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Originally Posted by Barone1551
Ok I think this is comparing apples and oranges. I dont think JayT was trying to state that anyone who is shot is a thug. I kind of see where they are coming from with 50. He uses being shot to act hard and like a "thug". Whether of not he is a "real" thug, he still acts like a thug.
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But you see, that's the main point. He ACTS like a thug. Acting like something doesn't mean a person isn't actually that thing. If that was true, then I'd be pretty afraid of most actors and actresses, that's for sure. A person will act on screen to be an entertainer. 50 Cent acts as a thug to be an entertainer.
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I know what your staying he isn't really a thug. As he dealt drugs as a kid. I think people can change and people can make a new image for themselves. But he hasnt tried to change his image completely. He still tries to hold on to the fact that at one point in his life he dealt drugs, and was shot and was a criminal. He often brags about it. There are many people who are influence by him, and he doesnt exactly state that he was a thug and isnt anymore and that it is wrong to do crime. He influences people to become thugs like he was, so how do you draw the line between someone who is acting like a thug, and someone who is a real thug.
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That's a reason why I don't like 50 Cent. He does influence children into thinking that it's right and fine to be a criminal - so that yes, there are kids today who will commit crimes because artists like 50 Cent are their idols. I think that's terrible. I'm not going to think that every single kid that listens to 50 Cent is a criminal, though.
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It doesn't make stereotyping them ok but sometimes it is necessary. Especially if you don't know that person personally.
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Stereotyping is never necessary. Period.
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But "thug" is a popular term used in rap, and has become synonymous with rap. The two do go together, and is becoming less of a way of describing a criminal in general, and glorified as a whole way of life. It is used to define a whole genre of rap and style. This is due to stereotypes, but its hard to deny that the word has changed some of its meaning. Its unfortunate because there are many artists out there who are not "thugs".
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First, it definitely depends on what kind of rap you're talking about. Mat Kearney raps about love. I don't really think he's a thug. There are a lot of different forms of rap. You're speaking specifically about the rap that glorifies violence. The rap artists that glorify rap create images for themselves. They're not really thugs, as you've said. Why, then, would you want to stereotype them?