Czarina_Czarina
Ok, I was scanning the radio channels, and stopped to listen to political arguments, it was either C-Span radio or NPR.
They talked about if it's a legitimate argument to compare Imus's resent controversial street lingo to the street rap.
The proponents arguing for hip and hop (haha), say that their reference to "ho" is talking about "hos".
I understand the need for art, esp. when it comes to acting and music, both kind of art can allow us to see our-self without bruising the ego.
If people from the outside see rap and hip-hop, they may think "wow, this is an insult to women, etc." But, the entire purpose is to parrot the entire going-ons of black inner city struggle in order to let the world know the issues that they are having. In doing this, it becomes a two edged sword. On one side, those in the outside are becoming more influenced into that lifestyle, and on the other, the ones on the inside are thinking "this is how we do it" or "those are my peeps", and are feeling empowered and their behavior reinforced.
Sometimes, parroting a person works well, if that person is reflective and objective. However, when they don't value reflection and objectivity, acting or "art" either influences the behavior or it reinforces it.
So, depending on the group thinks mentality, art does imitate life.
I finally understand the argument that art does imitate life, I thought it was life that influenced art, but like with all things, it depends on the mentality of the person or group/culture (the reinforced thinking).
They talked about if it's a legitimate argument to compare Imus's resent controversial street lingo to the street rap.
The proponents arguing for hip and hop (haha), say that their reference to "ho" is talking about "hos".
I understand the need for art, esp. when it comes to acting and music, both kind of art can allow us to see our-self without bruising the ego.
If people from the outside see rap and hip-hop, they may think "wow, this is an insult to women, etc." But, the entire purpose is to parrot the entire going-ons of black inner city struggle in order to let the world know the issues that they are having. In doing this, it becomes a two edged sword. On one side, those in the outside are becoming more influenced into that lifestyle, and on the other, the ones on the inside are thinking "this is how we do it" or "those are my peeps", and are feeling empowered and their behavior reinforced.
Sometimes, parroting a person works well, if that person is reflective and objective. However, when they don't value reflection and objectivity, acting or "art" either influences the behavior or it reinforces it.
So, depending on the group thinks mentality, art does imitate life.
I finally understand the argument that art does imitate life, I thought it was life that influenced art, but like with all things, it depends on the mentality of the person or group/culture (the reinforced thinking).