@ bolded
Unfortunately the reality of the world. Reality is how many ppl, regardless of race & religion, would stand up against, say, their boss a work? Hip-hop is art & culture but it's also a business. So you'll have a buncha ppl there just to clock in & out, cash their checks & go home & talk about their problems at home. You'll have fake ppl, ppl who'll tuck their tail afraid of losing their jobs etc.
Ppl generally love to talk the talk but rarely do they walk the walk irl. So they'll just talk about it quietly. Ive witnessed this countless of times
at work. Even when the actual job is a simple 9-5 job that anyone can get. So imagine when you're a average college student with a buncha loans, mortage tryin to stand up & talk integrity against someone like Em who has one of the biggest machines ever behind him?
It's the same thing with Jay's NFL thing. Everybody thinking job, career, bills so all that "integrity" shyt moves out the way. Quickly. So even if they
think its wrong most wont say shyt about it.
Another ex: Remember when EVERY rapper spoke up in The Source when 'Zino leaked them tapes & how angry everybody sounded? How many of them are TODAY either signed to Em or just on his dikk defending those same situations (i.e. Crooked I)?
I'm just giving y'all some context as to why ppl, black or not, dont say shyt in situations like that.
The difference is Eminem wasn't a boss. He is a coworker in relation to artists in the industry. And in relation to work, I do agree with your overall point. Co-workers do dirt and they aren't publicly scolded for their actions. The bosses might reprimand them behind closed doors and other co-workers might pull them to the side, but when Johnny makes offensive comments or jokes, nothing happens because
1) You have people that are like "oh that's just Johnny being Johnny". Johnny's a provocateur at the expense of offending his co-workers, but it is brushed off.
2) Johnny is popular and while he is offensive, the people who find it offensive are in the minority. This is the most sad and unfortunate case.