Ashanti - The Way That I Love You- Protests

Ashanti made a video called The Way That I Love You, that is about a jealous girl who catches her boyfriend cheating, and stabs him to death with a knife. Everyone knows that music influences teens in positive and negative ways depending on the message, just like commercials do, so why would Ashanti make such an irresponsible video, and song? Should young women be sent a message that it’s appropriate to kill their boyfriend because they feel anger and jealousy, and then blame it on the boyfriend without taking personal responsibility, or learning self control? Parents concerned about the message protested in front of the headquarters of Ashanti’s label, and they got results. MTV reports:

Less than 24 hours after a group of concerned parents and religious leaders gathered outside the Universal Music Group/Motown offices in Los Angeles to protest the bloody promotion for Ashanti’s "The Way That I Love You" single, the singer’s label has pulled the offending "Gotchagram" clip from her site. And, according to one of the protest leaders, the decision came after his group threatened to picket Ashanti’s performance at Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.

"Following discussions with Ashanti, we have jointly decided to remove the TheWayThatILoveYou.com website that hosts the Gotchagram," read a statement issued from the singer’s label Wednesday morning (June 11). "Ashanti and her music have always been about self-empowerment and addressing the issues that are most meaningful to her. We stand by our artist and her creative choices."

Paul Porter of the nonpartisan media justice think tank Industry Ears said he was pleased with the rapid response, which he said came from the top. "I just got off the phone with [Motown Records President] Sylvia Rhone," he told MTV News on Wednesday, just before the statement was issued. "And she said they were going to pull it down, and that was the goal, so we’re happy about that."

Porter said the decision to can the promotion came after his group threatened to protest Ashanti’s performance of the national anthem during Sunday’s playoff game in Los Angeles. Just after noon (ET) on Wednesday, Porter provided MTV News with a copy of the e-mail he sent with the protest threat, as well as what he said was the response from Rhone, which read, "The sight [sic] is down, I took it down this morning."

As of 12:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the link to the Gotchagram was still on Ashanti’s official site, but it redirected users to her official homepage instead of the offending one.

This is a good first step, but seriously a song like this needs to be rated adult only, and have a violence label on it much like certain rap albums do. We need to send positive messages to kids, especially emotional teenagers having trouble handling a difficult relationship. Ashanti should be ashamed. She has the power to changes lives, yet she choose instead to take them.

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Ashanti Crotch Shot in NYC

Ashanti performed last Friday in New York City. Her very short dress, and lack of panties, gave us a brief peek at heaven. Click the image below for the uncensored NSFW picture.