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Vol.7, No 23, October 7, 1999 
[opinion]

Snoop doesn't represent campus

I'm writing in response to the article titled, " I Want Snoop on Campus," by Wes Woods II.

Okay, so you say you want Snoop Dogg to be a representative of this campus. Give me a break! 


Ireet Kaplan


You actually think this campus wants a vulgar, woman-bashing, gang-banging, drug-using ex-con representing them just because heís from Long Beach? 

Yeah, right!

You also mentioned that his songs, or should I say his verbal arrangements, got Long Beach recognized. But you conveniently forgot to mention that some of his stomach turning songs include lyrics like:

"I got no love for H**s, I f***íem I suppose. I know the p****'s mine, so Iím gonna f*** a couple of times. When Iím through with it, thereís nothing left to do with it, pass it to the homies, now you hit it... b****s ain't s*** to me, youíll never be my only one trick-a** b****!"

And you want this guy to represent the women on this campus.  I donít think any self-respecting woman who knows whatís being said would support having Snoop represent them. This could pose a problem, considering most of this campus is made up of women.

I'm sure if Snoop Dogg talked about men the way he talks about women, you wouldnít be too thrilled to know heís representing you, your campus, and what it stands for.

Our campus celebrates education, social settings and cultural awareness, and shouldnít be represented by someone who offends almost everything this campus symbolizes.

Ireet Kaplan is a sociology major at CSULB.

 
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