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Dissecting Fiascogate


October 11, 2007 | Tags: Hip Hop, lupe fiasco, Fiascogate, Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, Superhero
(Editor's Note: "Fiascogate" is the dumbest name ever, couldn't someone call this "Lupe's Fiasco" or some other quirky play on words? Damn...)

There was once a superhero with amazing powers. Well…he wasn’t actually a “superhero” but more like an individual with great abilities that we would assume should do great things.

One day, the superhero saves a poor little kitten from a tree. Because of this presumed heroic event, the superhero is thrust into the limelight but becomes uneasy because he isn’t what people think he is or wants him to be.

The fact is, he doesn’t even like kitties…it just so happens that he did it because some sexy ass woman was the owner of the cat. Now our adopted superhero is on edge because he’s pigeonholed as this cat saving/kitty loving/friendly mu’fucka.

Everyone expects him to save every cat from every tree and although he benefited from the spotlight, our superhero is now being pushed to the darkside because of the extra pressure to become the person the people made him out to be.

He finally declares “I don’t even like cats yo!” and a collective gasp comes from the onlookers as criticism (just and unjust) fires from all angles.

The clouds cover the skies, thunder and lightning immerse the night and a torrential rain pounds the ground.

Our Anakin Skywalker is officially Darth Vader and will probably kill tons of kitties because of this “Fiasco”

You can blame this new villain all you want (and rightfully so in some cases) but you gotta blame yourself for your part in creating this monster as well.

On the other side of the coin, the more you keep saying “I fucking hate cats” to cat lovers (and to add insult to injury say "I'll fucking kick a cat if I see one" simply in spite), the more you are going to piss people off and turn them against you. It’s pretty much like “Okay I get it but if you want to wear it as a badge of honor than FUCK YOU!”  If you care what they think then this point is moot, if you don’t care, maintain the speed you are already at.

Feel Me?

The moral of the story is this…

You can’t expect someone to be everything you think they should be because they accomplished something that you hold near and dear to your heart. You can’t be upset because this person crushed the box you put him in.

Martin banged mad chicks, Malcolm was a hustler, Che killed people, Gil Scott Heron was an addict, Kanye isn’t “political”, Al Sharpton has a perm because of James Brown, Michael Jackson likes little people (monkeys, Webster, your kids, etc)…

The list goes on and on. Nobody will be this picture of perfection you want them to be. Either you accept it or you don’t.

You’ll never know what makes him do what he does. Maybe you should just enjoy the music and move on. If it offends you that much then don’t cop the music. Whatever it is you choose, stand by it and don’t let the winds sway you. I respect that more than when the superhero accomplishes something else considered great and everyone is sucking on his super penis again.

I can agree to disagree with anyone who is honest about his/her stance.
 
The more pressure you put on him to become this “thing” you want him to be, the further he will push back to make sure he NEVER becomes what you want him to be.

Regardless of his superpowers, he’s still a human with faults and growing to do. He’ll never be perfect. Cry a river, build a bridge and get over it.

Do I agree with everything said superhero has declared? Nope. Does it really matter? Not really. Do I understand where he’s coming from? Absolutely. Whether I condone the way he handled it or not, I’ll still keep it cool regardless and enjoy the show.

And there it is…

Point Blank Period 


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