But the cleanliness of theory is no match for messy reality. This is the music young people are listening to; it is the language of what s happenin now. And as much as I may dislike it, many of the movement s ambassadors are characters like Mims grabbing his crotch and bragging, This is why I m hot.

This is why you re not! And Soulja Boy imploring us to watch him Superman dat #@ (What is happening now indeed! As opposed to what was happening then, you know, like singing, Everybody join hands and start a love train. Or sporting Afros and declaring, Say it loud, I m black and I m proud! ). It is of little use to wonder about what should be. The reality is that as a parent, I must face head on the world as it is.