David Bowie challenged MTV for its discrimination against black musicians
In the early 1980s, MTV was heavily criticized for neglecting black artists. In one case, MTV didn’t air Rick James’s “Super Freak,” leading James to complain to Rolling Stone: “Me and every one of my peers — Earth, Wind, and Fire, Stevie Wonder, the Gap Band, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson — have great videos. Why doesn’t MTV show them?”
Bowie, however, was a white artist who was getting a lot of attention from MTV. So in an interview with the network, he confronted MTV VJ Mark Goodman about discrimination against black artists.
Even though it could threaten his reputation with a network that could make or break careers, Bowie wasn’t afraid to stand up for racial justice — a cause that unfortunately remains, more than 30 years later, very much necessary. #Love it!
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Frank Ocean // White Ferrari
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Phoebe Cates dans son bikini rouge.
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This is an apology letter to the both of us for how long it took me to let things go.
(via missinyouiskillingme)
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Intake photos of strays at the shelter I work at.
12/7/15
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I don’t think there’s a god.
I don’t think that there’s someone coming to save us,
And I don’t think that’s the worst news of the day.
I don’t think there’s a god.
I don’t think that there’s someone coming to save me,
And I don’t think that’s the worst news of the day.
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Tickers are on sale now! These dates will start selling out. Big things will happen on this tour. Don’t wait.
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