A new music video was released last week on MTV. The song is called "What's My Name" and the artist is rapper DMX. Throughout the video you see two pitbulls who are faced off, snarling, snapping and looking to kill each other. They are both held back by the typical macho heavy chain. While the song goes on the camera pans the audience which surrounds the rapper (like a
dogfighting pit) while the camera keeps flashing on the dogs trying to reach each other. The audience is having a good time while the dogs are trying to reach each other intent and intense and are inches away from attacking each other.
The song talks about killing and death. The whole thing is suggestive and clearly portrays a dog fight as something cool.
A North Carolina network picked it up and did a piece for the 11:00 news. The reporter called MTV and was told that they had not received any complaints about the video. This is definitely not the kind of thing kids should see or be encouraged to do. Indicative of the problem... Two weeks ago a North Carolina boy was mauled by a pitbull. He and a 13-year-old were fighting two pits and he was attacked. Head and facial injuries. The incident occurred with adults present and knowing what was going on.
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