September 16, 200917 yr I heard President Obama hired Kanye to follow Biden around...And to grab his mic at will. As long as he doesn't start talking about Cheney, I'm all for that. :lol:
September 17, 200917 yr ...I agree with Obama's assessment. RTS, it took nine months, but you have finally uttered the above statement!:lol:
September 17, 200917 yr Glad to see someone put this on BGP, heard about it yesterday, and for that moment, I was proud he was my President.
September 17, 200917 yr Since so much is being made of supposed racism towards Obama, where is the uproar from an obviously racist action from West towards Taylor Swift. I have no doubt if it had been an African American artist that beat Beyonce, he would not have acted as he did. Where is the screams of outrage of racism against West?
September 17, 200917 yr BTW, I respect Obama more for his view and would respect him even more if he came out and said, "Yeah I did call him that and he is with how he treated Taylor Swift."
September 17, 200917 yr Since so much is being made of supposed racism towards Obama, where is the uproar from an obviously racist action from West towards Taylor Swift. I have no doubt if it had been an African American artist that beat Beyonce, he would not have acted as he did. Where is the screams of outrage of racism against West? Not directed at specifically at you, and if anyone else felt the same way let me know, but... Perhaps it will be refreshing for some to know that when I saw the T-Swift/Kanye thing and when I heard about Rep. Wilson's comment, racism was not anywhere on my mind about either. Is this a generational thing? Is it a result of talking heads? Is it a result of a select minority of each race that benefits from keeping racism alive? Am I off-base?
September 17, 200917 yr Not directed at specifically at you, and if anyone else felt the same way let me know, but... Perhaps it will be refreshing for some to know that when I saw the T-Swift/Kanye thing and when I heard about Rep. Wilson's comment, racism was not anywhere on my mind about either. Is this a generational thing? Is it a result of talking heads? Is it a result of a select minority of each race that benefits from keeping racism alive? Am I off-base? It's actually T-Swizzle! I also never had racism cross my mind...
September 17, 200917 yr It's actually T-Swizzle! I also never had racism cross my mind... As an accounting major, I thought T-Swift was the hippest name. I'm behind on the times a bit....
September 17, 200917 yr Since so much is being made of supposed racism towards Obama, where is the uproar from an obviously racist action from West towards Taylor Swift. I have no doubt if it had been an African American artist that beat Beyonce, he would not have acted as he did. Where is the screams of outrage of racism against West? I thought the EXACT same thing, but you really can't compare Kanye to any White artist, so I dropped it. His most rescent made it clear to me that he has VERY OBVIOUS race issues. Still a GREAT artist, but a very poor poor lack of character, basically HE SUCKS.
September 17, 200917 yr Not directed at specifically at you, and if anyone else felt the same way let me know, but... Perhaps it will be refreshing for some to know that when I saw the T-Swift/Kanye thing and when I heard about Rep. Wilson's comment, racism was not anywhere on my mind about either. Is this a generational thing? Is it a result of talking heads? Is it a result of a select minority of each race that benefits from keeping racism alive? Am I off-base? It's actually T-Swizzle! I also never had racism cross my mind... I'm with you guys on that.
September 17, 200917 yr I'm with you guys on that. It's actually T-Swizzle! I also never had racism cross my mind... Not directed at specifically at you, and if anyone else felt the same way let me know, but... Perhaps it will be refreshing for some to know that when I saw the T-Swift/Kanye thing and when I heard about Rep. Wilson's comment, racism was not anywhere on my mind about either. Is this a generational thing? Is it a result of talking heads? Is it a result of a select minority of each race that benefits from keeping racism alive? Am I off-base? What is your thoughts now? You think West would have done it if Taylor Swift had been an African American artist? And if so, where is the labeling of racism against him that is being thrown at Obama's critics.
September 17, 200917 yr I thought the EXACT same thing, but you really can't compare Kanye to any White artist, so I dropped it. His most rescent made it clear to me that he has VERY OBVIOUS race issues. Still a GREAT artist, but a very poor poor lack of character, basically HE SUCKS. The most overrated "artist" probably of all time, just as nearly everyone in mainstream is these days, but none more than Kanye.
September 17, 200917 yr What is your thoughts now? You think West would have done it if Taylor Swift had been an African American artist? And if so, where is the labeling of racism against him that is being thrown at Obama's critics. Who knows. We have little more insight into Kanye's mind then we do in Rep. Wilson's. It is hypocritical to assume racism in either case and not in the other; however, I see no reason to assume that either case was fueled by racism. Once again, perhaps it is my youth, but I don't see everything as a black/white issue.
September 17, 200917 yr What is your thoughts now? You think West would have done it if Taylor Swift had been an African American artist? And if so, where is the labeling of racism against him that is being thrown at Obama's critics. Race didn't have anything to do with it. West is just simply a moron who lacks basic social skills...
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