Saturday, September 03, 2005
Kanye beats on The Man
Kanye West puts in his two cents about racist attitudes towards the hurricane aftermath on tv.
It's always, figuratively and physically, a black and white issue. Concerning the aftermath of Hurrican Katrina, the area of New Orleans has pretty much gone to the dogs, Lord of the Flies-style. Of course most of the blame for NO's societal decay has been scapegoated on black folks, the foremost indication being the whole looting/finding issue that we are all familiar with by now. Whether it was intentional or not, intentionality is not the issue; the issue is projecting internalized racism onto the actions of others without thinking about the consequences when you're supposed to be part of the so-called "neutral" media. Neutrality pretty much becomes moot yet for most, this event furthers their own racism under the banner of "neutrality."
Additionally, the fundamental dualism that presents itself within supporting hurricane victims is problematic. As it is with the War On Terror, either you are with us or against us. None of that pansy pestering you call "critical thinking." Same line of thinking goes with hurricane relief; either you are with us or with the hurricane. West is apparently in the Hurricane camp, which is probably also populated by gay, abortionists, and hippies.
The tone of the AP article is pretty dismissive of West's actions. Yeah neutrality. In describing the uber-cheesy, star-studded TV benefit as "heartfelt and dignified," West is cast as a villain because he is being critical of the effectiveness of the aid sent in by the government.
The JuiceENews website is particularly vehement towards West, calling his actions "selfish and unprofessional" while remarking that "it was clear that now was not the time to voice such harsh opinions." If not now, when? No one cared to think about the strategies of disaster relief before this happened and once something more titillating hits the media, no one will care to think about how to improve things afterwards.
Unfortunately West was not the most articulate in his speech, something that haters will inevitably use and most likely are using in demeaning him and his message. (You can download the video and watch it.) If it's not your poor spelling and grammar to brand you as ignorant and, consequently, your comments as pointless, it's going to be your dictation.
Interestingly enough, right after West says "George Bush doesn't care about black people," they cut straight to Chris Tucker as if to say, "Black Man #1 just got angry! He was supposed to be entertaining. Quick, Black Man #2, go be funny!" Tucker just has this Look on his face: "What the hell do you want me to do? Put a Band-Aid on this? Yeah right." Classic.
It's always, figuratively and physically, a black and white issue. Concerning the aftermath of Hurrican Katrina, the area of New Orleans has pretty much gone to the dogs, Lord of the Flies-style. Of course most of the blame for NO's societal decay has been scapegoated on black folks, the foremost indication being the whole looting/finding issue that we are all familiar with by now. Whether it was intentional or not, intentionality is not the issue; the issue is projecting internalized racism onto the actions of others without thinking about the consequences when you're supposed to be part of the so-called "neutral" media. Neutrality pretty much becomes moot yet for most, this event furthers their own racism under the banner of "neutrality."
Additionally, the fundamental dualism that presents itself within supporting hurricane victims is problematic. As it is with the War On Terror, either you are with us or against us. None of that pansy pestering you call "critical thinking." Same line of thinking goes with hurricane relief; either you are with us or with the hurricane. West is apparently in the Hurricane camp, which is probably also populated by gay, abortionists, and hippies.
The tone of the AP article is pretty dismissive of West's actions. Yeah neutrality. In describing the uber-cheesy, star-studded TV benefit as "heartfelt and dignified," West is cast as a villain because he is being critical of the effectiveness of the aid sent in by the government.
The JuiceENews website is particularly vehement towards West, calling his actions "selfish and unprofessional" while remarking that "it was clear that now was not the time to voice such harsh opinions." If not now, when? No one cared to think about the strategies of disaster relief before this happened and once something more titillating hits the media, no one will care to think about how to improve things afterwards.
Unfortunately West was not the most articulate in his speech, something that haters will inevitably use and most likely are using in demeaning him and his message. (You can download the video and watch it.) If it's not your poor spelling and grammar to brand you as ignorant and, consequently, your comments as pointless, it's going to be your dictation.
Interestingly enough, right after West says "George Bush doesn't care about black people," they cut straight to Chris Tucker as if to say, "Black Man #1 just got angry! He was supposed to be entertaining. Quick, Black Man #2, go be funny!" Tucker just has this Look on his face: "What the hell do you want me to do? Put a Band-Aid on this? Yeah right." Classic.
// posted by ML @ 12:19 AM 
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fox news reviewed kanye's album shortly after his comments. check my blog for the link and some commentary. the review is really funny, in an unintentional way.
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