To me, good journalism is not about telling
a story but telling
the story. In that respect, so much of the journalism about Eminem has
covered the story of the controversy but not really delved into the heart of
the matter. Is he homophobic? Is he racist? Is he sexist? Sure, you can quote
lines here and there but is that the truth of the matter? What about taking it
in context, not one verse of a song or an entire song but at least over an
entire album? Jon Casimir at the Sydney Morning Herald has written a
refreshingly insightful piece that
dissects the art
(yes, I'm going to call it art) and attempts to place the controversy in some
sort of context. We need more music journalism like this instead of the gushing nonsense that "journalist" Mike Gee regularly coughs up. For the record I
haven't heard the album (I'm not fan of rap) but I've been fascinated by the
controversy to the extent that I tracked down
the album lyrics
in an attempt to educate myself of the facts.
