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Great post Blackwatch!!!
I too, watched the same debate and Damon Dash continued to show the buffoonery of the anti-intellectualism and inherent self destruction. Damon Dash came to a battle of wits and proved himself to be unarmed. Furthermore, he hurt the cause of those who don't side with McWhorter. But if you were an uninformed Caucasian, a fence-sitter, or even a Hip-Hop culture apologist, you were left with no choice but to side with Mr. McWhorter by default. I, like you Bro. Blackwatch, am not a fan of McWhorter, but all he had to do to prove his point was to simply let Damon Dash speak of a music, lifestyle, and culture that he, quite simply, is incapable of defending in any cogent or coherent way.
Dash lost the culture war immediately by showing up dressed like a clown while others were dressed professionally. He was straight out of Jerry Springer while the others came to listen and learn. Funny thing is that Dash comes from a middle class family and attended private school. He is a poster boy for the heart of McWhorters' argument. He traded in his middle class values and intellect to dumb himself down and immerse himself in a culture of money, cash, drugs, and hoes and to basically pimp the minds of impressionable youth. Its a great hustle for some individuals but the overall effect is detrimental.
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