Sometimes, we must utilize the lives of others and make them
our books, in which, we should study to learn from their success as well as
their failure. Which, unfortunately, we are watching, now, with our brother
Sean "Puffy" Combs, who is showing us the words of Proverbs 16:18, in
realtime- that states: "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty
spirit before a fall."
So, today, on Thoughtful Tuesday, our 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. Or, the Key to the City given to Diddy by Mayor Eric Adams, last
year.
Because, despite all of West's accolades and arrogance, all
of this "worthless “stuff,” seemingly, still matters to him and us.
Especially, with his past on-stage antics-when he interrupted singer Taylor
Swift’s acceptance speech, now considered the biggest POP star in the world.
Because Beyoncé’ didn’t win….that cheap MTV Music award
Despite, this little public hiccup, he went overboard, when
he and Candance Owens wore White Lives Matter Tee-Shirts and stated George
Floyd died of a Fentanyl overdose and was not murdered by Minneapolis police
officer Derek Chauvin
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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 the 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 the rest of the outside world.
Especially, in the land of Holly-weird, a modern-day version of Sodom
& Gomorrah, where attention has become the “new” currency if people are
willing to pay attention to it.
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Yes, we have all “secretly” had our Kanye moment, myself
included, by posting our emotional comments and rants about people, who have
hurt us, voicing our uninformed “opinions” on issues with little knowledge or
political education about the realities of a certain situation - in our quest
to be “deep” or Facebook famous, while trying to obtain Trump-like Twitter
followers, by (sometimes) uploading ill-advised photos on Snapchat, with “hidden”
desires to be Instagram Supermodels or PornStars by getting butt implants. Or,
highlighting how gangsta-we really are-by foolishly displaying all our guns and drugs on our bed on Facebook, while
bragging without fearing that someone watching it-won’t report our actions and
location to the local police.
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, who now finds himself, under investigation
for sexual assault and human trafficking- Kanye, found out, that he didn’t have
enough cash to buy his way into the room and out of trouble.
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,” to
shut him up as 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.
(bobbeethehater.blogspot.com)
