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James Charles, Rap Culture, and the N-Word Cancellation
from 181- Low Cost, High Quality | The Tim Dillon Show · #181
4 min
Returning to James Charles, Tim discusses the near-cancellation over singing along to the n-word in a rap song, riffing on Kendrick Lamar's concert incident, the "rat" culture of online tattletales, and what he sees as the eroded spirit of hip-hop.
- James Charles isn't a sexual predator; wanting to hook up with straight guys is just something gay guys do.
- Tim on the actual cancellation: Charles sang the n-word along with a rap song on Instagram story and got canceled for it.
- Online tattletales scouring Instagram stories to catch people singing along with rap songs contradicts the entire spirit of hip-hop.
- When Kendrick Lamar brought a fan on stage who sang the n-word, he used it as a teachable moment instead of a cancellation.
- Tim clarifies his stance: he doesn't think white people should use the n-word, but the threshold for cancellation has become absurdly low.
- The spirit of rap is about respecting toughness and loyalty from people who came from difficult environments, not tattletale behavior.
- Accidentally singing along with the n-word in a song shouldn't be grounds for cancellation in the current culture.
- Yannis made a point that white people seek out rap because it's cool and represents an experience different from their boring suburban existence.
- Being a rat and informing on people isn't supposed to be cool, as even rappers like Tekashi 6ix9ine acknowledge.
- James Charles made twelve million dollars painting his face and Tim has no real opinion about him either way.
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