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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 05:22:04 EST
From: Bijou75@aol.com
Subject: (mobility) "South side" racist?
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I don't mean to stir things up or create an issue out of nothing, but earlier
it occurred to me that some people may see the "South side" video as racist.
Now, I suspect those are probably the same people who go around looking for
excuses to be offended, but still.. I thought it might be worthy of
addressing.
I don't think the video is at all bigoted, because to me it ridicules the
excesses and posing common to both rap and rock. The song itself is a little
more questionable.. is it meant to portray the tragic plight of inner-city
youth, or is it a parody of white boys who wanna be gangstas?
If we interpret it as a serious song, then what if its perspective were
reversed and it featured a gangsta rapping about going to the country club?
At first that might give one pause, but then again, there are plenty of
rappers out there who seem incapable of writing a song about anything other
than the "bling-bling." Which brings us back to the point (I think) the
video was trying to make.
Conversely, if we see it as a parody of white boy wanna-bes, then consider if
the narrator were a black man rapping about black guys trying to be white.
Been done many times, perhaps most notably by Public Enemy.
Either way, I don't see anything wrong. I think the true root of the problem
lies with a society that disapproves of members of one race subscribing to
the culture of another, or really, that seeks to differentiate cultures by
race in the first place.
This is all probably much ado about nothing, and just another indication that
I have far too much time on my hands. But I thought I'd run it by you guys
and see what you thought. Although I think no harm was intended with either
the song or the video, to me it seemed a more legitimate concern than the
possibility that Moby's sampling of African American folk music is racist, an
issue he addressed in an update on moby-online.com, and which really to me
seemed to come out of left field. I hesitate to bring this up at all,
though, because I don't wanna start a flame war. Just remember, often
there's no clear right or wrong, just various shades of gray.
- --Carrie
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>I don't mean to stir things up or create an issue out of nothing, but earlier <BR>it occurred to me that some people may see the "South side" video as racist. <BR>Now, I suspect those are probably the same people who go around looking for <BR>excuses to be offended, but still.. I thought it might be worthy of <BR>addressing.
<BR>
<BR>I don't think the video is at all bigoted, because to me it ridicules the <BR>excesses and posing common to both rap and rock. The song itself is a little <BR>more questionable.. is it meant to portray the tragic plight of inner-city <BR>youth, or is it a parody of white boys who wanna be gangstas?
<BR>
<BR>If we interpret it as a serious song, then what if its perspective were <BR>reversed and it featured a gangsta rapping about going to the country club? <BR>At first that might give one pause, but then again, there are plenty of <BR>rappers out there who seem incapable of writing a song about anything other <BR>than the "bling-bling." Which brings us back to the point (I think) the <BR>video was trying to make.
<BR>
<BR>Conversely, if we see it as a parody of white boy wanna-bes, then consider if <BR>the narrator were a black man rapping about black guys trying to be white. <BR>Been done many times, perhaps most notably by Public Enemy.
<BR>
<BR>Either way, I don't see anything wrong. I think the true root of the problem <BR>lies with a society that disapproves of members of one race subscribing to <BR>the culture of another, or really, that seeks to differentiate cultures by <BR>race in the first place.
<BR>
<BR>This is all probably much ado about nothing, and just another indication that <BR>I have far too much time on my hands. But I thought I'd run it by you guys <BR>and see what you thought. Although I think no harm was intended with either <BR>the song or the video, to me it seemed a more legitimate concern than the <BR>possibility that Moby's sampling of African American folk music is racist, an <BR>issue he addressed in an update on moby-online.com, and which really to me <BR>seemed to come out of left field. I hesitate to bring this up at all, <BR>though, because I don't wanna start a flame war. Just remember, often <BR>there's no clear right or wrong, just various shades of gray.
<BR>
<BR>--Carrie</FONT></HTML>
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