Everybody's favorite west coast rapper from the 90's (at least he was mine) is coming to Bates College on February 27th. That's right, Snoop Dogg will be spitting out rhymes and laying down some funky beats, or whatever it is that the kids say these days. This sort of thing isn't new, colleges and universities all over this fine country have musicians, comedians and even freaking magicians perform all the time. Dave Matthews, Matisyahu and Suzanne Vega have all played the private Maine college over the years. Well, Snoop Dogg's upcoming performance has tightened panties all over this fine state.
The Portland Press Herald had a short, three paragraph snippet about the concert, simply mentioning that he had a day between other northeast shows and the student activity board had posted it on their website. This sounds cool, right? I mean, a small Maine college books a big name rapper to come play on campus. Maine isn't exactly a destination for big name acts, especially rappers, so there is certainly a demographic that is excited about this, and those young, college whippersnappers all enjoy beat boxing and free styling, right? Well, not so fast...
As I often do, I read beyond the article, down towards the bottom of the website, and checked out the comments associated with the article. Holy crapstick! People are PISSED! It appears that, a bunch of adults, none of which would attend the freaking show in the first place, think that Bates is crazy for letting "a thug, that has no value toward the advancement of the human condition and especially the dignity of women and living a life of substance and value!" come to campus. One person went so far as to say "This scum bucket has elevated misogyny and racism to an art form. Where are Maine's women in this? Bates' women? Why are they not screaming bloody murder?".
Now, let me remind you all something, it's just a musical performance. He isn't teaching Psychology 101 to all incoming freshman next semester. He isn't the new Dean of Students or even the god damned Hall Monitor. If you are so afraid that little Timmy is going to hear Snoop Dogg drop lyrics about "fucking hoes" or "smokin' weed", you better wise up and realize it won't be the first time he has heard it. Mr Dogg (we go way back, I like being polite) has been around for a while. I remember all to well torturing my parents to nice little tunes like Gin & Juice or Murder Was the Case, and check it out, I had enough common freaking sense to realize it was just entertainment. I didn't run to L.A. to join the Crips. If you are unable to separate the human being from the entertainer, you are simply an idiot. I'm just saying...
About Me
- Mark
- I've always wondered if people actually read this stuff. I never do when I'm on other pages. Well, in case, for some strange reason, you find it necessary, I'll give you a little knowledge. I was born in The County. For those of you who don't konw better, that would be Aroostook County. For those of you who do, your jokes won't work on me, they are lame. I'm the son of an investment banker that squandered his every penny on tuna fish sandwiches in the late 80's, and my mother was the lead singer for the Bangles. Neither of those is true, but again, I'm convinced nobody is reading this anyways. I met my wife at a carnival, and we were married by the bearded lady in front of the entire clown brigade. I have a daughter who is training for the 2012 Olympics where she will compete in the Triple Jump and Javelin. We live in a nice little shanty in the woods and are hoping to one day have running water. Any questions?
