I've been a victim of it here on the boards a few times. I'm sure I've perpetrated it once or twice as well, I really don't like doing it so I refrain from it. Even the act of defending yourself once you've been hit with it is just a slippery slope.

As far as the Political Correctness and losing freedoms. I can't stand it. I'm tired of it. I even wrote a song about it that will be on the next CD - it's called "Stand Up". We are in the age of intolerance. We are more intolerant than ever before as a whole. Personally I'm pretty easy going, but I see it all around me.

The funny thing is, I have some clients that come into my studio. They're rap artists. I have a great rapport with them. They don't care if I refer to black people as black and not african american. I don't use the word [naughty word removed], it's really just a poor term. One of them had to come back in after a song was mixed and ready for radio because the radio station warned them they couldn't use the following: [naughty word removed], any swear words, or anything derogatory to women.

Well, I spent about an hour editing the vocals and double checking with them about certain words and roughly 1/4th of the song (vocally) was taken out. Pretty funny if you ask me. In the middle of the session I turned and I asked them why it is they choose to use [naughty word removed] instead of brother. I remember when I little growing up in New York all my friends, black, white or hispanic, were all brother or brothers. Mostly my black friends would use the word brother but it was a bonding term without negative connotation.

The client said you know, that's right on. Next time, that's what I'll use when I write. I figured it makes sense cause it's a term for who you hang or associate with, it has the same syllables, why not? So maybe I helped make a small change there, who knows.

Jody

Jody Whitesides
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