sorry fiddy, you make no cents in my book
so i'm hearing about some old news for the first time today:
50 Cent Disses Oprah
"Oprah's great. I just think the only misconception is that she's a Black woman. They say Oprah Winfrey's a Black woman, but she's [been] catering to a demographic of a middle-aged White woman for so long that I believe she's a middle-aged White woman."
sorry 50, please help us understand your definition of a black woman. from what i gather after reading some of the lyrics to your songs, all women are treated the same...like bitches and hoes, right? what you rap about is (in my opinion) disrespectful to ALL women, so why do you care about the demographics of oprah's audience? and on top of that you glorify the gangsta life, that crime pays. is this how you define a black man?
personally, i cannot relate to what you have to say in your music. some people may try to sympathize with the struggles you've been through, but what makes you think people in oprah's audience would? seriously, why would you WANT to be on her show anyway? obviously your "product" doesn't cater to that kind of audience, the audience you so clearly recognize as middle-aged white women. i think you need to have a chat with your marketing manager.
maybe oprah had your best interest in mind and saved you from embarrassment. imagine having to answer to oprah if she asked what you've done to give back to the community. more bling? more bang for a buck? i did see your g-unit clothing line but it's like mr. t trying to be a fashion designer. makes no sense. is that why it wound up at the marshall's department store i visited last week? i do understand you're in the business of making money so who wouldn't want to be on oprah.
i'd like to know what you've done to help people, especially the youth, strive for a better way of life. i don't see you making headlines for your charitable ways and TRYING to save lives. if anything, you're doing the opposite. the first thing i read for the 50 cent bulletproof game info is: "the 50 cent experience is now portable. shoot, punch and throw enemies through 16 different levels..." were you planning on giving out free copies of the game on oprah's show? but of course not! i can't imagine that the audience would have been happy with the content you're pushing as "entertainment".
i'll admit that i've listened to your music because i like the beats, but it's what you say and the things you do that make no sense to me.
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Back to the culturaly black vs. racially black thing. As American black popular culture goes, I would agree and say that Oprah is not culturaly black. She is racially black and has done much for the black community as well as race relations. She would fall in the same category as Spawn and Blade. She could be any color and it would not change her. The question is: is this a failure, or a triumph?