Update: According to the Heritage Foundation, Blacks, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders are considered to be overrepresented in the United States Military. As well as low-income households. Considering that Hip Hop Politicos often oppose Military recruiting practices along with the treatment of soldiers and veterans and their families because of the aforementioned racial/socio-economic over-representations, I would have thought that the Activist arm of our community would have reacted to this news with a little more vigor. The enacted policy was rescinded on January 1st. However, what is de jure does not always trump that which is de facto. The idea that women are commodities to be viewed through bizarre and abusive regulations that seek to control their bodies is still left as the elephant in the room, even after the bizarre and abusive regulations are taken off the table.
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