Macklemore Addresses White Privilege
Written by OBDaKid // August 24, 2013 // Hip Hop News, Hollywood Sausage, Latest News, The 9ine
(CelebNMusic247-News) Macklemore Addresses White Privilege
In a recent interview with CRWN, Macklemore opened up about being a white rapper, and admitted that he knows that being white is the catalyst behind his popularity in hip hop.
The Seattle native speaks frankly,sharing his perspective on race and hip-hop in 2013…
Macklemore said:
“But it’s something that I absolutely, not only in terms of society, benefit from my White privilege but being a Hip Hop artist in 2013, I do as well.”
”The people that are coming to shows, the people that are connecting, that are resonating with me, that are like, ‘I look like that guy. I have an immediate connection with him.’ I benefit from that privilege and I think that mainstream Pop culture has accepted me on a level that they might be reluctant to, in terms of a person of color. They’re like, ‘Oh, this is safe. This is okay. He’s positive.’ I’m cussing my ass off in ‘Thrift Shop.’ Families are like, ‘F**king awesome.’ I think that it’s an interesting case study and something that I feel, as a White rapper, I have a certain amount of responsibility to speak on the issue of race, knowing that it’s uncomfortable, that it’s awkward and that, in particular, White people are like, ‘Let’s just not talk about it. Everyone is equal.’ The reality is that…that’s bullsh*t. We absolutely see race. We all do. I think we can evolve as long as we are having discussions about it.”
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