A lot of ppl are responding to this saying, “But he was also a Rhodes Scholar & Harvard grad!”
I understand the impulse, this is obviously ungirded w/racism, but also...what if he *was* only a rapper? Why would that automatically make him unqualified?
The answer is, it doesn’t.
I understand the impulse, this is obviously ungirded w/racism, but also...what if he *was* only a rapper? Why would that automatically make him unqualified?
The answer is, it doesn’t.
When ppl respond to the assertion that being a rapper makes someone unqualified to run for office with the defense “But they received a fancy fellowship & went to an Ivy League school!” it almost legitimizes the implication that being a rapper is itself something to be ashamed of
Going to Harvard doesn’t automatically mean you’re smart or ethical.
Being a rapper doesn’t automatically mean you’re not.
We’ve got to move beyond reductive notions that certain affiliations automatically mean something about a person’s intelligence or sense of morality.
Being a rapper doesn’t automatically mean you’re not.
We’ve got to move beyond reductive notions that certain affiliations automatically mean something about a person’s intelligence or sense of morality.
Also, the content that made Delgado a “controversial rapper” was a critique of capitalism and racial injustice.
And he says some of the founding founders believed in white supremacy.
Soooo where is the lie?
nytimes.com/2018/07/17/us/…
And he says some of the founding founders believed in white supremacy.
Soooo where is the lie?
nytimes.com/2018/07/17/us/…
Making sure that people are accurately characterized when they run for office is incredibly important. I have no problem ensuring people know about Delgado’s credentials.
We just have to make sure we’re not unintentionally reifying certain social hierarchies in the process.
We just have to make sure we’re not unintentionally reifying certain social hierarchies in the process.
