The parents in the town I live in are all up in arms because of the increasing gang activity. Understandably so.
Their idea of doing something about this is to have a meeting about the negative impact of gansta rap. They specifically mentioned Tupac on the news. Because it’s all his fault, right? There were no gangs before Tupac started rapping.
I swear our society is so full of poison I feel like I need a haz mat suit just to leave the house.
If their goal is to be more involved in their kids’ lives and take some responsibility for the media their kids consume, I fully concur. I believe Tupac would concur as well.
But blaming the messenger is just stupid. Art mirrors life. People buy and listen to Tupac’s music because they identify with his descriptions of this poisonous society. If these parents use Tupac as a scapegoat, nothing will change. But I won’t be surprised.
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I agree with you. It is unfair for people to blame one, single person for the way gangs are. People choose their paths on their own.
And Tupac is just explaining how things are, not creating things to be that way!
Funny, I’ve always blamed West Side Story…
Maybe Elmo is next!
All I know is, Tupac is alive and well in Jamaica. Many of my students told me this. Their parents told them. It must be true.
Let them blame 2Pac. He’s laughing it up on a tropical island.
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