Monday, December 22, 2008
Michael Eric Dyson (Mr. Controversial)
Michaeal Eric Dyson. Graduate of Princeton University. Professor as the University of Georgetown and the most Controversial Person that i will ever read about. I wonder greatly how a man of this prestigious education can have the ideas that he has. I know that America is known for it's freedom of speech but something has got to give. Before I even get into his books I want to focus on his youtube clips. The first one I looked on was his overall look at the newest book that he had published on Hip Hop. Dyson believes that there is good and bad and the so called "Ugly" sides of hip hop, but he believes that there is more of an overall positively perspective in hip hop. I beg to disagree. Apart from having great sound of music, Hip Hop has given us negative conotations on people, places, and life. I do not believe that there is more of a good in the Hip Hop Culture when women are degrated, sophistication is looked upon as weak , and Ignorance is praised. I do enjoy hip hop, but I will never believe that there is more good in the world of Hip Hop than Bad.
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"I do not believe that there is more of a good in the Hip Hop Culture when women are degrated, sophistication is looked upon as weak , and Ignorance is praised."
ReplyDeleteThis really hit me hard. Very powerful statement. I also really respect that you are able to challenge the ideas of such an important person. It really shows that you're thinking about what the person is saying, and not just assuming, as we so often do in our essays, that what someone more famous than us says is right.