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My status: Yo, Jay-Z is a fucking genius. I don't use that lightly. It's like Steven Hawking, me, Jay-Z, and Beethoven.
Selected responses:
SumDumGuy: Frat, obviously you never saw his interview on The Daily Show. You would know you just used genius lightly.
Me: Don't assume. And no, I didn't use it lightly. :-)
SumDumGuy: Watch the interview. Derrick Rose post-game does more intelligent interviews.
Me: Because I disagree with you means that I haven't seen the interview?
Ivory [yes, from above!]: When did your status messages become a hotbed for unsolicited advice on definitions?*grabs popcorn and zima---ready to see how this one plays out*
SumDumGuy: I didn't think I was giving "unsolicited advice," just disagreeing. It was a public status update so I thought that meant it was free game. I still put to you that you used 'genius' lightly. I don't know a lot of geniuses who struggle that much with basic grammar in conversations, but if you see something in him I don't then what can I say? I will agree though that he's very smart, despite his challenges with grammar.
Me: Actually, what you did was:
1) Assume that I never saw his interview on the Daily Show.
2) Tell me to watch an interview (that I had seen) which was irrelevant to my overall point.
You are defining genius based on your standard of his ability to convey himself in an interview. I am defining genius based on his talent as an artist.
If I even accept that he is a bad communicator (which he is not) there are plenty of genius scientists and artists who communicate much worse.
Now kindly pick up your face from the floor. :-)
Ivory: Yes! *fist pump* I feel like im watching a made for tv movie.
Ki-Ki: *putting Rashid in the time out corner for the next hour*
DynoDiva: *breaks Rashid out of time out*
DynoDiva: and btw, u shouldnt have to explain ur status like that. i got it. know why? cause i drink Zimas. lmao
SumDumGuy: Whatever I assumed, I'm not knocking the guy for being a poor communicator. I'm knocking him for lacking command of basic grammar rules that I would assume most ingenious 7-year olds would have locked down tight. Again, I won't deny that he's smart. But let's be serious: he's no Stephen Hawking or John Nash. I think you bring up an interesting question though: what exactly is your standard of measurement for geniuses? I won't lie, it seems low. What exactly has Jigga done that is so ingenious? Sold a couple hundred million records? That's cool, but by that token Mariah Carey should have been inducted into Mensah years ago. Had (marginally) successful business ventures outside of music? There are thousands of people who blow Jay-Z out of the water when you consider how much return they get on their investment. Are they geniuses too? Of course, and I'm sure you'll make this very clear in your response, you don't have to justify that standard of measurement to me (especially) or anyone else. But when you say that your poster-boy for "genius" is Jigga, I get a little excited that I must be a genius too, and I'm pretty sure that I'm not.
DynoDiva: ^baby, stop. just...stop. i agree with you though...you are no genius.
Me: FATALITY
Ivory: OMG I didnt realize he wrote a whole book of the bible to explain himself...I recommend that you listen to Kenny Rogers' song The Gambler and then chase it with JayZ's On To The Next One...both convey messages that most of the commenters on this thread want you to walk away with
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