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Sorry, but
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>> ^Barseps:

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Why not? ..............(Not that I'll get an answer to this)


Because this one was posted earlier and the other is the dupe? No.. I am confused.. yes.. this was posted 4+ hours ago, the other (dupe) 3+ hours ago..

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Why not? ..............(Not that I'll get an answer to this)

all this cynicism. i find when looking at slam poetry, it's more about the delivery than necessarily the content. this is a man delivering his take on an experience with skill. the word-smithing and the performance here are an A+. i'm not sure we get to judge the message, it's how he delivers them that is impressive and artful.

Hipsters are still better than Yuppies, and the Beatniks will kill the makers of this movie with slam poetry if they ever find them.

OK, I know it's picky but here goes: I don't like the mannerisms affected by people in these slam poetry exhibitions. I don't really have a problem with what she's saying, I think, because when I see people take on those mannerisms, all I hear is, "blah, blah, blah". I realize she's trying to speak from the heart about an issue that's really important but I just can't get past the whole hand-gesturing-Ebonics thing. About the best way I can put how it makes me feel is with another quote from professor Carlin:

"Elvis was a bogus white guy with sex appeal and good looks who ripped off a lot of great black music, watered it down, and made it safe for lame whites who couldn’t handle the experience of raw, emotional black music."

That's pretty much exactly what I think of when I see hipsters attempting slam poetry.

^bareboards2:

I agree, except for the last sentence. It isn't almost as bad as being that way yourself. No way do I agree with that.
What is it that you hate about it, @<a rel="nofollow" href="http://videosift.com/member/Ryjkyj" title="member since December 19th, 2006" class="profilelink">Ryjkyj ? I love that you see so clearly how non-gendered the original Carlin quote is -- I think you "get it" -- so I wonder what it is about this that bugs you?
>> ^spoco2:
Just gotta say that to those that can't see her point and wonder who she's talking to, she seems to mostly be talking to those who stand by, not so much those that rape (because how many of them would be watching slam poetry?), but for those that just let slide all the comments, all the macho shit, all the objectification of women. Letting other men think that it's fine to be that way is almost as bad as being that way yourself.



Yeah, I kinda thought it was a little bit of an overstatement when I wrote it. It's not as bad as actively doing it to be absolutely sure.

But not speaking out against derogatory remarks, actions and the like does nothing to help the situation and allows it to perpetrate.

I agree, except for the last sentence. It isn't almost as bad as being that way yourself. No way do I agree with that.

What is it that you hate about it, @Ryjkyj ? I love that you see so clearly how non-gendered the original Carlin quote is -- I think you "get it" -- so I wonder what it is about this that bugs you?

>> ^spoco2:

Just gotta say that to those that can't see her point and wonder who she's talking to, she seems to mostly be talking to those who stand by, not so much those that rape (because how many of them would be watching slam poetry?), but for those that just let slide all the comments, all the macho shit, all the objectification of women. Letting other men think that it's fine to be that way is almost as bad as being that way yourself.

Just gotta say that to those that can't see her point and wonder who she's talking to, she seems to mostly be talking to those who stand by, not so much those that rape (because how many of them would be watching slam poetry?), but for those that just let slide all the comments, all the macho shit, all the objectification of women. Letting other men think that it's fine to be that way is almost as bad as being that way yourself.

>> ^LarsaruS:

http://tinyurl.com/336t6hx
There you go
>> ^dannym3141:
Fuck slam poetry
/derail



Do your research, son! Slam poetry sifts and i have a history.

http://tinyurl.com/336t6hx
There you go

>> ^dannym3141:

Fuck slam poetry
/derail

Fuck slam poetry

/derail