eminem (was Re: hiphop discourse

[Thomas Eckhardt]

David Morris wrote:

> Eminem's songs and personas are wonderful parody, and the only folks who
> don't seem to understand that are the one's who want to shut him down.

I wouldn't want to shut Eminem down, but I find some of his lyrics irritating.
Why are his songs "parody"? Is "Kim" a parody (see previous posting in reply to
jbor)?

> As for the impressionable young fans, they like the fact that he makes their
> parents squirm with his over-the-top, un-PC lyrics and personas.  Why should
> they be denied the same fun their parents had when they were young?

File under "blatant over-generalization":  In the 60s people were not un-pc. In
fact, most of their values stand behind pc as we know it. They were against the
war in Vietnam, against racism and capitalism. This was nice. Eminem attacks
women and homosexuals. Not nice. Although making parents squirm is an honourable
aim for young people in every era, in my view, I think there is a difference.
And the difference (please remember the beginning of this paragraph) is that
Eminem's lyrics are not directed against the system but against other victims.

Thomas