Jesus walks with Kanye, but does he judge him?
Good Morning from Headgraphics.net, my name is Patrick Yurick
Today we will be talking about the right to judge others citing the Bonaroo vs. Kanye West dispute. But first the greeting of the day.
Today’s greeting is what kind of (appropriate please) rap name would you have today and why? Demo-D-Hizzy, Art Official, D-Noun-Sir, Mandarin Syke
Story of the day - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7474827.stm
Kanye West is angry with Bonnaroo – Apparently they delayed him.
“This Bonnaroo thing is the worst insult I’ve ever had in my life,” the 31-year-old wrote.”This is the most offended I’ve ever been. This is the maddest I ever will be.” He said he was typing so hard he might break his computer.
West added that he could accept being labelled as, among other things, “arrogant, conceited, narcissistic”, but that critics should “never say I didn’t give it my all”.
Rap is art
Why are we interested in the story? (Why me?)
Buying the right to judge
Ability vs. Right
Judging others is ever ok?
My Stance – I think rap is an admirable art form. Kanye West is an artist and is as valid as anyone who creates. What this event connects to is the virus that is so pervasive within the modern American popularity driven sector of interest. This article seems to be written to furl the fires of the base level interest of the story as Kanye West vs. Bonaroo. Bonaroo seems like the big bad guy and Kanye gets the public reception of a picked on artist. BANG! The BBC has a story that people, me included, will read. Why? Why would I be gravitated to this story? Why would I even do a segment on this story? I am guilty. Yes its true. I am guilty like most for wanting to be included voyeuristically on a fight. I like the fact that I have bought into Kanye West, that’s right I own one of his CDs. This give me the right to listen to him. I also bought into the latent right to judge him. That is why I really bought it. That is why we buy into thousands of forms of entertainment, so we can enact our judging selves – which allows us to feel above others. I was attracted to this story because Kanye West is someone I have judged in the past and therefore feel able to read a story about his plite and make another judgment. But what is really pointed out is the fact that I feel comfortable judging my fellow man. Kanye is not better than me because he is famous, and I am not better than him because I can judge his rapping style because I have been exposed to it. Having the ability to judge does not give me the right to judge. Furthermore there is a distinct possibility that my own ability to judge any of my fellow man has been entirely an illusion. The article today is not the point. The point today has to do with the right to judge others. Do any of us have the right to judge people in any way? Let me know…
The word of the day is Judgment – (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_judgment)
A value judgment is a judgment of the rightness or wrongness of something, or of the usefulness of something, based on a personal view. As a generalization, a value judgment can refer to a judgment based upon a particular set of values or on a particular value system. A related meaning of value judgment is an expedient evaluation based upon limited information at hand, an evaluation undertaken because a decision must be made.
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June 26th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I wanted to call my rap name “Diarrhea Parade” but you said it needs to be appropriate. OOPS TOO LATE.
Boy Kanye West is a whiny baby, huh! And yes, I hope I hurt Kanye West with that judgement. When someone says “____ is the worst insult I’ve ever had in my life,” they are giving you free reign to judge. Wahhhhh.
Another good vlog, thanks for taking my comment into consideration
Oh and I laughed at the Mr. Rogers-esque openning. Oh hi! Didn’t see you there!
June 27th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Granted, your response is accurate. The whales are dead. Nothing will bring them back. Ideally, let’s say we (humans) decide to take proactive steps to securing endangered species, like certain whales. This means changing the way we have dealt with actions (like whaling, hunting, etc.) in the past. Aren’t these steps toward change an indirect way of judging those past actions we have deemed dangerous to the planet? (Dangerous! Again, a judgement.)
Change, particularly in this case, goes hand in hand with the admission that a certain method has not worked and must be modified. For example, tying one’s shoes (simplistic, but explains my point). Obviously, if a child is trying to tie his/her shoes, there are various ways he/she may go about it. However, one way may work better for one child vs. another (bunny ears vs. around the tree and in the fox hole). It may take time and constant testing, but eventually the child will find which way works best and nevertheless succeed in their endeavor.
Non-judgment feels and, in my mind, is a valiant goal, but altogether seems to bring more frustration into the mix. What I do think is a more realistic goal is the goal to eliminate accountability and to admit that in order to solve large problems, instead of dividing up blame and handing out punishments, we can attempt to work together to see important changes through. Changes that will hopefully continue to help our environment thrive, but allow us to participate in all areas of it without restrictions based out of excessive judgment of others. I may have digressed a tad here or there, but ah well.
June 27th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
oh crap, wrong entry, haha!