Public Enemy's video. I did not think Online petitions
were effective. Yet I am going to submit this one, because people from all over
the world use the computer, and people all over the world deserve to participate
in this method of freedom of speech. MTV has chosen to prohibit Chuck D
and Public Enemy from showing a Video because a political activist such as Mumia
is shown briefly. I say to MTV, how HYPOCRITICAL! MTV continues to show videos
that reek of lewd sexual nature and discussion of violence, drugs, violence
against women, in particular Black Women. MTV played, "Because I got high" over
and over again. I guess that song stayed in rotation because of the marketing
techniques of MTV. I am tired of the commercialism that goes on in
the music industry, and the vain profits that are gathered at the expense of our
youth, and community at large. I, Shemia Muhammad, at Here After Records
stand by Chuck D's initiative to speak the truth, and believe until MTV plays
the video, like BET then the Black community and those that respect Hip-Hop
should no longer watch its channel. If you find MTV's ban on Public
Enemy unfair, please join our petition.  http://www.hereafter-records.com

Sincerely,
The
Undersigned

Shemia Muhammad
- Homepage: http://www.petitiononline.com/No2MTV/petition.html

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  1. MTV (shite) 100% Adverts — BMW
  2. Note — S-Club Juniors
  3. Zionist occupied media — Fighter_145
  4. we are creatures of culture, not instinct — Adam