…. eminem has made songs about raping his mom and murdering people, so this isn’t the point you think it is.
edit: my point was regarding using lyrics specifically to compare the two.
eminem was also an addict who has admitted to being wildly abusive to his partner, has used homophobic slurs repeatedly in his career, and has a history of violence. he has since grown as a person and is a great father and person now, and we love him for that.
but this weird saint-washing of eminem to emphasize how “uncharacteristic” of him it is to ..checks notes.. do a collab with someone that reddit doesn’t like, like it’s the worst thing he’s ever done and everyone is so surprised, and will never support him again, is so fucking weird and a lot of yall need to take a break from the internet and engage with the real world again.
Context matters here. Idk about kid rock because I don’t listen to his music, but Eminem is very much a horror-core rapper who uses a lot of absurdist lyrics. It’s understood that he’s not serious about those lines and often uses them as a social commentary.
I'm not sure if that's the context. I'm not sure if you can point the lyrics with the f slur and say it's just lyrics, if that's promotes real life violence against gays.
I'm not sure that you can platform domestic abusers, and say that it's just horror lyrics.
I think people need to understand what Eminem as a cultural figure is. He has certainly remained Teflon against some pretty real back lash.
Honestly, it’s even fine for purely horror purposes, especially for a genre called “horror-core”. Doesn’t always have to have social commentary to attach to it
Are either of the things you listed good? No. Are they as bad as or worse than harming a child? Bigger no. Also context of Eminems songs, which are clearly trauma venting.
Kid Rock bends the knee to fascists and advocates SA of children.
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u/Couldnotbehelpd 6h ago
Kid rock was never a good person so