Comments on: So…Nas at the Grammys? http://www.donewaiting.com/2008/02/11/sonas-at-the-grammys/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ramirez http://www.donewaiting.com/2008/02/11/sonas-at-the-grammys/#comment-14972 ramirez Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:03:12 +0000 http://donewaiting.com/2008/02/11/sonas-at-the-grammys/#comment-14972 I do not disagree with anything you've said there. sounds like you're not really one who believes that the power of the word can be taken away by putting it out there. good luck on that tuesday. thnks I do not disagree with anything you’ve said there.
sounds like you’re not really one who believes that the power of the word can be taken away by putting it out there.
good luck on that tuesday.
thnks

]]> By: wes flexner http://www.donewaiting.com/2008/02/11/sonas-at-the-grammys/#comment-14968 wes flexner Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:49:01 +0000 http://donewaiting.com/2008/02/11/sonas-at-the-grammys/#comment-14968 HMMM..I think N word and it's connotations is a real personal thing for black people depending on their perceptions, and experiences. I don't really think thats up for me to decide. And usually makes white people look really silly discussing the word, and interacting with it. At the most harmless its awkward. At most its malicious its devilish. Which I guess makes me amused at Nas calling his album this, because it's provocative and makes people uncomfortable. It seems like he is opening up a Pandora's box here. Look at the debates that are still going on because of the title of the last album "Hip Hop is Dead". In the clip, it appears that he is gonna use the title as a platform to make a point. IE..The War in Iraq, Classism, Sexism. But also taken in account, Nas has proven himself to be extremely uneloquent outside of his recorded output,this could get really messy. So pretty much, I am content in falling back and watching what ensues. HMMM..I think N word and it’s connotations is a real personal thing for black people depending on their perceptions, and experiences. I don’t really think thats up for me to decide.

And usually makes white people look really silly discussing the word, and interacting with it.
At the most harmless its awkward.
At most its malicious its devilish.

Which I guess makes me amused at Nas calling his album this, because it’s provocative and makes people uncomfortable. It seems like he is opening up a Pandora’s box here.

Look at the debates that are still going on because of the title of the last album “Hip Hop is Dead”.

In the clip, it appears that he is gonna use the title as a platform to make a point. IE..The War in Iraq, Classism, Sexism.

But also taken in account, Nas has proven himself to be extremely uneloquent outside of his recorded output,this could get really messy.

So pretty much, I am content in falling back and watching what ensues.

]]> By: ramirez http://www.donewaiting.com/2008/02/11/sonas-at-the-grammys/#comment-14967 ramirez Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:15:30 +0000 http://donewaiting.com/2008/02/11/sonas-at-the-grammys/#comment-14967 Wes, based on what he said in the clip, your opinion is quite valid regardless of race afiliation and all that. sounds like maybe you have one (opinion)...what are your thoughts? I only ask based on prior exchange we had after you visited that school after the Don Anus Rutgers basketball fallout. Will you play dumb because you are uncomfortable with saying the word nigger (from a justification based on your race standpoint) or that you don't agree with the word hence you don't agree with the album title? Ooor are you totaly neutral and dont want to get mixed up in it all? thanks for entertaining my curiosity. rob Wes,
based on what he said in the clip, your opinion is quite valid regardless of race afiliation and all that. sounds like maybe you have one (opinion)…what are your thoughts?
I only ask based on prior exchange we had after you visited that school after the Don Anus Rutgers basketball fallout.
Will you play dumb because you are uncomfortable with saying the word nigger (from a justification based on your race standpoint) or that you don’t agree with the word hence you don’t agree with the album title? Ooor are you totaly neutral and dont want to get mixed up in it all?
thanks for entertaining my curiosity.
rob

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