Uh, if someone does use this to beat up a mugger, won't the mugger be able to sue the company for actively encouraging its customers to beat up muggers?!
Some of those have to be fake. Look at the Spinal Tap reviews! Also, that review of Citizen Kane is hilarious if you read it in the style of Brian Griffin reading out one of his inner-city students' homework assignments.
"All I’m saying is that Biggie aside, who is honestly an overrated but compelling public figure, the intention of hip-hop music was never to glorify violence, drug selling, etc. It was to reflect the already inherent problems in the community. See N.W.A.’s song “Dopeman”, about how despicable drug dealers are for ruining the community (quote: “If you smoke crack you a stupid motherf*****”). See also Run D.M.C.’s song “Crack”, about a man who loses everything by toking up. See Public Enemy’s entire canon for more examples of socially progressive messages. See 2Pac’s “Brenda’s Got a Baby” too."
Ok, point well made.
"Point is that most criticisms of hip-hop come from reactionaries who know very little about its history, and have only been exposed to the dumbed-down media feed that is inherent in all mainstream entertainment (sold mostly by old white men to young white teens)."
Now, be fair. All we have to go on is the stuff we hear. Would you actively track down more examples of a music style you didn't like, just in case you were wrong? "Hey, i really hate country and western but maybe if I listen to hundreds of tracks I might start to understand it! Still sounds crap, though..."
"Good hip-hop still exists, but you don’t bother to find it because it’s easier to find a simple answer to our problems by demonizing an entire medium of expression than to actually do some research. I don’t care what you think about Biggie Smalls, I’m arguing the big picture."
What exactly do you mean "simple answer to our problems?" Is this some kind of American thing? Like you're suggesting everyone who hates rap has a problem with black people? Because for me anyway, thats just not true. I simply hate the sound of rap music. Thats it. Doesn't matter what race the rapper is.
"I really think it just comes down to racism…otherwise I feel like there would be more backlash against, I dunno, EVERY rock band ever featured on this trivia for their involvement in drugs, sex, and general debauchery. But nope! It’s the rapper you target. There’s something wrong with this picture."
Ok fair enough, rock does have that whole sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll image but there's a different vibe to it. There's none of the agression and gun violence/imagery associated with popular rap, for instance. Like it or not, the popular opinion of rap is guns, drugs and pimps. (And honestly, where the hell did the idea that being a pimp was a good thing come from?)
You can't blame the rest of us for have our opinions coloured by the popular figures in the genre and knowing that they represent only one faction of a much wider, richer tapestry or music, frankly, means very little as this is the only stuff that we're being exposed to. (Remember, its not just the lyrics and image that I don't like, it the actual sound of someone rapping. Thats whay I have no interest in finding the good stuff you mentioned.)
That is genius!!
To say that no one watches the Eurovision is the same as saying that Football "isn't that popular."
Also, that review of Citizen Kane is hilarious if you read it in the style of Brian Griffin reading out one of his inner-city students' homework assignments.
Ok, point well made.
"Point is that most criticisms of hip-hop come from reactionaries who know very little about its history, and have only been exposed to the dumbed-down media feed that is inherent in all mainstream entertainment (sold mostly by old white men to young white teens)."
Now, be fair. All we have to go on is the stuff we hear. Would you actively track down more examples of a music style you didn't like, just in case you were wrong? "Hey, i really hate country and western but maybe if I listen to hundreds of tracks I might start to understand it! Still sounds crap, though..."
"Good hip-hop still exists, but you don’t bother to find it because it’s easier to find a simple answer to our problems by demonizing an entire medium of expression than to actually do some research. I don’t care what you think about Biggie Smalls, I’m arguing the big picture."
What exactly do you mean "simple answer to our problems?" Is this some kind of American thing? Like you're suggesting everyone who hates rap has a problem with black people? Because for me anyway, thats just not true. I simply hate the sound of rap music. Thats it. Doesn't matter what race the rapper is.
"I really think it just comes down to racism…otherwise I feel like there would be more backlash against, I dunno, EVERY rock band ever featured on this trivia for their involvement in drugs, sex, and general debauchery. But nope! It’s the rapper you target. There’s something wrong with this picture."
Ok fair enough, rock does have that whole sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll image but there's a different vibe to it. There's none of the agression and gun violence/imagery associated with popular rap, for instance. Like it or not, the popular opinion of rap is guns, drugs and pimps. (And honestly, where the hell did the idea that being a pimp was a good thing come from?)
You can't blame the rest of us for have our opinions coloured by the popular figures in the genre and knowing that they represent only one faction of a much wider, richer tapestry or music, frankly, means very little as this is the only stuff that we're being exposed to.
(Remember, its not just the lyrics and image that I don't like, it the actual sound of someone rapping. Thats whay I have no interest in finding the good stuff you mentioned.)