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Because the GOTV effort has transcended the normal means of communication. I remember when Rap/Hip-Hop started becoming mainstream, and some white people started freaking out that their "little darling" was rocking to "Hip-Hop Hooray" or "Gimme One More Chance." Was it because of the violence and misogyny (that exists in other forms of music, BTW) or because of the passion (that, quite frankly, is way different than the passion in say, rock or country). Anyway, the progression of Rap/Hip-Hop, combined with a frustrated liberal faction of the Democratic Party and the emergence of a young, empowering politician of color has resulted in things like this:

It's call a pound. A pound . No; it's not a signal for The Revolution. Look it up . Then calm the fuck down.

It's like this person read my mind: As any child of the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s knows, these days, MTV is a virtual wasteland. A repetitious, celebrity obsessed, materialistic channel that now seems to hire VJ ’s based on their height and weight rather than their music expertise. My Super Sweet Sixteen makes any girl who had less than 1500 people and 17 white ponies at her birthday feel like she was cheated, and if you happen to be out of high school, there’s almost nothing—with the exception of True Life —that deals with your issues. There's more . If you miss what MTV used to be, read on.