Okay, so yeah, I get it! too soon, right? I can agree with those who object giving "a pass" tot non-black mainstream america to feel free with incorporating Nigga into their slang, especially in adressing black people with it. But while those who condemn this young white kid on the grounds of "Historical Context", in relation to the word, no consideration is given to the context from which it is generated.
#1. Travis Scott "invited" the young man to share his verse. #2. Travis Scott like most of us in the New Generation have rushed to disarm the N-Word with our own methods, which boldly puts history on notice that the future is already happening.
Use the word "Nigga" in HipHop music since (or near to) the 1980's debut of NWA (Niggaz with attitudes), a group that has since been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and based outta my home town of Compton California, has been the subject of much criticism and protest from a variety of self-appointed Black Community leaders, and those helding the tunnel vision opinion that rap lyrics glamorize violence and degrade women, only. For centuries, black people have tried to rid ourselves of the sting, stigma, and trauma so ingrained in our biological and social DNA, (so to speak), I understand that there're those who've experimenced racism in ways that I, and my generation haven't, and so Nigga "to them" isn't just a word to be used by anyone nor in any term, and respectfully understandable by me.
Let it also be noted that me and my generation are also not only experiencing inherited racism from the time of our elders, but are also experiencing degrees of racism that our elders have not experienced, things that are unique in this time and era.
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So I firmly disagree with this emotional or moral appeal because it fails to recognize whats really going on in the music, and within the over all culture, that, mind you, have gone years itself without being embraced by some of the Elders, the Black Church and other community organizations that have inflicted the very same shaming on HipHop and Street Culture as their elders inflicted on R&B and Soul Music, The Blues, Jazz and Rock and roll, using just three words of denouncement: "The Devils Music".
A lyric check would reveal the N-Word, in fact, the producers at TMZ muted every word that's on the FCC's hitlist, including the N-word.
Thousands of white youth, yelling this word, as Snoop Dog "Call & Responses" the white audience with encouragement to recite the lyrics to his song.
Same show, same segment, but not a word from TMZ's many host about the N-Word, no call ins, no prisoner chatter, ZERO; no internet uproar, dead silence.
The headline to this story was, Snoop Dog at a Country Music Festival, performing live on stage with top Country Music artist.
Here, Travis Scott's move to encourage one white audience member to rap the N-word drew massive debates, Snoop Dogg's move to encourage thousands of white audience members to rap the N-Word drew, Zero, silence, in fact, it was xzyzst that alerted me to this irony.
That day for me was a classic example of how the media continues to play a major roll in pop culture, even to the degree of influencing Black on Black selective morality.
I not only enjoyed what little I did see from both Travis Scott and Snoop Dogg's performances, including audience participation, I don't allow for the media or anyone to play me against my own, or decide for me when to poster a higher moral standard.
Prop-er-gan-da (1) Activities or ideas designed to prevent or twart the effects of "Propaganda" by reversing its results
(2 of 6)
Earlier this year, HipHop recording artist Travis Scott was live on stage in Canada opening for another recording artist, the amazing Rhiana.
At one point during Travis Scott's set, while rapping the lyrics to one of his many songs, the predominantly white young audience of a packed house did what any audience would do, rap along with the artist, and out of knowhere, Travis walks over to a young white kid, put the microphone up to him, and began to share the spotlite, and a moment.
Heres where things got interesting, the lyrics to the song had the N-word in it, as the crowd grew more euphoric, Travis, a black rapper put his hand on the white young mans chest and shoulder, in what appeared to be a moment of "It's ok, Bro, I got you", a bold move by Travis that not only shook up the internet, and landed on a topics round on the very popular TMZ (Thirty Mile Zone) television broadcast in the United States, for another N-Word controversy.
Ironically, a multiple inmate debate broke out here on California deathrow, the debate travelled at least a six cell radius in every direction, one vocal Travis Scott supporter vs. the anti-N-Word inmates. The natural thing for me to do is to continue to be my observant self, conduct pros and cons research, and then develope an informed disposition, and merge my findings and eyperiences with our growing work on this very issue which began for me months and even years before Travis Scott created his unique catharsis.
(side note): The same TMZ segment also reported rapper Snoop DOG performing his Hit "Drop it like it's Hot" at a Country Festival, where the 99.9% of the audience was white youth, rapping word for word with Snoop.
