Where's the Speech Police On This?

A black rapper engages in assaults of teenagers on stage and uses vile language both on stage and in his recorded albums, and yet no outrage exhibited from the likes of Sharpton or Jackson. Did they not hear about this?

Sharpton is holding a rally today, but will he bring his considerable weight to bear on this matter? Does it matter that the assault took place in Trinidad and not in the US? This is a rapper who is on a US record label and whose actions are reprehensible and criminal.

The Rev. Al Sharpton will be among a group of activists attending the National Action Network (NAN)'s march protesting sexism, racism, and homophobia in music and images perpetuated in the recording industry tomorrow (May 3).

"We need to deal with N-word and the misogyny of calling our women b***hes and hoes," Sharpton told AllHipHop.com. "No other community is disparaged by these record companies, but us."

Sharpton pointed to an incident in which Michael Jackson offended members of the Jewish community when he sang "Jew me/sue me" and "Kick me/Kike me" on his hit song "They Don't Care About Us."

"They took the CD's [Jackson's HIStory ] out of the stores. When police felt offended about Ice-T, they froze that," Sharpton continued. "It's almost like they are being cajoled and other cases rewarded to denounce Black people. If you can have a limit to what artistic freedoms you give other people, you ought to have it for Black people and women."

And will you demand that Akon's records be pulled and that radio stations stop playing his songs? Akon's actions go beyond simply piling obscenities and vile statements on top of each other in his music, but engaging in actual criminal behavior. Will Sharpton denounce this? It's a pretty easy target considering the actions involved. Or, is Sharpton engaging in selective outrage?

That remains to be seen. Can Sharpton do the right thing and denounce Akon?

Michelle Malkin has more, including how major corporations are involved and making money off Akon and others who peddle his misogynistic messages.