Friday, April 12, 2013

In the know: Accidental Racist?? Papa's Words


There is an old proverb that says “There is no shame in not knowing, the shame lies in not finding out”. I happened to hear the “Accidental Racist” song by Brad Paisley and LL Cool J and after hearing LL’s lyrics I must say that they obviously don’t really know and SERIOUSLY need to find out. Not only is the song misguided, it’s really BAD (not like LL Cool J “Bad” but diarrhea on a ferris wheel bad). 

In a horrid attempt at showing a conversation between a southern white man and a Black “yankee” on race relations through song, LL drops the damn ball with lyrics like "You don't judge my gold chains/I'll forget the iron chains," and “RIP Robert E. Lee”. SAY WHAT??? Brad Paisley wants to be able to rock his Confederate flag without being labeled as a racist. Good luck buddy, considering the sordid history of the Confederacy/American Slavery  and the KKK which all have the same “DNA”.  Go listen to it for yourself, but be warned that you’ll never get those 6 minutes back. 





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