The reason why I posted this was not just because it included Josh Groban, who I am irrationally bothered by but also find super talented, but the comments that follow the post are worthy of discussion and reading. Is it the new way for racists -using "black music" to be acceptable to pop culture as some commenters are saying, or is it that West is deserving of so much mockery across the media board? Is it about the color of his skin that makes his music and ego so much easier to make fun of (to get away with, some might say) or is it that he is just as easy to make fun of like any other celebrity of eccentric, flamboyant and made for comedy fame? If are you confused by my topic, please watch the vid and read the discussions that follow on Jezebel/Gawker.com regarding the skit. Nobody is calling Groban a racist, but some are asking if it has not become more acceptable to be "racist" by using white singers (Ben Folds is used as an example) ironic/ wry/ silly remakes to allow sly racial mockery slide through the cracks. I have wondered about this also, the past decade. If someone takes himself seriously as an artist, and is not knowingly making music to make fun of, and they are "black", then is it ok to mock their music without being called a racist, or without anyone questioning your moral backbone?
Interesting thoughts, as racial divides are always there, created by most to make money or policy, but kept alive by those who project their own insecurities about the topic...which may not be a bad thing. As we all know, once we are told something is equivicated in our society, we know it's really under the surface, waiting to boil over (LA riots)...
I have to agree with several comments...I think West is talented to a degree. But his ego has made him a target just like Angelina, Tom Cruise, Lohan....their names are bigger than their talent at some point- they will be a SNL skit. It's showbiz.
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