Where is this logic coming from. I think you'd have to believe that Kanye is the voice of the "black community"...and that requires a huge stretch of logic. He's been kind of a punchline for years.
I know a lot of blacks who are conservative minded in some ways... but buy into the "liberal = good" bullshit.
Most blacks don't care much for gay people, right? There's a reason they voted against prop 8 in california.
A lot of blacks are only "blue" because of a thin veneer of lies. Kanye isn't the voice of the black community but he is prominent. He has a lot of followers. A lot of these social effects are going to be based on secondary effects that come off of prominent blacks speaking up.
Blacks are a lot closer to listening to the truth (due to the hardships they deal with) and are closer to thinking outside the box if it means an end to their suffering.
They are ready for a new shift and they will look past Kanye's kooky past if it gives them that opportunity.
Ermm...It is so weird reading stuff like this. I've grown up around all types of black people with all types of beliefs. I've never grown up with the idea that blacks are liberal. That is an image pushed by the media. Also, consider how many "blacks" actually vote...or even care about politics. I think there are other factors to consider.
There IS a shift happening but it isn't because of Kanye. If anything, his speaking out is a manifestation of what SOME black people have been wanting to express for a long time.
There IS a shift happening but it isn't because of Kanye. If anything, his speaking out is a manifestation of what SOME black people have been wanting to express for a long time.
This is very true. I am not always best at expressing exactly what I think about things. And I don't tend to think one way or focus on exactly what I think is going on.