Rapper Ludacris visits Elm City
“You sell 3 million copies, you become a role model,” hip-hop artist Chris “Ludacris” Bridges said Thursday afternoon.
The 60 Branford College students, who had waited in line for tickets a day earlier, gathered in Master Steven Smith’s living room for a Master’s Tea with the legendary rapper. Ludacris told the audience about his rise to stardom and discussed current issues, such as financial responsibility and the Chris Brown–Rihanna controversy.
After a brief meet-and-greet, which was cut short because of Ludacris’ late arrival after his campus tour ran overtime, students...
great article, rustin!!
They aren't in vogue, Ciarrai, but neither is prejudice and close-minded censorship. And since when is the act of a man performing oral sex on a woman misogynistic? Kudos to the YDN on this story!
Ciarrai - Just because you quote something doesn't mean you agree with it. Nice move referencing the reporter's full name alongside your ridiculous and and unwarranted attack. Let's just hope that your clearly intended target audience of his future googlers (ie. employers), is not as vicious or confused about standard journalism / English writing as yourself.
Ludacris is brilliant and hilarious, as evidenced by his music, and it's great to see that he is also willing to drop by Yale (twice in two years) to meet and seriously engage with students. It's also cool to know that he paid his dues without dealing or resorting to violence (at least that's how I read the article). This sounds like an awesome master's tea, and I only wish it happened when '08 was still on campus.
Reading about this and the hockey team's season made me prouder as an alumnus than anything else this year. Hell yeah, Master Smith.
Also, as a bystander, the problem at Spring Fling in '06 appeared to be mainly that some of the "ladies in the house" were upset at not qualifying to "scream real quick" based on Ludacris' exclusive criterion.
"All the ladies in the house, if your pussy's clean let me you scream real quick". So that would be in the realm of "standard journalism", eh '08? Funny, but I never see this vulgar stuff in "standard journalism." It wasn't my intent to link the writer with his work for a prospective employer's perusal, but now that you mention it, shouldn't we own what we have published? Of course. It is frightful that such vulgarity has its defenders at Yale. Nevertheless, this too shall pass. A few years from now you will understand where I am coming from. Something about the real world, children and bills helps us separate gold from dross, "standard journalism" from offensive claptrap.
Here's the issue, though, Ciarrai: if it wasn't for this article and others publishing that quote, where would you get it to quote in your own comment?
Brilliant, Yale '12. Thanks for clearing it up. Never get animals stoned.
Ludacris' remark at Spring Fling cast the decision to hire him in a controversial light. That makes it relevant to the topic of his second appearance on campus by invitation. The reporter might have simply mentioned it in passing, which would probably spark a long comment debate online as to what he actually said. Best to simply quote him verbatim, without delving into a particular stance on the choice to bring him here twice. Ciarrai, you might reconsider whether the neutral presentation of offensive material is offensive per se.
Where is the Women's Center in all this?
Protesting Ludacris seems much more relevant than the "Yale Sluts" episode.
I find the "artist" repugnant, and consider it yet another comment on Yalies weird need to appear au courant.
But, hey, I guess he gets a pass, right? I mean, it's his "culture." And we are called to love that "culture" irrespective of any inherent flaws, dissonances, or, well, just plain ugliness.
Go Bulldogs!
How disgraceful of the reporter, Rustin Fakheri, to quote hi-hop's Chris "Ludacris" Bridges' hateful, mysogynistic comment about female genitalia. I was shocked to read this and appalled that Yale Daily News would stoop to such a level. Equally appalling was the rapt attention shown on the faces of several female students who were in the audience, as noted by a photo accompanying the article. What self-respecting woman could sit and listen to this offensive drivel? Where has a sense of shame and indignation gone? This kind of offensive stuff ought still to be considered beyond the pale for any mature and decent people and certainly not appropriate for Yale Daily News. Unless, of course, I missed something and misogyny and poor taste are in vogue.