Oh well.....you got your fondest wish and the Honourable Joshua Wall will no longer serve as Chairman of the parole board.
What a hypocrite you really are #W66927.
"Anger destroys. Love heals" That loving concept is fine as long as it's only applied to you and your fellow inmates.
Our "European brothers and sisters" are hamstrung by unelected officials hijacking their justice system. All polls show that people are unhappy about the holiday camps that serve as confinement and the sentences handed down are seen to be mere slaps on the wrist. A truly liberal paradise.
Can't believe that you're hitting on a fellow inmates wife and encouraging her to visit you. Does he know about that? I would have thought that the impending parole hearing would be taking up a lot of time.
"You are going to be confined to a place where there is no love, where there is no compassion, which is cold and loveless, and you will be consigned to that place for a very long time."
Do you remember the words of Justice Tomei?
The beautiful and pure human beings were his victims who were tortured, raped and murdered. There can be little peace until the crime is acknowledged. All we will see is a pity party and no mention of those young women.
It's not the sun the skies and stars are watching over him.........it's the CO's that are keeping others safe.
I absolutely love your writing. I really get entranced by it and am so engaged and even find a smile spreading across my face because many of the things you realized are many of the things I have realized in my own life as well, and something all humans will eventually learn to realize. There is no religion... religion is just some institution that allows people to become closer to their inner self, maybe find some sort of morality within themselves, and even create a community. but true spirituality comes from within and everybody's "religion" is unique. We are all, in this world, on a unique path of self realization and our paths are all individual. As a Hindu, that is what we are taught.. that the path to enlightenment is different for everyone and there is no ONE true way to reach our inner truth. And some humans may dive into the depths of their anger, fear, and hatred and do some horrible things but given time to search within themselves they can become good again. Jesse it hurts me to know that you are kept in solitary confinement day after day and I had a period of time that I felt this sadness for everyone in solitary confinement. How torturous, soul-crushing, and mind shattering such conditions are, especially for long periods of time. This truth will never go away. But in the world we all have our own individual paths and the universe has a plan for all of us. Jesse you are a beautiful soul, something I have seen in your writing and i want you to know that I respect, support, and admire you. There is a spirit roaming around in this world whether we call it by the name of Jesus or Allah. The universe carries some spiritual energy and we are all open to it. I hope that even in the confines of a concrete box the energy of the spiritual universe can fill your soul. Bless you Jesse. I am always thinking and praying for you. May you find your inner light and your inner peace.
Power of restorative justice? You can hand that bullshit line to do-gooders, social workers and deacons but not to me. I have dealt with hundreds of scammers, crooks and murders like yourself and can see right through you pal. You won't last long on the "outside" and will probably end up right back were you belong; in Mass. DOC. Prison life must have good to you the last 18 yrs. You look very obese.
I just asked faith about you! Happy Father's Day! You were an incredible example of a father to me when Faith and I were at NGU. I am sorry to hear of the passing of your mom. I cant imagine the pain and how hard it is. Man, Faith's kiddos are precious. To catch up with me I have a 10 year old and a 4 year old...both boys! Still teaching as well. I think of you often and apologies i do not do my share of letting you know. You are a jewel! Amy Fowler Flynn
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Okay, so yeah, I get it! too soon, right? I can agree with those who object giving "a pass" tot non-black
mainstream america to feel free with incorporating Nigga into their slang, especially in adressing black
people with it. But while those who condemn this young white kid on the grounds of "Historical Context",
in relation to the word, no consideration is given to the context from which it is generated.
#1. Travis Scott "invited" the young man to share his verse.
#2. Travis Scott like most of us in the New Generation have rushed to disarm the N-Word with our own
methods, which boldly puts history on notice that the future is already happening.
Use the word "Nigga" in HipHop music since (or near to) the 1980's debut of NWA (Niggaz with attitudes),
a group that has since been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and based outta my home
town of Compton California, has been the subject of much criticism and protest from a variety of
self-appointed Black Community leaders, and those helding the tunnel vision opinion that rap lyrics
glamorize violence and degrade women, only. For centuries, black people have tried to rid ourselves of the sting, stigma, and trauma so ingrained in our
biological and social DNA, (so to speak), I understand that there're those who've experimenced racism in
ways that I, and my generation haven't, and so Nigga "to them" isn't just a word to be used by anyone nor
in any term, and respectfully understandable by me.
