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Originally Posted by WebCompanyInc
what is the difference between John Wayne ( who shot some one every day on television )
and this guy rapping about what he sees around him?
I am not suprised tho. There is not one thing on this planet that doset get spoiled and or bitter as it gets old and dies
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The differences are many. You can explain to a kid that, first, it's just a movie. Second, following your example, tell them this isn't really how things were in the wild west. It was rough place and time, and while there were "heroes" (lawmen), it was generally just a fucked up place and time to live. The point is you can tell them it's fiction, not real, acted by actors. Art imitates reality, but most of the time it exaggerates a lot.
As for rappers, how do you explain to anyone that what they're talking about isn't real? The point of rap is that it SHOULD be real. If you are 13- 16 year's old and you hear some ignorant fuck brag about his money, chains, bitches, guns and murders, and at the same time you see this guy is living large and having all this fame and wealth, how can that not affect a kid? Obviously not all rap is negative, there are a lot of rappers who talk about real-life situations and there are some with very positive lyrics, too. But then there are also those that put out one positive track and then on every other song they are talking about moving drugs, packing heat, pimping hoes, etc.
EDIT: Only someone who wasn't from the streets would think it's something to glorify.