djplaeskool
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Only half-way through January, and this L will be tough to beat.
I would be more offended if Kanye was asked and accepted.
You immediately jumping to racism is wildly simplistic and shows a lack of understanding on how events are actually scheduled. Trump Team's PR statement however, is 150% an excuse to explain why the performers are shit.
I'll be too busy in DC protesting though, so doesn't matter to me who they invite...
I'm debating that events like this are not scheduled with racist intent. Do you think all people who work at Fox News are actually all crazy republicans? You'd be surprised to find out how many of them are actually very liberal.
I'm saying that event planners sent out many MANY requests for artists, and nearly all of them, minus a bunch of shitty cover bands, forgettable 90s bands, and John Voigt, all declined the invite.
Cue Kanye Twitter meltdown in 3, 2...
The guy saying this didn't mean to be a mean racist but his response (PR or not) did let racial bias come out. Where black culture is deemed other and not part of Shara Palin's "Real America". You need to consider the context of how conservatives often talk about "Real America" and "taking our county back" (from who?)
You immediately jumping to racism is wildly simplistic and shows a lack of understanding on how events are actually scheduled. Trump Team's PR statement however, is 150% an excuse to explain why the performers are shit.
I'll be too busy in DC protesting though, so doesn't matter to me who they invite...
Why are you assuming Kayne West, or anyone actually WANT to perform at his event? Are you not thinking for one second that maybe people wouldn't perform if they were even paid millions of dollars to? Trump's rhetoric chased off so many people. Everyone probably just declined.
AKA they are afraid that they cannot control him and he goes 'off reservation' during the performance.
A valid concern probably.
I'm debating that events like this are not scheduled with racist intent. Do you think all people who work at Fox News are actually all crazy republicans? You'd be surprised to find out how many of them are actually very liberal.
I'm saying that event planners sent out many MANY requests for artists, and nearly all of them, minus a bunch of shitty cover bands, forgettable 90s bands, and John Voigt, all declined the invite.
Nah, he's too indoctrinated in Trump's bullshit to even respond to this.
Also can't be havin' any of that Jazz or Blues music playing. Which means you can't have any Rock n' Roll playing. Can't be having any of the Classical stuff either, since that was all composed by a bunch of Europeans. No Folk music since most of that was passed down from English, Scottish, and Irish immigrants working in Appalachia.
Traditionally American is the mind boggling thing for me. Traditionally, we copied, modified, and created our 'American' sound by mashing a bunch of stuff together from all the different people that came to this country, and a lot of that was from people who were brought here against their will. To use the term 'Traditionally American' as an excuse for excluding a musician or a type of music is the thing that outright pisses me off.
Kanye you played yourself.
they just called you a nigger to your face
I.E., not white enough.
They've long since lost any attempt at being subtle, haven't they?
Kanye West not traditionally American enough for Trump inauguration
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Kanye's second only to Trump himself in terms of taking anything that might be a slight against him and blowing it way out of proportion.
The spokeman's head will roll for sure.
I perfectly understand the optics and I 100% agree with you that it could sound racist and be perceived that way, but I'm trying to explain to some people who don't seem to understand it, that the intentions seem far less nefarious and more of a way to downplay the fact that their event just has a shitty lineup.
Lol these guys are good. they know exactly what they are doing. they know their base hates rap and black people and the wording is basically an affirmation to their base that it's ok to come out and say these racist things.
What a country we live in!
It was unconscious bias (racial and cultural) that probably slipped out when the dude was scrambling to make up an excuse on the spot. But just because there was no ill intent doesn't mean those words make black folks and other minorities feel like they don't belong in "Real America". That shit still stings so it's not just meaningless optics. I also think it is a widow into how many Americans view things they deem different as not what believe to be Real America to be inclusive of.
From Obama to no longer being traditional americans in almost the span of a night
From Obama to no longer being traditional americans in almost the span of a night
This completely cracked me up, but it feels like a white guy laughing at it might offend people.
Like Trump's career, Mormonism is 100% con artistry and bullshit.
I perfectly understand the optics and I 100% agree with you that it could sound racist and be perceived that way, but I'm trying to explain to some people who don't seem to understand it, that the intentions seem far less nefarious and more of a way to downplay the fact that their event just has a shitty lineup.
Once again, tell me something I don't know about Donald Trump. He's an idiot...everyone agrees. I actually am right. You're just creating a narrative based on conjecture and hearsay, but you're free to do that.
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Imagine the playlist he could have put together:
Black Skinhead
N**** in Paris (maybe remix it to N**** in DC?)
Gold Digger
Power "No one man should have all that power..."
I perfectly understand the optics and I 100% agree with you that it could sound racist and be perceived that way, but I'm trying to explain to some people who don't seem to understand it, that the intentions seem far less nefarious and more of a way to downplay the fact that their event just has a shitty lineup.
Once again, tell me something I don't know about Donald Trump. He's an idiot...everyone agrees. I actually am right. You're just creating a narrative based on conjecture and hearsay, but you're free to do that.
We're not dealing with the brightest minds here. It actually does have to do with the event as a whole.
Nigga got the juke, think he could be one of the "good" ones. Ha!