>Marshall Mathers is a product of his environment.
This seemingly broad-minded and multiculti "defense" is much more dangerous than anything Eminem raps about. The authenticity defense takes what *could* be an honest expression of someone's life and assigns it, en masse, to a whole "group" of people to confirm the defenders' own image of Them: they're white trash, of course they *all* want to stab their girlfriends, rape their moms, and off faggots. It's just the way They are. Marshall Mathers is a product of his environment.
Eric