Whites & Hip-Hop = Blackface in Our Times?

WHITES AND HIP-HOP

Whites and Hip-Hop

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Whites and Hip-Hop

Young whites who embrace rap and hip-hop culture prove that America is becoming a colorblind society . In this context , colorblind means not being racist or not looking at certain aspects of black culture as inherently black , but rather considering these concepts as part of American culture in general . Rap and hip-hop are both part of original black culture . Both have become popular in the last 2 decades and have been adopted as a common part of the

American way of life their presence in almost all kinds of media denotes the pervasive influence of these ideas as they are now considered socially acceptable

The documentary Blacking Up : Hip-Hop 's Remix of Race and Identity raises certain issues pertaining to white people doing hip-hop Although most white kids would do hip-hop and rap just because it was fun ' and cool , most black people would see it as cultural larceny ' or just another way for the whites to make fun of the blacks In other words , it is just another racist issue . However , it really depends on what side of the fence you 're in . For the whites , it may be fun and cool because the rap and hip-hop culture is one-of-a-kind entertaining and a good way of expressing oneself . In simpler terms when the whites make use of rap and hip-hop it is , in a way , a gesture of holding them in high-esteem and not the other way around...