I'm usually pretty tolerant of commentator opinions on topics and individuals. However, I was really appalled when on two separate occasions this week, while appearing on the Bill O'Reilly show, conservative political commentator Laura Ingraham called rapper Ludacris a "thug" in response to the rap song that he released last week reinforcing his support of Barack Obama. Ingraham arrived at this opinion based on the lyrics of some of the rapper's songs.
Perhaps Ingraham should address the record label that releases the music, instead of attacking the artist. Ludacris is expressing himself through music, which is his right, and obviously there is an audience for his music based on his phenomenal success, which he has parlayed into a career as a respectable actor, philanthropist and businessman.
I only hope that Ingraham would also place Eminem in the same category as Luda.
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