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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

News EXCLUSIVE: Elvis responds to CL's Scott Henry

Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:18 PM

Speaking from the grave this afternoon, king of rock and/or roll Elvis Presley has responded to Scott Henry's recent post about whether it's appropriate to use the word ghetto to describe certain neighborhoods.

Elvis responds to Scott Henry

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Well, exactly. It's not that "ghetto" is necessarily inflammatory; it's just so 1970s. You avoid the word not because it's inflammatory, but because you don't want to sound like Andy Rooney.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

News EXCLUSIVE: Elvis responds to CL's Scott Henry

Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:18 PM

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