Klarinet Archive - Posting 000042.txt from 2009/01

From: Alexander Brash <brash@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Get of the Rap Soap Box
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:51:59 -0500

"These ideas are like nightmares for white parents, whose worst fear
is a child with dyed hair and who likes earrings. Like whatever they
say has no bearing, it's so scary, in a house that allows for no
swearing"

Eminem again. It seems pretty apt to me, but perhaps it's just more
poorly constructed crap :) You have to get past the form (which you
may not like) and see the content, it's really not bad. Especially if
you've lived it - there is something comical about the way children
are raised today.

On Jan 4, 2009, at 6:46 PM, Forest Aten wrote:

> Tim
>
> Do you really think rap is about "irritating parents"?
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> Forest
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> This is an absolutely critical point. (Caution: gross
> overgeneralization follows.) Throughout history, EVERY generation has
> found ways to irritate their parents' generation, through fashion,
> through accessories, through attitudes, through music. It's a fact,
> and
> it's perfectly OK.
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