The "Black" White Musicians

[33girl]

This article is stupid as heck. Justin Bieber is barely a human let alone a musician, Katy Perry is on about her 5th image in 5 years, Iggy Azalea is pretty much a known racist and since when is Kim Kardashian black? By injection?

I see the point, don't get me wrong, but for the most part she's talking about people who really don't have a high level of respect among the public in general, black or white.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

This article is stupid as heck. Justin Bieber is barely a human let alone a musician, Katy Perry is on about her 5th image in 5 years, Iggy Azalea is pretty much a known racist and since when is Kim Kardashian black? By injection?

I see the point, don't get me wrong, but for the most part she's talking about people who really don't have a high level of respect among the public in general, black or white.

This.

Regardless of your race or economic status, I don't feel that anyone is obligated to support any cause. And quite frankly, I don't care what Justin Beiber has to say.. about anything. He's nothing more than a spoiled rich kid, who has parents that don't know how to parent. It makes me sad that girls love him and people look at him like he should have something important to say.

There are a lot of people I respect, but he isn't one of them. I could go on about the other celebrities listed, but I feel I've made my point.

[DrPhil]

I'm not interested in celebs speaking out about Ferguson. Celebs aren't obligated to speak out about incidents. There is a larger trend that the author is addressing. Ignore the specific artists mentioned and see the trend over the past 50 or so years.

The writer is correct that there are and always have been white celebs (regardless of talent or lack thereof) who adopt or perhaps mock the more stereotypical aspects of Black culture; and then these white celebs disappear to their Ivory Tower when it isn't about making money.

That has happened for generations when older white artists were mimicking Blacks or making money from Black audiences but when any type of social issue comes about (even before the Civil Rights Movement) these artists conveniently remembered their whiteness.

[33girl]

She's absolutely correct in that aspect. But when she chooses celebs that are such lightning rods for assery, just to get more views (i.e. way more people are going to read an article on Justin Bieber than on Bobby Caldwell) she waters down her point.