Lots of Epic Fail to go around the latest hip hop thread in GD

[Chovexani]

In one corner are the are self-appointed White Defenders of "African-American" Culture(tm!), out to beat anyone who hates rap with Talib Kweli albums and outdated Chuck D quotes until they're assimilated into the ranks of the Cool Kid Underground. In the other corner are the racist rock fans who think the only black musician that was ever worth a damn was Hendrix (of course they won't come right out and say it, but...the sentiment is clearly there). All sides, totally missing the point right along with the OP. The whole thread makes my head hurt.

I'll admit I'm pretty hard on latter-day mainstream rap, but I'm pretty hard on latter-day mainstream anything. However, I defy anyone to argue 50 Cent sucks worse than Gwen Stefani or Panic! at the Fall Out Romance.

[bliss_eternal]

1. Ah...you are so brave.

:hug: It sounds like an epic battle and truly sad all at the same time. You are braver and more tolerant than I to even be able to read it.

I've had more than my fill of those kinds of threads and comments.

I had to take a few self-appointed defenders and alleged "hip hop" fans to task after the Imus debacle, when people decided to throw some heat the rapper's way. Of course that group assumed that when I dared to criticize rappers, I knew nothing about it, because I'm just a girl(:eyes:), especially after I openly stated that I am frequently offended and disgusted by much of what modern day rappers put out there. So of course several showed up attempting to shout me down, erroneously assuming I didn't know anything about the music genre and they could easily intimidate me with their superior knowledge of all things rap and hip hop.

Uh, huh. Right.
:rofl:
PUH-LEASE!

I don't know a lot about a lot, but I know old skool hip hop and enough about the contemporary music to have an informed discussion about it. A few apologized when they saw I knew the history of the genre and I wasn't just some "anti-rap chick." again...:eyes:But it still pissed me off that they made the assumption that a woman couldn't be a fan of any of it and still be put off by it. It was more than a little tiresome and insulting.

Again, you're braver and more patient than me. ;)