i'm talking about culture...i didn't mention anything about ancestral memory.

i said to be a part of a culture it must be EARNED by going through it

if you grow dreds, become veggie and put on the red, black and gold does that make you a "rasta"? lol.

go do some research on epistemology, ontology, life space etc

everyone doesn't define the way europeans do

and you sitting here spewing a bunch of BS.

theres a reason the popes are italian.

theres a reason people were offended by the "last samurai"

theres a reason the "untouched" cultures dont fuck with outsiders

america is a unique place. its not a country its a business. all kinds of people are here. it has your perspective on culture fucked up

just because you interact with hip hop on a musical level... you might even have gained some insight from it. but you are detached from those a priori elements that are the truly MEANINGFUL parts of culture.

white christians and black christians have many of the same beliefs, sing the same songs etc

you ever been to a black church and to a white church? well thats the difference in real CULTURE right there....

CONCEPTUALIZATIONS

white folks say "i am". black folks say "i be".

y'all just made me realize why i never liked eminem. its 100% how he talks. he doesn't speak ebonics and he doesn't sound black.

thats also what makes iggy so offensive... have you ever heard her talk? but you rap like that?

she's trying to jack the experience

i'm done here.

you are a tourist. and you made that so abundantly clear