Oprah & Gayle King: hypocritical on hip-hop

Video refers to an interview with Gayle & Oprah in which Gayle says she "loves" Jay-Z's lyrics. Oprah asked if she meant the beat and Gayle was emphatic that she meant the lyrics. It is fine to respect him as a businessman and humanitarian, but to love the lyrics is to support the music that represents what her and Oprah's movement has been against-namely misogyny. This is problematic. Post concludes by stating that from Bil O'Reilly to Oprah, this entire push to clean up the music was a big lie because these musicians still end up on their shows while positive rappers are struggling.

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Entertainment

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• oprah winfrey
• gayle king
• hip-hop
• jay-z
• rap
• music
• bill o'reilly
• misogyny

[YaNVme]

Gayle and Oprah love and respect MONEY! Oprah expressed how she did not want rappers on her show, yet we see Jay-Z on her show. We all know Jay-Z has ties to President Obama and corporate America. At the end of the day, these people do not care about about positive messages. It's all about status and money.

[lisalynnette77]

He is a great asset. Did scholars call William Faulkner misogynistic: In a Rose for Emily he wrote, "Emily is unflattering: she is a small, fat woman in black who looks bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and of that pallid hue. How about that!

[bEhOnOrAbLe]

sooo true! I wish everyday for more positive music, especially rap- but as you said, it seems like the negative stuff keeps getting promoted. Granted Jay-Z produces some good things and does humanitarian work, but what about Big Pimpin? Society should break down those lyrics and have a talk about how horribly negative they are toward women.

Thanks for this video- keep it up :)