I think the term I'm looking for is...OMG!
So, it's been a while. I kind of wanted to just regroup a little bit and ground myself before I talked about anything else. A lot has happened in the past few months and I feel like I've recharged a great deal. Just in time for another controversy for me to talk about! Haha
Initially, I didn't want to discuss any politics or anything similar on this blog. I figure I'm ok if I can keep the arguments with the sibs and friends to a minimum. Either way, this week I will probably post twice. Today, I want to talk about something that will lead into my 9/11 post tomorrow: "Entertainers". More specifically, I want to talk about the idiot who made a splash in the music industry this week simply by opening his mouth: Soulja Boy.
On Labor Day, Soulja Boy released a new song and video. The title is "Let's Be Real". Here's a little bit of info on "Soulja Boy" aka DeAndre Cortez Way. This kid is literally a kid. He was born in July of 1990, which makes him a mere 21 years old. From everything I've read about him, he has not had to struggle through anything. His father bought him a recording studio when he was living in Mississippi and he made his own videos to go along with the "songs" that he wrote. He self-published (much like a boy who looks like a girl *cough* Justin Bieber *cough*) and gained recognition and fame through YouTube. He was 11 when the airliners hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Like most of Hollywood, he is also terribly mis- and uninformed about a lot of things, politics and prejudice in particular.
So, there's your preface and information on Mr. Way. So, on Labor Day this year, this numbskull released "Let's Be Real" as both a track and a video. Being that he's gotten so "huge" in the rap/hip-hop industry, his video went viral. I don't think he realized how many people support our troops and our law enforcement, especially with such a huge anniversary just days away from when he released it. The lyrics of his song basically claim that he's better than any FBI agent or any military personnel. I won't write word for word what he said because I'm intelligent enough to use better words, but he said to screw the FBI and screw the army troops. He asks what they're fighting for and tells them to "be your own man"... I'll let that sink in for a moment before I go on.
Here is this 21 year old idiot who was old enough to remember 9/11. He is old enough to have witnessed the events of that day. He is not old enough for memory loss unless it's drug induced which is entirely possible. My question is, "What in the world were you thinking releasing that song?" The troops deployed overseas are not without means to view this kind of thing. Sure their amenities in these places are not consistent, but they aren't in the middle of a desert with absolutely no communication with the outside world. Did he honestly think they wouldn't see and hear what he'd done? I just don't understand.
Mr. Way has an interesting history of trading barbs with other rappers he doesn't get along with. They call them "diss songs". I call it middle school name calling and bullying. I'm not that big of a fan of rap anyway and that's increased in recent weeks. These guys think that because they rose from the ghetto and became "superstars" that they are more credible and more valuable than someone who didn't follow their example, but joined a branch of the service to escape the "hood". I wonder how they could have gotten that idea.
I remember that day ten years ago. I remember the thousands of people who died that day. I remember the troops who led us into Afghanistan and Iraq. I remember those who died to make sure that the threat against our freedom was neutralized. How is it that he forgot already? How is it that they've forgotten already?
In response to Mr. Way's video, the troops are fighting back with the same determination they fight with everyday. I've seen several videos on YouTube mocking Mr. Way for his tasteless lyrics and even poorer timing. He backpedaled when he started getting slammed with the hate, claiming that what he said was taken out of context and he was more upset and frustrated with the fact that we're fighting wars we shouldn't be and not taking care of the homefront. My response to that? Hahaha You're so dumb!
This generation is notorious for forgetting the sacrifices made by so many to give them the freedom of speech they seem to not have a filter for. We remember on the days that are marked by a holiday such as the 4th of July, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and September 11th. Where is our patriotism the rest of the year? I admit, I am guilty of forgetting and taking for granted those things myself. I will not, however, speak out against the men and women who are standing in harms way overseas and at home to keep me and my loved ones safe. These people have given so much. Sometimes they give everything they have and still more is demanded. We have lost many lives to the cause of freedom and still we forget. With all of this sudden amnesia, I'm curious as to what's fueling it. Well, I don't have to look far.
News and entertainment are far from unbiased and fair. Celebrities and news outlets frequently make their political leanings know. I heard of more celebrities endorsing Barak Obama when he was running for president than I think I've heard in my entire life. They spoke up and encouraged us to vote for the first black president. A: He's half black. B: Why is Hollywood suddenly required to endorse a political candidate running for any office? I was completely dumbfounded when I saw so many of them making their opinions known. I was not shocked when my generation did exactly what Hollywood wanted and voted him in. I am part of a generation of sheep. That's no secret. I'm just not one who eats the koolaid flavored grass. I just don't understand when Hollywood's opinion of something political became valid. They are there to provide overpriced and underperformed entertainment. Unless they're running for office, they should stick their noses out of it. I honestly don't know why they side with the left either, as a side note. I don't understand that little tid bit of stupidity in the slightest.
Basically what this boils down to is a lack of education in the younger generation. My brothers have had full day-long conversations about the state of affairs in our country. I mostly remain quiet during those rants, but I absorb what I hear and find out for myself. The sheep just do what their told. The shepherd, in the form of news media and Hollywood, tells them to believe what they want them to believe and they do it. There are very few of us who actually do our homework and use the intelligence that God gave us to make informed decisions. DeAndre Way is too young and too ignorant to have formed an adequate opinion for himself. He's spouting what others have told him. He's outraged over something he has no comprehension of because someone else expressed their own outrage. He's as much of a sheep as the other koolaid-grass munching woolen livestock.
So where does that leave us? The obvious answer is in some really big piles of sheep poo. The only way out is to educate our own children and do what we can to keep them from having to clean up the ever growing mountain of poo being created by those too ignorant and too stubborn to just stop eating the koolaid-grass.
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