Ashley Judd Slams Snoop Dogg, Diddy for AIDS Awareness Work

...Furthermore, what kind of jerk insults someone who is supporting AIDS research? Judd really screwed up. People need to think before they speak, but common sense isn't so common, right?

Ashley Judd must figure now that she's a washed up actress, she needs publicity. In no way has Snoop Dogg or P. Diddy advocated rape.

As a woman, and a rape victim, I am DISGUSTED by Ashley Judd's comments, and she should be ashamed of herself.

People are always getting on rap music for using the words "bitch" and "ho", but what about all the country music about shooting people, keying cars, getting drunk and so on? Just because an artist doesn't swear doesn't mean their message is any less violent. What about metal, especially death metal? Some of those songs contain horribly offensive lyrics. A lot of rap music is about life, politics and love. Not just sex and violence. Look, you don't have to like a genre, but ruling out a whole genre of something just because you're too lazy to listen to the lyrics doesn't make it a bad genre. It just makes you closed-minded.

I don't understand why people can't just not like rap music. Instead they always say they HATE it. What is wrong with people these days that they need to have so much HATE?

Whether or not I like a song depends on the sound and lyrics. There are plenty of horrid country songs out there, and many good ones too. Same with rap music. When people jump to "I HATE rap", it sounds ignorant, and at times, racist. And before anyone uses the term "race card", remember that the word racism exists because it's a real thing. And usually the people who use the term "pull the race card" are racists themselves and they just won't admit it.

After reading this, I lost all respect for Ashley Judd, who I really liked. And she wears that cross but her comments are unchristian and quite frankly, ignorant and pathetic.

Her generalization of rap music is inaccurate. This inaccuracy seems to exist throughout the comments made on this article as well. People without vast knowledge about a subject should keep their comments to themselves.

I'm sure Ashley doesn't really know Snoop or Puffy personally, so belittling them by her words makes her come off as a a thoughtless and crude individual in this instance.

Don't agree with some comments. I live in an affluent beach community in la ca.and I constantly hear this genre of music blasting from cars all around me.The listeners/fans are of all races,ages, and appears to be of all income demographics

I guess I would wonder if she would slam Magic Johnson for the his AID's awareness activisim? Afterall, he contracted HIV by his own admissions of a reckless lifestyle. Judd doesn't have to like the music they make, but plenty of other people do like their music. If the goal is to raise AID's awareness then people like Snoop and Diddy need to remain involved to raise the awareness amongst their fans and followers. To argue against against their inclusion is to argue against spreading the message of AID's awareneness to as many people as possible, especially those in poor, minority communities, which tend to be fans of that genre of music.

Except for YOU Angela...you need to shed some lbs...

Are you taking your senility medication? Your dot connecting and comparisons make you sound senile, old and silly. Did you recently escape from the home again?

Your constant yawning indicates the need for extensive dental work. Why did you ignore your teeth for so long?

People read her comment again. I disagree with Ashley, but she did not say that rap music is the root cause of poverty around the world. She is discussing how the poverty can be directly link to the injustices between men and women. She basically stated that Snoop and Diddy would have not been her choice for AIDS Awareness program due to the fact that some of their music depicts women more as sex objects. But she didn't say the entire music genre of rap is the reason poverty exists. I felt it was wrong of her to make an assumption about Snoop and Diddy's character based on a some videos they have done. Hell, they are certainly NOT the only male entertainers who have showcase women as sexual objects.

well she calls it the way it is, this is an ongoing issue that no one wants to touch. the denigration of women through the hip hop culture has been going on for years and how can you deny it, listen to the lyrics, watch them on stage. Black women whould not let themselves be treated this way but it all comes down to one thing, BLING