SPIN: Is Irreverence a Problem in the Black Community?

[Billie Jean]

Coming from the Dave Chappelle/Damon Wayans thread. People were shytting on on Damon Wayans like he ain't he most talented Wayans brother (imo) and a legend

I thought this only happened in Hip hop because it's "a young genre" . But now it's spilling into comedy and art at large ???


Black artists deserve way more respect than this

 

[DonB90]

OP I suspect you'll be called a klansman for asking a introspective question concerning the black community you should make a pawg thread or post something off the shade room instead

 

[Billie Jean]

OP I suspect you'll be called a klansman for asking a introspective question concerning the black community you should make a pawg thread or post something off the shade room instead

Thank you for the concern brother. I made a PAWG thread yesterday

Talking About Pawgs Has the Same Energy As White Girls Talking About BBC's

 

[Taadow]

I think this is a fair question…but based on what inspired you to ask it, I’m not sure how to answer.

What is truly worth our reverence?

 

[Rhapscallion Démone]

Some people don't know how to celebrate something or someone without tearing down another. It's like how Anita Baker stans like to take shots at Whitney until they get their feelings hurt

 

[get these nets]

OP

Didn't see the thread you referenced, and don't care to, but agree with your take. Not for the entire community, but definitely among a big element of people here.

Sometimes people make comments that seem as though they were dropped out of the sky as adults, and weren't raised by a family + community of BLACK people.

Don't understand or care about anything that came before them, and think that they invented the wheel.

Lack of fathers in households is most likely the root of it.

 

[Billie Jean]

I think this is a fair question…but based on what inspired you to ask it, I’m not sure how to answer.

What is truly worth our reverence?

Brehs dismissing Damon Wayans for Dave Chappelle basically

To answer ur second question, excellence. And in this case, excellence within the black community

 

[RamsayBolton]

Coming from the Dave Chappelle/Damon Wayans thread. People were shytting on on Damon Wayans like he ain't he most talented Wayans brother (imo) and a legend

I thought this only happened in Hip hop because it's "a young genre" . But now it's spilling into comedy and art at large ???


Black artists deserve way more respect than this

This isn't a black thing. A lot of (young) people don't respect anything or anyone unless they personally impacted them in some way

 

[Billie Jean]

This isn't a black thing. A lot of (young) people don't respect anything or anyone unless they personally impacted them in some way

True. But I care about black people

 

[Will Ross]

With this generation, you can't live off past work.

 

[JasoRockStar]

I actually believe the opposite is more of an issue. I believe that we tend to glorify and worship black historical figures and old viewpoints to where we don't even try to offer any analysis or critique of them or the ideas they had. Folks are bringing 1960s talking points to a 2022 world and it's ridiculous.

 

[Wildhundreds]

OP

Didn't see the thread you referenced, and don't care to, but agree with your take. Not for the entire community, but definitely among a big element of people here.

Sometimes people make comments that seem as though they were dropped out of the sky as adults, and weren't raised by a family + community of BLACK people.

Don't understand or care about anything that came before them, and think that they invented the wheel.

Lack of fathers in households is most likely the root of it.

I feel this way everyday im here.

 

[PCHMalibu]

Irreverence is a good word to describe how we often deal with things as a community and the people before us. Good plug op.

 

[Wildhundreds]

This isn't a black thing. A lot of (young) people don't respect anything or anyone unless they personally impacted them in some way

I think the surge of online communities and social media have done this. It was a time when if your kid came home acting different you'd ask who they've been hanging out with. Now your kid can be in their room all day and come out a different person.

 

[Billie Jean]

I actually believe the opposite is more of an issue. I believe that we tend to glorify and worship black historical figures and old viewpoints to where we don't even try to offer any analysis or critique of them or the ideas they had. Folks are bringing 1960s talking points to a 2022 world and it's ridiculous.

Wow

I feel like only a few black historical figures get this treatment,Malcolm X etc