years i must say that i have a MAJOR problem with def comedy jam, def
poetry jam, most spoken word events and at the same time, LOVE most
hip hop but deplore most PRO-BLACK anything. im a white guy, no duhh
right? :) its ok, im proud to be white, but in most circles thats
viewed upon as a RACIST way to be. its ok to be black and proud, but
white and proud, no dice. anyway, back to the topic...
their material is usually VERY well performed, is the content/message
that good, i dont think so. ive heard WAY too many anti-whitey
spoken-word/poetry readings that im about sick of it. i love black
people, two of my groomsmen were african american, but i cant stand
people that are either too black that they are no longer white, and
the converse, too black that they cant see past their blackness.
i love black people, and i love white people, we are different, our
cultures are different and until the world can realize/respect that
difference and proclaim, that they dont see color and that we are all
grey, well, most segregationalists love that train of thought, and we
are only perpetuating a blind problem.
sorry, its a friday and im a bit tipsy, but its my truth.
tw
On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 00:56:54 -0400, Jim Davis
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is really good. No, seriously.
>
> I'd made an uninformed assumption that it would be mostly hip-hop and rap
> (two things that I've personally never found very entertaining). I thought
> it would be, essentially, rappers posing as "serious poets", but I was
> completely wrong. For the past few weeks I've watched it every Friday night
> and like it more each time... although it's so engrossing that I miss a
> half-hour of work. ;^)
>
> Rap is definitely a recurring theme, but it's not at all overwhelmingly.
> Besides, without a lyric-obscuring, room-shaking back-beat rap can have a
> lot to say.
>
> It's definitely urban and definitely adult (I'm only one of those things, by
> the way) but tremendously heartfelt and varied. The pieces are all
> intensely personal but they cover a huge range of topics: religion,
> relationships, history, childhood, teaching, parenting, etc. It's not all
> serious either, I've laughed out loud at least once every show.
>
> Basically all I'm saying is that if you've never seen it and you get the
> chance give it a chance (it's on HBO, by the way).
>
> Jim Davis
>
>
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