Piggybacking off of our last episode, in which Mike Cunningham The Packet Man jokingly stated that he was the leader of the Pittsburgh chapter of the NAACP, we ( Big Money, Dr. Z , Michael Parr and The Packet Man) decided to do a podcast about cultural appropriation. This is definitely more of a circular discussion (with no real conclusion) than many of our other podcasts, but it’s an interesting discussion. Some highlights: -We discuss what made us finally decide to pull the trigger on this discussion, with a special […]
Posts tagged "racism"
Birth of a Nation: Before Lincoln, There Was…This
A look back at “Birth of a Nation,” one of the most controversial movies in film history.
Spin Cycle: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” by Kanye West
It’s one thing to not like Kanye West’s music. I’m a reasonable guy, and I don’t expect everyone to like everything. I can even understand if you’re not a fan of hip-hop. Well, I can’t understand it, but I can give you a pass. However, it unnerves the hell out of me when people criticize Kanye’s art based on his public persona-especially when all they know of him is maybe the four or five songs they hear on the radio […]
Is John Mayer Racist? Or Just Stupid?
Once upon a time, I really, REALLY liked John Mayer. I was definitely an early adopter. I can remember getting a promo copy of “Room for Squares” in fall 2001 and falling in love with it almost immediately. “Heavier Things” and “Continuum” are both probably among my Top 20 if not Top 10 albums of the past decade. I thought (and honestly still think) that the guy is a top-notch lyricist, and that people who only know him for “Your […]