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COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 24, 2006 .:Page 9 Sarah's Two Sense - Women Get Bad Rap SARAH BLACK also said that he has a problem century, men-women are don't want to do. You might COMMENTARY EDITOR "when it's the only thing they now capable of doing a lot do something that you know [rap artists] resort to; there are more than just getting you off is not the best thing to do, but Can someone please other ways to sell your prod- in-and out-of the bedroom. you still make the decision to explain something to me? uct." In my opinion, if you If's like rappers have brain- do it." Why don't the rest of Why is it that in the majority, make a good single/CD, peo- washed some women into them get up off their asses and if not all, of the rap videos on pie are going to listen to and thinking that if they want to instead of going and shaking TV have half-naked women buy your music. You could make lots of money, this is the their "money-makers" and sil- shakin' their stuff in them? make a crappy song and have only way to do it: by shakin' icone breasts, go out and do Aren't music videos supposed all the half-naked women you your junk on TV and looking something with themselves? to be focused on the music? videos will always be around wanted in your music video-- and acting like a whore. Not You know, go to school or get What do boobs and asses have "as long as human beings are people are not going to listen only do those kinds of women a job, 'cause you can't honest- to do with music? I can't find having sex," but that it is defi- to your music just because make the rest of us decent, ly say that shakin' your ass on the relation between the two. I nitelyoverdone. you have those women in competent, au natural women TV is a job. You know, if you can point out three factors There has always your videos. And quite look dumb, naive, and ugly want to go out and dress and why there are more boobs been the misconception that frankly, if you think you need (because for real, the majority act like a whore, walk yourself than music in music videos: sex sells, and unfortunately, it sex to sell your music, have of the girls in those videos on down to the corner instead the misconception that sex will probably always exist. For fun walking the plank in the sure aren't picked based on of showing your garbage on sells, males' chauvinistic atti- certain things, sex doesn't sell music industry. their looks), they also do harm TV for the whole world to see. tude towards women, and the and one of those things is A second problem by feeding the fire of men's "There are far worse things stupidity of some women. music. Sex doesn't sell with these videos is ell those prejudiced attitude toward they can do, but there are far Brooklyn resident music-music (ideally) se\!s chauvinistic men out there women. better things they can do as "Substantial," originally from music. For Substantial, he who think women should be Of course, the rest of well," said Substantial. Maryland, is a rising hip-hop feels that for most areas this "sexploired" (as coined by the non-brainwashed women Every woman has a emcee who has spent the last mindset applies, but he does VH1) and are only good for can't get off that easy. "For the choice with what to do with several years developing his have a problem with it. their asses and silicone most part, the blame is shared her life-there are NO excus- skill as an outstanding lyricist Besides believing that the use implants. Women are not sex by both parties," said and upholding the art of beat of sex is overdone, Substantial objects, sex toys, sex anything. Substantial. "No one can boxing. In his opinion, 'sexy' Welcome to the 21st make you do anything you Big Scre~O~ike~e~!!s,~1!v~f~!d~S"Yin~~G'i~~e~~fan~rowd TOM MICHAELS sports Westminster has it all. Westminster residents another manager and server, could not Gary Labreck, junior at STAFF WRITER Newly opened on Englar place to watch the games. comment on Buffalo Wild McDaniel says, "The food is There's a new game in town Road, Buffalo Wild Wings Time Out Sports Grille, locat- Wings because it is still too better at Time Out, but I like for the sports bar junkie. If Grill and Bar (BWW) has ed in Westminster Town Mall, early to tell whether it has the entertainment at BWW used to be the standard for big affected their business. more, it has more room, TVs, said they however, FREE PRESS STAFF screen TVs and daily drink Griffin, continue to offer daily and a better crowd." Both restaurants have beer specials. will BWW opened early