Let it also be noted that me and my generation are also not only experiencing inherited racism from the
time of our elders, but are also experiencing degrees of racism that our elders have not experienced,
things that are unique in this time and era.
(5 of 6)
So I firmly disagree with this emotional or moral appeal because it fails to recognize whats really
going on in the music, and within the over all culture, that, mind you, have gone years itself
without being embraced by some of the Elders, the Black Church and other community organizations
that have inflicted the very same shaming on HipHop and Street Culture as their
elders inflicted on R&B and Soul Music, The Blues, Jazz and Rock and roll, using just three words
of denouncement: "The Devils Music".
A lyric check would reveal the N-Word, in fact, the producers at TMZ muted every word that's
on the FCC's hitlist, including the N-word.
Thousands of white youth, yelling this word, as Snoop Dog "Call & Responses" the white
audience with encouragement to recite the lyrics to his song.
Same show, same segment, but not a word from TMZ's many host about the
N-Word, no call ins, no prisoner chatter, ZERO; no internet uproar, dead silence.
The headline to this story was, Snoop Dog at a Country Music Festival, performing
live on stage with top Country Music artist.
Here, Travis Scott's move to encourage one white audience member to rap the N-word
drew massive debates, Snoop Dogg's move to encourage thousands of white audience
members to rap the N-Word drew, Zero, silence, in fact, it was xzyzst that alerted
me to this irony.
That day for me was a classic example of how the media continues to play a major
roll in pop culture, even to the degree of influencing Black on Black selective morality.
I not only enjoyed what little I did see from both Travis Scott and Snoop Dogg's
performances, including audience participation, I don't allow for the media or anyone to play
me against my own, or decide for me when to poster a higher moral standard.
PROPER ganda
(Part-One)
De-fi-ni-tion:
Prop-er-gan-da
(1) Activities or ideas designed to prevent or twart the effects of
"Propaganda" by reversing its results
(2 of 6)
Earlier this year, HipHop recording artist Travis Scott was live on stage in Canada opening for
another recording artist, the amazing Rhiana.
At one point during Travis Scott's set, while rapping the lyrics to one of his many songs, the predominantly white
young audience of a packed house did what any audience would do, rap along with the artist, and
out of knowhere, Travis walks over to a young white kid, put the microphone up to him, and began
to share the spotlite, and a moment.
Heres where things got interesting, the lyrics to the song had the N-word in it, as the crowd grew more euphoric, Travis, a black rapper put his hand on the white young mans chest and shoulder, in what appeared
to be a moment of "It's ok, Bro, I got you", a bold move by Travis that not only shook up the
internet, and landed on a topics round on the very popular TMZ (Thirty Mile Zone) television
broadcast in the United States, for another N-Word controversy.
Ironically, a multiple inmate debate broke out here on California deathrow, the debate travelled at least
a six cell radius in every direction, one vocal Travis Scott supporter vs. the anti-N-Word inmates. The
natural thing for me to do is to continue to be my observant self, conduct pros and cons research, and
then develope an informed disposition, and merge my findings and eyperiences with our growing
work on this very issue which began for me months and even years before Travis Scott created
his unique catharsis.
(side note): The same TMZ segment also reported rapper Snoop DOG performing his Hit "Drop it like it's Hot" at a Country Festival, where the 99.9% of the audience was white youth, rapping word for word with Snoop.
What a hypocrite you really are #W66927.
"Anger destroys. Love heals" That loving concept is fine as long as it's only applied to you and your fellow inmates.
Our "European brothers and sisters" are hamstrung by unelected officials hijacking their justice system. All polls show that people are unhappy about the holiday camps that serve as confinement and the sentences handed down are seen to be mere slaps on the wrist. A truly liberal paradise.
Paul
Paul.
Do you remember the words of Justice Tomei?
The beautiful and pure human beings were his victims who were tortured, raped and murdered. There can be little peace until the crime is acknowledged. All we will see is a pity party and no mention of those young women.
It's not the sun the skies and stars are watching over him.........it's the CO's that are keeping others safe.