[lbo-talk] White Suburbanites Teens Relate to Rappers

[C. G. Estabrook]

As Zizek has pointed out a number of times recently, class
conflicts differ from conflicts of race (and gender) in that
the latter can be solved by reconciliation, but the former, 
only by the liquidation of one of the positions
(exploiter/exploited) -- if not the physical elimination of
those who occupy the role, at least of the social role itself.
--CGE

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:13:22 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
>From: BklynMagus <magcomm at ix.netcom.com>  
>Subject: [lbo-talk] White Suburbanites Teens Relate to Rappers  
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>
>Dear List:
>
>Below is a link for an article in today's NY Times about 
>two young white teens from California who have
>started a rap magazinde for teens.
>
>The most interesting quote came from one of the brothers:  
>
>"Most of these rappers are coming out of the projects and
>even though we didn't come from that, we can relate," he
>added.
>
>If race consciousness can be so easily elided, how can we
>be surprised that class distinctions are ignored.
>
>Brian Dauth
>Queer Buddhist Resister
>
>http://nytimes.com/2005/08/01/arts/music/01rapu.html