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How do you feel about the term "culture vulture"?
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I don't look up to any moguls. A lot of them have put profit ahead of their own people to the detriment of the people they so proudly claim to represent. IMO the money that so many black people pray to is the direct source of our continued strife in this nation but that's for another thread.
And to me being a vulture isn't limited to white people, and isn't limited to black culture.
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I was almost sure they invented algebra and other ****. Either way, I'll see myself out
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Not a good argument.
One culture can make a claim on saving Nike from collapse and making Nike into the behemoth it is now.
One culture can be googled wearing a "tennis/running/cross-training/basketball(etc.) shoes. Not for its intended purpose but for fashion. Turning brilliantly designed shoes into iconic footwear
One basketball player can be thanked for this forum and it's popularity and it's wide popularity for bringing so many people together to celebrate a shoe. You can simply see how many early members had a variation of the name Jordan in their user name.
To take it even a step further, one culture that came from poor upbringing. Your attire/shoes was everything. Shoes meant significantly more to one culture than other cultures based on so many factors
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Obviously it was Adam
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All boils down to authenticity to me. I wouldn't consider Eminem a culture vulture but would have no problem viewing post Malone as one.
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but em makes some of the corniest rap music we have ever heard...and it's def geared towards a non hip-hop crowd so how would you judge authenticity?
you just give him a pass because he is talented
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Eminem is the epitome of white privilege/ culture vulture imo
The **** he gets away with but rappers represent all these bad stereotypes
And the fact is eminem got the cosign/ability to be marketed from dre which put him on
The **** he gets away with but rappers represent all these bad stereotypes
And the fact is eminem got the cosign/ability to be marketed from dre which put him on
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The last part sounds like your speaking for me. His current music is trash. I wouldn't waste my time listening to it.
Authenticity is subjective. What I view as it, you may view differently. But I never got the vibe from him that he was just in it to make money and that he cares about the craft. Also he's spoken about highly amongst his peers within the industry. Aside from that benzino stuff and that was more a less relevant artist trying to make a name off a bigger artist than anything.
Compare him to post Malone though. Some dude who grew dreads and put some gold teeth in his mouth and just raps cause it's something he can make a quick buck off of.
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Corny rap existed long before Eminem got on, and his corny rap isn't why people cite him as a great. It's just part of the package. Him being white really helped him as he himself has said more than once though.
But Eminem is a bad example considering his actual appreciation for, dedication to, and ability he displays in hip hop and rap culture.
It's not about a pass, it's about knowing the difference between real dedication and manufactured characters using culture specifically for gain.
I get what you're saying but Em went through some obscenity issues and was blamed for school shootings and encouraging violence against women and gays and some more ****. Don't act like dude has been saying whatever he wants with no resistance. And I'm not even an Eminem fan like that.
I do agree about the privilege part, dude is the poster boy for it
But Eminem is a bad example considering his actual appreciation for, dedication to, and ability he displays in hip hop and rap culture.
It's not about a pass, it's about knowing the difference between real dedication and manufactured characters using culture specifically for gain.
I get what you're saying but Em went through some obscenity issues and was blamed for school shootings and encouraging violence against women and gays and some more ****. Don't act like dude has been saying whatever he wants with no resistance. And I'm not even an Eminem fan like that.
I do agree about the privilege part, dude is the poster boy for it
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What a herb *** thread.
what a nice SN you have there this time vic
how do you feel about the Abel discussion? is he a culture
culture for what he did in the first few years of his career finessing many white people for various things that launched him?
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but if you listen to his music he doesn't really even rap
it's like trap indie folk
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Post Malone is the text-book definition of a culture vulture.
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I've been interested in the Africa/Arab connection like with the origins of the black skinned Arabs and Muslims and the Moors etc but haven't really looked into it too much. I feel like you're a good person to ask for some direction and opinions on reading material.
I've been trying to get further into that kind of stuff since I learned about some of the contributions of Arabs and Muslim people who worked together with Africans centuries ago and that Jesus wasn't the first religious figure to be whitewashed. Like what is the real reason that so many darker skinned entities from Buddha to Zeus have had their true origins washed away in place of these powerful white patriarchal figures? It's gotta be deeper than racism.
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Native American and African cultures were into rubber ball sports until the Spaniards outlaw Ed it as witch craft. For something to move like that had to be evil.
Centuries later white people pattent rubber and " create basketball".
Ain't a original idea out there man. Especially from committed vultures.
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Sorry I just now ventured back into this thread.
When you're utilizing religion to wield power and influence over your people, to pacify them, it's logical to have the central figures of said religions have the same features as your people.
B/C a melanated Jesus wouldn't be as palatable as a fair-skinned one.
Though, truth be told, I think you'll find some rather surprising interpretations of religious figures the world over.
When it comes to the media, the same rule applies. Right now the target demographic is whites, as they still hold a disproportionately greater amount of wealth and thus consume a greater amount of media, so it's logical for hollywood to revision religious and historical figures as white and cast accordingly.
So you're right, it's not simply racism, it's about power, influence and money.
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smh em is corny now?
