Originally the Title of the Post was Going to Be a Line from a Song That Referenced Systems Bumping, but I Decided to do This Instead
Is it a bizarre kind of backwards racism or shame or embarrassment that compels me to turn down the volume on my stereo when I'm listening rap and get into a more populated area.
Part 2: Conundrum
Dare I utter the "n" word when I'm alone and "rapping" along?
Part 2: Conundrum
Dare I utter the "n" word when I'm alone and "rapping" along?
posted by Eli McCormick at
5:10 PM
4 Comments:
answer to part 1: embarrassment
answer to part 2: I don't know. Do you so dare?
answer to part 2 if it was looking for a normative answer: No, unless you're Jackie Chan.
I do so utter.
These are both signs you don't want to be seen as the archetypal white-guy-who-listens-to-hip-hop, the one who says to a black co-worker that he "gets it," the one who's "down." It's an image worth avoiding.
I agree with Vincent.
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