R. Kelly, you should have stepped up! 
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.
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Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. talk to each other during their quarter-finals doubles match against Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. and Sania Mirza of India at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2008.
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Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity.
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Sting of The Police performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Arganda del Rey, on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Saturday, July 5, 2008.
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Taylor Milne celebrates winning the Men's 1500 meters final in front of Nathan Brannen (R) at the Canadian Track and Field Trials in Windsor, Ontario, July 5, 2008.
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EUGENE, OR - JULY 05: (L-R) The USA Olympic high jump team of silver medlaist Andra Manson, gold medalist Jesse Williams and sixth place finisher Dustin Jonas pose after the men's high jump final during day seven of the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials at Hayward Field on July 5, 2008 in Eugene, Oregon.
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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US President George W. Bush (C) and First Lady Laura Bush are reflected in a puddle as they board Air force One at Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on July 5, 2008 as they depart for the G8 Summit in Japan.
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A man looks at a Salvador Dali sculpture entitled Lobster Telephone made in 1936 at the Tate Modern art gallery, London, 30 May 2007. Tate Modern are displaying a range of works of art by Salvador Dali including films sculptures and paintings
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A woman reacts in front of Salvador Dali's and Edward James' 'Mae West Lips Sofa', left, and other art objects, at the exhibition 'Surreal Things', in central London's Victoria and Albert Museum, Tuesday March 27, 2007. The new exhibition opening March 29 explors the link between surrealism and commerce and the show charts the way surrealism evolved, in short order, from cutting-edge art movement to design element to advertising tool, used to sell everything from perfume to automobiles. Surrealism emerged in the 1920s as a subversive artistic movement out to challenge accepted ideas and _ influenced by Sigmund Freud _ liberate the unconscious.
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Quotes about R. Kelly
Black people were saying the same things they are saying with R. Kelly: that the girl knew what she was doing and basically deserved what she got ... I can't believe I'm hearing the same thing now.
said Dion Phillips
in MSNBC
Quotes from articles mentioning R. Kelly
So as soon as I saw the petition I had to sign it. We owe women more than just sitting around and saying nothing. We've been a part of taking away some of their self esteem. Now we have to be a part of giving it back.
was said
in MSNBC
With that in mind, why would anyone get upset about a black girl being abused and urinated on? She was nothing anyway, and that is how both women and men feel in our community.
was said
in MSNBC
The type of education black women and black men have had about the importance of black women has been pretty much non-existent, and what they have seen hasn't been positive
was said
in MSNBC
Black people were saying the same things they are saying with R. Kelly: that the girl knew what she was doing and basically deserved what she got ... I can't believe I'm hearing the same thing now.
said Dion Phillips
in MSNBC
It's not right, but there are so many black men in jail for stuff they didn't do, it's hard not feel like this is a way of balancing out the game that isn't fair anyway.
was said
in MSNBC