last specials and print coupons in and food specials to lure in December and the early num- local newspapers. COllegestudents. Editor-in-Chief Writers bers have exceeded expecta- "1£ you want to sit down Tuesdays are 35 cent wings .Beth McLane '07 John Bennett 06' tiona, according to Carl Dixon, and have a quieter meal I at BWW and Bud Light is the ~~~:;r~~ the front of the house manag- would go to Tune Out, plus beer of the month for Art Director er. the service is. better there, February (23 oz. draft for $3 Chanan Delivuk '08 LaWann Nelson '06 "Before we opened we especially on a busy night at and change). Time Out offers Features Editor Courtney Jordan '06 knew very little about this Wild Wings," says Becky $1 Miller Lites every Monday, Alyse Hollomon '08 Lindsay Graham '07 area," Dixon explained, Allen, a McDaniel graduate and $10 buckets of domestic News Editor Djerdj Matkovik '07 adding that they never student and Westminster rest- bottles every Wednesday. Jill Stone '06 Joey Morningstar '07 changed their focus or strate- dent. Time Out and Buffalo Wild Commentary Editor Rob Goeke '07 gies in order to compete with Allen said she enjoys going Wings both offer everything a Sarah Black '07 Ryan Chell '09 other area sports bars [ike to both rune Out and BWW to college student would want _ Sports Editor Gayton Rosa '09 Time Out. "We just came in hang out with friends and good prices, cold beer, and big Mike Habegger '08 Tom Michaels '06 with what we had and it has watch the games: "Both places screen TVs. Page Design Todd Knepper '06 been working so far." fit the needs of every sports Kathryn Young '09 Kristin Lamb '09 David P. Greisman '07 MJ Alexander 10' Morningstar Says Thank You Beth McLane '07 Franz E. Schneider '07 Sarah Black '07 Kathryn Young '09 to me because it showed that Amalie Shaffer '07 Dantelle Azoulay '10 ). MORNINGSTAR many people do care. So I Photography/Illustrations Emily Biondo '10 STAFF WRITER thank Resident Life and all Patrick Bonaduce '08 Shelly Horn '06 On October 17, 2004, 1 those who donated their time Indira Gonzales '07 Andrew Wu '06 was involved in a motorcycle and blood. Emily Biondo '09 Cori Simpson '08 accident at the intersection of A majority of my thanks Advertising Managers Meredith Adams '07 Rt. 140 and Hugh Shop Road. goes out to all my friends on Emily Funk '07 Ryan Chell '09 I spent the next three months campus who took time out of Rachel Bryant '06 Taylor Hebden '08 at Shock Trauma where I their busy schedules to visit Copy Chief Melanie Chupein '09 underwent over twenty three me in both Shock Trauma and jenni Evans Jane Libert '08 separate surgeries to repair a Kernan. For those of you who Copy Editor Laura Hutton '09 majority of my lower extremi- I am talking about you know Ten Herner [en Harrington '07 ties and wounds. After time who you are and if you ever Kelsey Lindholm '09 spent at Shock Trauma, 1 was need anything at all I am at The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent ~ose of The moved to Kernan your disposal. McDaniel Free Pressstaff, the faculty,or the administrators of Rehabilitation Center where I lowe a special thanks to McDanielCollege. spent two months. I spent Lisa Breslin who along with The paper welcomes free-lancesent the ireepreS$®mcdao.iel edu. The those two months and an her two daughters and several editors reserve the right to edit for clarity, length, and libel and to additional four months after I other friends took the time to publish as space permits. Please include a name and ~hon~ number left Kernan doing rehab and serenade me during the for verification. Names will be withheld only by the dlscretton of the learning to walk all over. Christmas Holiday and bring Editors-in-Chief. Over the past year and a useful gifts during her visit. The McDaniel Free Press does not discriminate based on age, race, half, there has been an out- One of those gifts was an religion, gender, sexual orientation. national origin, condition of pouring of support from fami- amazing blanket made by the handicap, or marital status. ly and friends, and different Mail to: college knitting dub. The McDanielFree Press organizations throughout the An additional thanks goes McDanielCollege, 2 College Hill community. Three days after out to the 2005 McDaniel base- Westminster,MD 21157 my accident Resident Life ball team who made me feel (410) 751-8600 FAX (410) 857-2729 organized a blood drive that like I was still part of the team E.Mail:freepress@mcdaniel.edu may not have influenced me even though I was unable to directly but meant the world help out. I'll never forget the