These are artistic perspectives I appreciate. She said Eminem has his own creative worldview and expresses it well and owes no one any apology, but that other people with other points of view have the right to examine any kind of message in the public arena and discuss its implications. She covered Eminem's song '97 Bonnie and Clyde, and when she spoke about it, she said that Eminem is a brilliant writer and a talented artist and that the song stands on its own merits-and also that the song depicts a terrifyingly violent event against a woman with a child present and the focus is not on that, and so as an artist, she wanted to represent that side of the story using the same lyrics. Tori Amos is an artist who speaks up for that kind of unapologetic artistry. R5 He has given apologias as in explanations of what he does, but never "I'm sorry I've learned my lesson I will never do it again." He says he believes in equality period, and that he believes people are smart enough to understand the personas he created for his music are not Marshall Mathers the artist, and they understand what he means, which is not literally what he says. And I don’t know how else to say this, I still look at myself the same way that I did when I was battling and broke.īut following that, and following saying in 2010 that gay people should be able to be married, he continued to use the word 'faggot' in his lyrics, and critics said he is a homophobe who says he's not. I’m glad we live in a time where it’s really starting to feel like people can live their lives and express themselves.
But the real me sitting here right now talking to you has no issues with gay, straight, transgender, at all. And, not saying it’s wrong or it’s right, but at this point in my career – man, I say so much shit that’s tongue-in-cheek.
It goes back to that battle, back and forth in my head, of wanting to feel free to say what I want to say, and then what may or may not affect people. So that word was just thrown around so freely back then. It was more like calling someone a bitch or a punk or asshole. He even dresses in drag in this video for comedic effect. Times have changed, and he was working in hip hop, but more importantly, he doesn't seem like an actually hateful person despite sometimes violent and often insulting lyrics. Still, I don't really resent Eminem for it. I totally forgot that this popular song, which was played on radio stations incessantly, used the word 'fag' as a pejorative. And Moby, you can get stomped by Obie/You thirty six year old bald headed fag, blow me/You don't know me, you're too old, let go, its over/Nobody listens to techno Then these lines came along and I was pretty stunned: He is *really* talented and his 'flow' really makes me appreciate rapping as a talent. I had forgotten how funny he is and what a good writer he is.
Not that rap is really DataLounge's wheelhouse, but are your thoughts on Eminem?