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immortal technique should have bullied lin manuel miranda more in high school

Death to America

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[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 45 points 11 months ago

I knew it was shit when a bunch of neoliberal media ghouls were fawning over it and talking about how they liked the rapping. 40 years of Rap and they finally found some they liked. It had to be awful.

[-] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 30 points 11 months ago

SMH they couldn't even be normal and like 90s hip hop like every other white person.

SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO ICE CUBE OR NWA LIKE A NORMAL CRACKER

[-] Kereru@hexbear.net 28 points 11 months ago

It feels like having a history book of questionable accuracy rapped at you by the whitest person on earth.

[-] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 27 points 11 months ago

The history is revisionist and I'm convinced it's effective contemporary propaganda placating the founding fathers and American Revolutionary War. Providing a modern interpretation which folks can connect to with a veneer of progress.

The music is wonderful, as much as I dislike the content, the musical prowess, I think, needs to be commended.

[-] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 22 points 11 months ago

I always assumed the rap in the musical sounds like the conservative raps Troy did on community when joining the football team. I.e. extremely dated and lame.

[-] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The raps remind of the Duff Hall of Presidents scene from the Simpsons. They're also a lot like Epic Rap Battles of History, which is an even worse dunk to me because I really can't stand that channel.

[-] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 11 months ago

I side-eye Daveed so hard for lending his voice to that colonial whitewash

[-] regul@hexbear.net 25 points 11 months ago

Progressively, it's both blackwashing and whitewashing at the same time!

[-] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 17 points 11 months ago

Hiring a person of color to put on a layer of white paint on their face and then a layer of black paint on top of it to show the rest of the theater kids how progressive I am

[-] regul@hexbear.net 13 points 11 months ago

"I'm doing commentary!"

[-] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 13 points 11 months ago

yeah it's a shame cause he's obviously real talented, his clipping stuff is great

[-] Parsani@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago

I watched the first few minutes of the movie version and then turned it off.

[-] Hexbollah@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago

When I first watched it, it was with several of my more liberal friends, and I felt like I was taking crazy pills when said friends were talking about how innovative and brilliant Hamilton was as a masterpiece musical.

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