Veronica: Spectacle

I have to say compared to the last chapter and my disgust; I really enjoyed this chapter. I agree with Jill and her agreeance with McKee's statement: "These spectacular forms of communication 'speak of pain, struggle and survival despite periods of hoplesness'" (110). McKee then goes on to quote McGuian who says, "Rap itself is best seen as a cultural forum for urban blacks to articulate their experiences, concerns and politics" (110). Many find rap music repulsive and vulgar, my mother being one of them, extremely on the conservative side, yet surprisingly she absolutely loves Eminem and Tupac. She loves their music because like McKee said above, it speaks of pain and struggle and survival. It is poetry, pure and honest poetry. Rap music to me always tells a story, someone's story. It many not always convey it in the most "politically correct" way but it is told in the purest form of honesty and pain. Rap music is a poetry that gets people through struggle. Many of today's youth and adults hear poetry of pain and struggle on the radio and it helps them survive their own. I just absolutely loved this chapter.