I called it the dumbing down of America...and what I should have called it was the "giving in to the hip-hop culture." I know this now, after reading this article... Norma said the entertainment industry uses all that ridiculous spelling, and I'm here to say that isn't true. A certain level of entertainment, maybe...the "gangsta" attitude, with those morons who think it's "cool" to wear clothes that don't fit, sing songs about rape and murder, and fight dogs (among other things)... anyway, read this article from the Kansas City Star. The writer is more lenient than I am...but he does get the picture. It's a better, and more fair, article than I could have brought myself to write........... but it's well worth reading. http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/195760.html Peggy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================