Pop Culture Post- Country Music

Country Music Hollers Back at Hip-Hop

         In the article Country Music Hollers back at Hip-Hop it is a bit confusing at first as to what stance the author takes. Carie Allen Tippon writes about the changes in country music seen in today's day and age. She describes that country music is adding more hip-hop into their songs and at the same time somewhat offending people. Like I said it was difficult to find her stance but I came up with the fact that she feels including hip-hop into country music actually points fun at the urban lifestyles. She mentions the song "Hollerback" by The Lost Trailers who poke fun into the urban ways of talking and acting. In the song it's said "he cocks his hat; he drives a “ride”; he pumps bass in his car." Those are described as urban sayings and is said to be poking fun of the, particularly, African- American people who live in the urban area. In Jason Aldean's song Dirt Road Anthem Tippon makes it clear that his style of rapping in the clearly country song "accuse Aldean of mixing value systems and racialized categories of entertainment that ought to be kept separate." In yet another song Homeboy by Eric Church, she accuses him of making a song that sounds "racially charged." She concludes that all of these songs stretch back to the 1920's when white folk were raised in the country and the urban lifestyle would change a person into someone dangerous. 

           In my opinion, this article is bull. Songs are songs and used to entertain people no matter what style they make like that is up to the persons own opinion. When you take something as innocent as country music and say they are making racial statements by implementing hip-hop into their songs that is going to far. If anything I feel that using hip-hop is used to bring in more fans from other areas of the music industry. These songs are good and catchy and I can honestly say when I first heard them my understanding was not that they were making fun of African American people. I hear plenty of people of all ethnicities  share language like "dawg, hood, Cruisin, homeboy, etc." So I think its more causing a problem by making these accusations than trying to address a problem. I love all kinds of music and always will, it's my right to listen to what I want. If people aren't happy with what they are hearing then don't listen.  

                       

                                  (taken from the article Country Music Hollers back at Hip-Hop)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From Chopsticks to Forks, Consider the Sporks

 

 

        This Article, Written by Diane Leach, takes a new spin on "consider this." In this case it's "consider if your kitchen gagdets didn't exist." Diane Leach goes in depth to make us really think what life would be like without something as simple as kitchen gagdets. Something we take for granted everyday becomes a luxery when contemplating what life would be like without these things.

             Diane mentions the fork, spoon, bowl, food processor, stoves, microwaves and even mixers. All of these are now luxeries that we should be thankful for. She talks about making an omlette step by step, and then goes through to pick out everything we needed to make this omlette. Now at one point in history somebody had to come up with the idea of everything. Imagine not being able to cook meat because it was unheard of to use something to fry it on or eating everything you make with your hands. Even not being able to make anything because there is no stove, microwave or refridgerator.

             Now I don't know about you but I could not imagine a world without the microwave. A quick easy way to warm up a frozen meal. With today's society I couldn't imagine living without it, not only me but all the restaurants in the world. Just the cooking world has come such a long way and things we take for granted should be praised for making our lives so easy. This is only kitchen gadgets too, can you imagine all the other things in life? Things that are looked over everyday, need to be recognized because if we become too dependant on these things what happens when the power goes out?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Boy Meets World Sequal

 

         

          I don't know about anyone else but I can honestly say Boy Meets World is my show and one of the best shows that has ever played on television in my lifetime. The acting was die hard and the laughter you would get out of watching it was on the high side. Now they say that they will create a sequal to the show starring the preteen daughter of the two main characters in the original show, Cory and Topanga. Starring the same characters plus some, I feel that this show will not be as big of a hit as the first original episodes. However, I feel having the same characters will really make it a decent hit. The Boy Meets World series is one of the best and although nothing can top the original episodes I feel like this show can be good. Lots of Sequals don't include the main characters in which case I feel is worthless. I wish the best of luck to the new show and hope the old one nevers dies.