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Why is the new "Gangsta Life" tag an ape with a gun? It used to be the same as guns, with the pistol having the barrel facing the shooter, and now it's a chimpanzee holding a gun. I can understand wanting them to to be separate, but is this the best symbol? It seems racially charged to me, but as a Black lady, I know I'm very sensitive. So I want the moderators of M&C to tell me why this is appropriate.

Attached is the graphic that is even called "Thug life primate" on M&C. Racism is one of the exclusions for submission of clips to M&C. If I'm going from his outfit, though, he isn't dressed as a thug, he's dressed for wall street. Huh.


I also know I'm not the only one who has noticed the change in tag; see the following link for discussion on both sides.
http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/12...

Yeah . . . just tell me why this is okay with you, and why it's okay with the community as a whole (two-part question).

I know there are things that don't bother me that I feel are valid in the eyes of others, and aren't hard for me to pay attention to. Part of that is remembering I come from a place of experience and knowing, and trying not to force that onto others.

I was wondering if M&C ever considered setting up a forum or a message board? It seems like it could be useful for requesting videos/links/etc., for discussions pertaining to videos that last more than two days, or for people to just converse.

Do you know www.captainad.com?

Please join us:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RushFan...

Thanks!

Troy
Houston, Texas, USA