The song "Accidental Racist" is by a country singer Brad Paisley and it features a rapper LL Cool J. A huge deal was made about this song because of the message behind it and the words they used. Many people didn't like the song mainly because they felt like racism was so many years ago so why is it still being brought up today and why do all whites feel they are labeled as racist and all blacks "ghetto".
It may have been a shock for many people that a country singer and a rap artist would join up and make a song seeing as the genre of music they are in are supposed to have a completely different message. In class we talked about how country singers lyrics are easy to understand, talk about love and tell a story. While rap artists music is supposed to be violent, talk about money and all things being negative. This song has a different message depending on the person who is listening to it though.
Me myself personally don't see anything wrong with the song overall. Although I don't agree with how they stereotyped both groups of people though. LL Cool J talked about wearing gold chains and being from the hood. Not all black people are from the hood nor do they wear gold chains. Many people from different cultural backgrounds can be born in the hood and wear gold chains. I agree with the part of the song when they say "Our generation didn’t start this nation. And we’re still paying for mistakes. That a bunch of folks made long before we came". This is much very true, many of us wasn't born during the time racism was legally okay but people are still fighting to prove they're not racist or that they have been done so wrong.Racism is a very touchy subject for a lot of people but from experiences I've had in my past and to this day, I know for sure racism still does exist whether people want to talk about it or not. The song just brought it to light and let people know that many of us black or white are still paying for something we had no control over nor any part in.
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