30. "Calling it what it is isn't silly. DENYING what it is IS silly." In response to In response to 29
Thats like saying,...
- "Calling Wing Chun a Chinese art is silly"
- "Calling Kenjutsu a Japanese art is silly"
- "Calling Tang Soo Do a Korean art is silly"
- "Calling Yoga an Indian art is silly"
All of these *cultural arts have spread worldwide, yet that doesn't change what they are regardless of any out-group interpretation/misinterpretation.
Such is the same with HipHop.
Using the same matrix above...
- "Calling HipHop a Black art ISN'T silly". Its original application doesn't get re-purposed/re-appropriated merely because its gained worldwide popularity. It is STILL what it IS.
"You can take an African out of Africa, but you can't take Africa out of the African" Afro-Americana/Afro-Caribbana/Afro-Latino unite. We are ALL Black!