Eminem Best Posts: Eminem “A Product Of White Privilege,” According To Dr. Boyce Watkins

  1. FreeAgent
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    May 5, 2015
    This is what I don't get when people say 'Eminem is where he is because of white privilege'. if that's true why isn't Action Bronson doing Eminem numbers? Mac Miller?
     
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    May 5, 2015
    Or is he just a product of pop fizzin' up?
     
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  3. Worm
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    May 5, 2015
    Really don't see a problem with anything he said. It was probably harder for him when he was a nobody to get accepted into rap being white, but as soon as Dre signed him being white absolutely helped him become more popular than a similar black artist.
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    May 5, 2015
    who the f--- cares if it exists.. its a white nation.. i would never go to africa and be like "all these black people are getting treated too good" the s--- is racist as f---.
     
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  5. Lil Wayne
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    May 5, 2015
    it was, Em basicly said the same thing in White America

    when I was underground, no one gave a f--- I was white, no labels wanted to sign me, almost gave up, I was
    Like, f--- it, until I met Dre, the only one to look past, gave me a chance, and I lit a fire up
    Under his a---, helped him get back to the top, every fan black that I got, was probably his in
    Exchange for every white fan that he's got, like d---, we just swapped, sittin' back lookin' at
    s---, wow, I'm like my skin is it starting to work to my benefit now
     
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  6. Poohdini
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    May 5, 2015
    Wtf is this guy on about? So because Eminem is white he gets to be a "pure artist". As opposed to what? If he was black, white or latino, what difference would that make?
     
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  7. JMG
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    May 5, 2015
    in other news.. MJ is the king of pop because of album sales...

    foreal if jay z had the most album sales i guarantee the whole argument would change.
     
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  8. FreeAgent
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    How so? Dre helped, yes, but to say his career is down to white privilege alone? Beasties Boys were popular before him but did they have white privilege?

    Yes, he said it himself on White America, but why aren't other white rappers as big as him if Em solely has white privilege as a part of his career?

    This has been an age old argument that has people on both sides. Some people bring his success as being white some don't.

    If white privilege existed a lot more white rappers would be where Eminem has been and is right now.
     
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  9. Prosciutto
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    May 5, 2015
    Dudes gotta bring race into everything, arnt we past this?!
     
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  10. FkMySchoolAndClasses
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    May 5, 2015
    LOL f--- this article. Being white helped him in the mainstream, but not when he was trying to get the attention of Dre and other rap elites.
     
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    I cri everytim
     
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  12. game time67
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    It's pretty simple math, if he was black he would have sold half.
     
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    Dat avi tho :whew:
     
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    May 5, 2015
    That's an educated guess :kappa:
     
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    f--- this guy and f--- dj vlad for his typical race baiting s---.
     
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