Laurel & Hardy to the rescue

If there's a photo opp or other chance for shameless self promotion, Laurel & Hardy Al & Jesse will come running. Now it's Don Imus who's in Big Trouble with the dynamic duo (NY Times).


"Here we are! Look at us!"

Considering how upset the black community gets when insulted, I decided to search for other recent examples. You can imagine my total shock to find somebody called "Mims" sitting nearly atop the hip-hop music charts with the following lyrics (pulled from throughout his No. 4 song):

+ nigga gimme what you got
+ Find me with different women that you niggas never had
+ And when I say I’m hot my nigga this is what I mean
+ Then niggas start to hate rearrange their face

I don't recall hearing Mims apologize profusely on Al Sharpton's radio show. R. Kelly isn't on the show, either. He's No. 3 right now:

+ Thats why these niggas cant stand em
+ Witta rich nigga, fly young dude
+ I dont understand when a nigga bring his girl friend to da CLUB
+ Just soon as she go to the bathroom nigga Ima holla at her

Trick Daddy is quite the "artist":

+ Niggaz done twist up the fro
+ Nigga you don't know
+ To kill a nigga and do the rest of ya life in the chain gang
+ Fuck niggaz and slimy hoes make the world
+ But every bitch that ya shot
+ And all hoes got slayed
+ So I'm a stack my flow and say "fuck you hoes"
+ etc.

I wonder if Ja Rule is proud of this:

Girl I'm convinced, you're my down ass bitch

Nate Dogg is "down with it":

I need me a bitch, who ain't scared to flirt
I need me a bitch in the middle of the grocery store she'll lift up her skirt
I need me a bitch, like I need my crew
I need me a bitch to pass on to my boys soon as I get through

So why aren't Laurel & Hardy Al & Jesse indignant about "Mims" and these other "artists"? Because self-degradation is fine, but from others, it's an outrage. Why the double standard? How about some parity instead of constant complaining about every perceived slight? A lot of us are getting bored with this.

The instant "racism" charge is losing its luster (and power). Soon maybe we'll be rid of it altogether.