tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204358997085828680.post8613970974032108622..comments2023-10-31T02:08:57.631-07:00Comments on 2010 ILC at Brown: Ethics, Hip-Hop, and Self-DefenseMadeline Kronenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00809038721402994691noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204358997085828680.post-74627374716701198212010-07-23T00:16:06.164-07:002010-07-23T00:16:06.164-07:00Irene,
Why is it that the only way some people ca...Irene,<br /><br />Why is it that the only way some people can feel good about themselves is by putting someone else down? We’ve seen this forever. The whites kept non-whites down so they could feel superior. Men have lorded over women so they can believe they’re the better of the genders. And now in the hip-hop world the rappers feel a need to step on others as a means of elevating themselves.<br /><br />Isn’t it all illusory, though? Is their self-confidence so low that they can’t feel good about themselves without pushing other people down? Shouldn’t a rising tide raise all ships?Don Gosneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.com