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Anyway, it's not Paul's place really to judge whether Kayne might be subconsciously self-loathing.
I don't think it's his place either. That doesn't mean he had to participate.
BTW, the Lohan story is indeed ridiculous.
It is ridiculous that she thought assumed a casual access to the word in this day and age. parlance
There is a casual use of the word nowadays, for good or bad. One has to distinguish the intent. I don't think Paul thinks the lyrics are a big deal at all really. Remember a while ago he defended Eminem over criticism of his lyrics (don't remember what the specific criticism was, that they were violent maybe), Paul said the it's just showbiz, as in nothing to take too seriously. Doubt his opinion here is any different.
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I'm not sure overall hip hop culture has a great influence on people anyway.
It may not have had an obvious impact on you or your immediate circle, but it's had a huge impact around the world. A 2 second search on Google goes immediately to this Wiki article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop#Effects At any rate, it's saddening and disturbing that people with little awareness of the history of the word use it casually. It's not just a minor slur that a few people get butthurt over. It's a word with a violent and deadly history. There might have been a moment when reclaiming the word had some value, but that lost its power decades ago. parlance
Well, that's exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about... I doubt they have little awarenss of the history of the word... they just consider that they're using it differently. I doubt it's a good idea, but I don't think the criticism should go beyond its appropiateness and into ethics when the intent is clear. And especially try to make a bigger moral criticism merely because of the race of the person involved. Mind you, any political intent to reclaim the word is possibly gone by now so the use is probably merely casual.