I'm too busy for this, but the thoughts couldn't be helped.
Why Be A King When You Can Be A God?
Eminem
has always been one of my favorite rappers. I do not agree with the statement
that he is the best rapper ever. I do think that he is one of the best rappers
ever though. I like all kinds of music. Rap ranks as something that I enjoy
listening to as long as its not the irresponsible kind. Irresponsible rap music
is the kind of rap music that tells the people listening to you to do the
things you would never really do yourself considering how much money you have
and the big glass palace that you live in and would do anything not to lose. I
also do not like rap music that has a grotesque disrespect for women. But these
are all my things and to each his own and all that. Music is an expression, and
one should be able to express how one feels, and far be it from me to judge
anyone's expressions. My biggest personal battle is to be able to
express myself in the way that I feel and not the way other people think that I should feel based on some
labels the world has saddled me with.
However, I must take notice of the irresponsible people. Being a star and
promoting things that bring about hatred in this world is an irresponsible
act--especially for a 'god'.
Little gay looking boy
So gay I can barely say it with a straight face looking
boy
You witnessing a massacre
Like you watching a church gathering taking place looking
boy
These words are grotesquely irresponsible. I'm not even
sure what they mean, but I do know how they feel. Little gay looking boys are
killing themselves everyday for words and emotions like this. And nobody cares.
We say they were weak and wrong and look the other way. There is certainly no
responsibility on our part to see that things like this don't happen--that
people don't die for nothing. And that's what it is. Nothing. The disapproval of
those that don't know you about something that they don't want even attempt to
understand. It's sad all around, honestly, but its even sadder when a 'god'
does it.
I'll still be able to break a motherfuckin' table
Over the backs of a couple of faggots and crack it in
half
I'm hearing that in this particular lyric, the word
'faggot' was not used in the way people think but in some other general way
that is far more acceptable. My answer: use another word. When people are
running around killing other people people because of who or what they are, the
responsible thing to do here would have been to simply use another word. It is
what a god would do, because a god would understand that they have some
responsibility and some accountability for the for the things they
say when those things are listened to by millions upon millions of
'worshippers'.
People have slaughtered in the name of
their religion, and, if you're going to set yourself up as
something otherworldly, like a god, then you have to know that your words
have an affect upon your devotees.
*
Once upon a time, a little girl got a twitter account and
in that twitter account she had the picture that labels a book she wrote. She
went around clicking on the profiles of the people she admired and one of those
profiles was Eminem's because he was a struggle in and off himself and he made
it and she was glad. The twitter account obviously had automatic friend back
(or whatever the hell you call it...I'm, quite honestly, twitter-tarded) and
she was so surprised and happy that she got any kind of response from this
person.
The next day, the account had unsubscribed, and she
wondered about that. It couldn't have been personal. she did not know this most
awesome of human beings, therefore, why?
At the time, she did not consider the little picture that
represented her to the twitter world--one man wrapped in the arms of another
man--two people in love.
*
Think what you will. Believe as you choose. But if you're
going to take on the heavy mantle of being a god, you should try and be
a responsible one.
Forgot my damn song. My friend gave me this. Love her.