Sometimes, we must utilize the lives of others and make them
our books, in which, we should study in order to learn from their success as
well as their failure. This week's Sunday School lesson is about the Cult of
Black Celebrity, which came from our “beloved” brother Kanye West, who showed
us, despite all of his Narcissism, that Black success still desires white
validation, which usually comes in the form of award shows-that, unfortunately;
offer us nothing-but “valueless” trinkets, trophies, and toys. West, with all
of his accolades and arrogance, proved that this “stuff” still matters to him
and us, with his past on-stage antics-when he interrupted singer Taylor Swift’s
acceptance speech. Because, Beyoncé’ didn’t win….
Yes, West has morphed into an extreme exaggeration of the
Cult of Black Celebrity, who, “unsuccessfully,” try to escape from their
blackness by buying into whiteness, while living in a Black body in the white
space of Hollywood. Whether, it comes in their desire or fetish to have a white
lover-or their odd promotion of some form of white supremacy. In Kanye’s case,
he expressed it by proudly wearing a “Let’s Make America Great Again” hat and
foolishly saying that- “slavery was a choice,” which seemingly came straight
out of the Alt-Right handbook- that would, in his mind, allow him access into a
world of unattainable white wealth.
We saw this play out on Celebrity Apprentice, where Donald
Trump constantly fired and embarrassed former celebrities, who still desired
the attention and adulation from their fictional boss. Unfortunately, being on
the show never really paid off for anyone, who chose to be humiliated on it.
For instance, the hated Black villain-ness, Omarosa Manigault-Newman, despite
her loyalty and devotion to Trump,eventually found herself getting thrown under
the segregated bus as well as out of the White House.
See, no matter, how Kanye or Omarosa tried to tap dance
around the real issue and the reality of racism, it still existed when Donald
Trump's name was mentioned. So, whether West’s crazy appearance on TMZ, was a
twisted plot on the Kardashian-reality TV show, a political distraction from
the war in Syria, or simply a mental meltdown-or a mental breakthrough,
according to Kanye. His actions, showed us that alleged “greatest entertainer
ever” was metaphorically-living in “a house without mirrors,”-Michael
Jackson-style, where somehow, he had forgotten about his own reflection as well
as what he was reflecting to the rest of the outside world. Especially, in the
land of Holly-weird, where attention has become the “new” currency, if people
are willing to pay attention to it.
This attention, of course, is driven by trolls, who
penetrate lost souls, with hearts, -seeking for love, bruised egos, with
hateful comments- seeking for acceptance, and ideas, through like buttons,
which get murdered if they are not liked or shared. Especially, if it is music,
an album or an unwatched video.
Yes, in the world of Reality-TV, this is the “craziness” of
the Cult of Black Celebrity, which some say- is a form of cultural
prostitution, where Black bodies, ideas, and expression, are used, abused,
exploited, trashed and even killed after they are deemed useless-only to
replaced by a younger model or version, who, unfortunately, fail to learn from
the past of those that came before them. And, sadly, repeat the same mistakes.
See, unfortunately, our entertainers can never be our
liberators. Because, they live for the applauds of others, where ever it may
come from.....And, when the applauds start to stop-and the cheers begin to turn
to boos. They begin to unravel and unfold.
Yes, Kanye showed us that he was only an “expression of
wealth,” who was spiritually broken, while complaining about being financially
in debt and a “slave” to his own “Dark, Twisted Fantasies,” where he believed
that love and wearing a cheap-looking red Trump hat could somehow eliminate
racism and change the landscape of American history in a blink of an eye.
Because, despite all his alleged “Black genius, Black riches and Black mobility
through materialism,” he still found himself powerless and pointless in the
hierarchy of Hollywood, who only saw him as just an
“Uppity,loud-mouth”Ni#**-that made beats and designed high priced sneakers for
the fashion world, which he didn’t have access to.
See, regardless, of his so-called popularity and
“free-thought” philosophy-(no different from Puffy, with his claims of
purchasing the Carolina Panthers)- Kanye, found out, that he didn’t have enough
cash to buy his way into the room. Especially, when nobody invited him to the
party, in the first place. OJ couldn’t do it. Tiger couldn’t do it. Michael
couldn’t do it. And, Bill Cosby couldn’t do it, either.
Therefore, maybe, Trump will give him some “Hush Money,” in order to shut him up like he did Stormy Daniels. Because, Bruh, you just got “F*#@ed,” without a condom. So, good luck, with the “new” album, they will probably give you a Grammy for it. Because, without knowing it, you have done so much to advance their cause…."But, brother, don't forget the lyrics of your old song; Jesus Walks cause the Devil is trying to break me down.
