I can see your point of view. Idk if you would consider this the same, but in this vein I really appreciated that Chappel Roan used her Grammy win as an opportunity to talk about the exploitative nature of the music industry, especially in the cases of smaller indie musicians.
But even tho Kendrick didn’t use his platform in a similar way, I still really enjoyed him roasting Drake again. Idk man, everything in the US sucks rn and it was nice to genuinely laugh yesterday
art doesn’t typically cause immediate political change but it can bolster and help it along. many examples:
sinead o’connor in suport of victims of the catholic church
the cranberries in support of ireland
spike lee in support of victims of police brutality
bob dylan and others became representative of the anti war movement
when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. is kendrick going to fix america? fuck no lol, but giving a voice to human dignity and class consciousness cannot hurt. in the same way me writing this comment ain’t gonna do shit but it sure cannot hurt.
so anyone who read this far, i highly recommend looking into analysis of the performance by Black creators. hopefully you can find some new community and engage in support with those folk. :)
Chappell Roan has her nail artist work for “exposure,” she’s the wrong person to be referencing here. Just because her nail artist has decided they’re okay with it doesn’t mean its not inherently exploitative and hypocritical to say you deserve better pay and healthcare while literally denying it to people who work for you.
Otherwise I agree with you, it’s good to have a laugh, and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
I can see your point of view. Idk if you would consider this the same, but in this vein I really appreciated that Chappel Roan used her Grammy win as an opportunity to talk about the exploitative nature of the music industry, especially in the cases of smaller indie musicians.
But even tho Kendrick didn’t use his platform in a similar way, I still really enjoyed him roasting Drake again. Idk man, everything in the US sucks rn and it was nice to genuinely laugh yesterday
yuh yuh
art doesn’t typically cause immediate political change but it can bolster and help it along. many examples:
when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. is kendrick going to fix america? fuck no lol, but giving a voice to human dignity and class consciousness cannot hurt. in the same way me writing this comment ain’t gonna do shit but it sure cannot hurt.
so anyone who read this far, i highly recommend looking into analysis of the performance by Black creators. hopefully you can find some new community and engage in support with those folk. :)
https://old.reddit.com/r/LAinfluencersnark/comments/1iko4ud/chappell_roans_stylist_responds_about_asking_the/
Chappell Roan has her nail artist work for “exposure,” she’s the wrong person to be referencing here. Just because her nail artist has decided they’re okay with it doesn’t mean its not inherently exploitative and hypocritical to say you deserve better pay and healthcare while literally denying it to people who work for you.
Otherwise I agree with you, it’s good to have a laugh, and I’m glad you enjoyed it.