In my humble opinion, how kids are influenced by their "heroes", in this case rappers, can be controlled by their parents.

Some people will counter this by saying that a lot of blacks come from single parent households and that one parent can't do everything.

While their is some merit to that, there are a lot of single parents who don't allow their kids to walk with their pants hanging halfway down their ass, don't allow cursing at home,don't allow grabbing of the crotch like it was going to fall off, don't allow women to be called *****es and ho's etc.....

I have a 14 year old son, a 17 year old stepson and a 9 year old niece who I have raised. I will not tolerate any form of the so-called "thug" or "ghetto" behavior from my kids or their friends that come over the house. If my son wears his pants half way down his ass, he'll get warned, then a wedgie the likes of which no one would want and the problem is gone.

Parents, black white hispanic, etc.. need to take responsibility for their kids behavior.

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