Miami Leaders Apologize for News Release About 'Ghetto Talent Show'
Miami city leaders are apologizing for a press release which invited summer campers to a "Ghetto Talent Show" and "Watermelon Eating Contest." Yahoo! News reports that the press release also invited the children to prove they, quote, "know the meaning of ghetto style" and that they would have a chance to, quote, "prove just how ghetto they are."
Members of the African-American community expressed outrage at the invitation, which was for the grand finale picnic for Miami's summer camp program, which is scheduled for Friday (July 29th).
Miami Parks Director Ernest Burkeen, who is black, issued an apology which stated that the name of the talent show has now been changed to "Funky Talent Show." Burkeen also offered an explanation for the usage of the word "ghetto." He said, "The word 'ghetto' was used to imply a down home show, not something offensive, but embracing the culture of today's youth and their language."
What were they thinking?
posted by Pat Campbell @ 5:31 PM
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2 Comments:
Maybe they were thinking about Ron Artest, who in response to questions from reporters about his NBA future, recently stated he was "ghetto", and was going to stay "ghetto." I think "funky" is more ridiculous, actually...is everybody going to wear their purple bell-bottoms and platform shoes with goldfish in the heels, with a big pick sticking out of their 'do?
As the snow flies
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A poor little baby child is born
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need
It's another hungry mouth to feed
In the ghetto
People, don't you understand
The child needs a helping hand
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
Take a look at you and me,
Are we too blind to see,
Do we simply turn our heads
And look the other way
Well the world turns
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
In the ghetto
And his hunger burns
So he starts to roam the streets at night
And he learns how to steal
And he learns how to fight
In the ghetto
Then one night in desperation
A young man breaks away
He buys a gun, steals a car,
Tries to run, but he don't get far
And his mama cries
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
Face down in the street with a gun in his hand
In the ghetto
As her young man dies,
On a cold and grey Chicago mornin',
Another little baby child is born
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
In the ghetto
In the ghetto
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