tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post15875993039385924..comments2024-03-19T18:51:58.496-05:00Comments on Cultural Front: Bad Men as Muses for Black PoetsH. Rambsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862209871277442972noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-16220984075975448092012-08-19T00:25:20.894-05:002012-08-19T00:25:20.894-05:00True- the expectations of society.
I appreciate t...True- the expectations of society.<br /><br />I appreciate the insight and best to you on your work.ventrell.williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193617496212465319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-45194461622520291372012-08-18T10:05:33.835-05:002012-08-18T10:05:33.835-05:00Ah, I appreciate the nudges for more on these poin...Ah, I appreciate the nudges for more on these points. <br /><br />Yes, with rappers, there's considerable profit to project "bad man" personas especially given the market demands/interests. <br /><br />With poets, it's less frequent. Poets are by and large expected be reserved, introspective, etc. Baraka stands out, in many ways, because he is decidedly not those things on most occasions. <br /><br />Sometimes, the bad man persona is a mask to hide behind. Sometimes that mask, though, is utilized to amplify ideas and expressions. It's worth giving attention to the factors that determine the kinds of masks people where and how. <br />H. Rambsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862209871277442972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-6221152487786278552012-08-17T18:34:55.502-05:002012-08-17T18:34:55.502-05:00Great post!
I'd be interested to continue the...Great post!<br /><br />I'd be interested to continue the dialogue with respect to understanding the motivation for blacks to embrace this mythological figure-"bad men", in the larger context of contemporary American culture.<br /><br />You start to allude to it at certain points in the post. Amiri Baraka, for example, and how he "embraced and projected black militancy in his works and persona".<br /><br />Personally, it seems as if blacks start to embrace this projected persona and in so doing, satisfies a necessary evil demanded by society. And, in most cases, the deeper we inspect the lives of such characters, as in the case of Malcolm X, we see a truth where the ends justified the means. <br /><br />In an attempt to grapple with challenges, these men wear the mask of a 'bad man'.<br /><br />Thanks for the thought!ventrell.williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193617496212465319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-32895359878371256602012-08-17T18:34:23.506-05:002012-08-17T18:34:23.506-05:00Great post!
I'd be interested to continue the...Great post!<br /><br />I'd be interested to continue the dialogue with respect to understanding the motivation for blacks to embrace this mythological figure-"bad men", in the larger context of contemporary American culture.<br /><br />You start to allude to it at certain points in the post. Amiri Baraka, for example, and how he "embraced and projected black militancy in his works and persona".<br /><br />Personally, it seems as if blacks start to embrace this projected persona and in so doing, satisfies a necessary evil demanded by society. And, in most cases, the deeper we inspect the lives of such characters, as in the case of Malcolm X, we see a truth where the ends justified the means. <br /><br />In an attempt to grapple with challenges, these men wear the mask of a 'bad man'.<br /><br />Thanks for the thought!ventrell.williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193617496212465319noreply@blogger.com