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a wonderful wooden reason
For the sake of taking this out of the Dubstep thread.
But then I'm not claiming to really enjoy any of these violent lyrical scenarios, I actually don't have much tolerance for any of it so I'm not drawing such a sharp distinction in that sense anyway.
Rereading Tactics' statement I get the vibe that he isn't too happy about all the n-words and violence being tossed about but accepts it as part of the culture. I guess repression is aways worse than expression but that doesn't mean you have to unquestioningly accept all expressions. The reaction is an expression too.
Does anyone have a problem with the 'n' word? yes the repeated, drilled-in-the-head-till-it-loses-all-meaning-even-though-it-really-f******-does 'n' word? plus murder, death, kill, more or less self genocide lyricism?
yeah I thought so
see ya
From my point of view it's about context in the sense that while I hypothetically might have no problem using any given word I have to be aware that my use of it might cause offense and a reaction from someone else. It'd be disingenuous or naive to pretend otherwise. So as a white person I can 'why can't I use the n-word, it's just a word, how silly of you to be offended! Let's all get down and strip it of it's meaning!', but you know... And likewise in this case. Although contextually I suppose the sexuality of the MC in question would be relevant.if as you all seem to think it's all about context where does that leave your argument? likewise ufo over easy if we assume hypothetically you're white and tactics is black that changes the nature of his argument according to your line of thinking. maybe you'd feel differently if you'd been on the end of that word as an insult. the fact that it's considered permissible for minority groups to chuck around these epithetical terms internally muddies the waters but that doesn't mean all consider it acceptable.
But then I'm not claiming to really enjoy any of these violent lyrical scenarios, I actually don't have much tolerance for any of it so I'm not drawing such a sharp distinction in that sense anyway.
Rereading Tactics' statement I get the vibe that he isn't too happy about all the n-words and violence being tossed about but accepts it as part of the culture. I guess repression is aways worse than expression but that doesn't mean you have to unquestioningly accept all expressions. The reaction is an expression too.
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