Unfortunately, the stereotype thinking, prejudice, discrimination and the unequal treatment of an individual or a whole group ethnicity and race, is still an existing issue in our today’s society. The American rapper Joyner Lucas is best known for his unique video shoots and for his deep lyrics which is expressing all kinds of social and economic issues in his rap song. As we already know, everyone is silent about the racial inequality in our country and no one wants to talk in public about this huge issue. But with his newest rap song, Lucas raps about prejudice, stereotypes, society and race. In his powerful song/video “I’m not a racist”, we see some real life struggles from the white and black community. As the video starts we see two individuals
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In the first verse the white men talks about white privilege, paying taxes to help the people who live in poverty/as a minority, etc. After this verse, the second part with the African American begins he points out situations where whites are using the “N-word”, how blacks have it in our society harder to fit in, slavery, police brutality, etc. "I wish we could trade shoes or we could change lives, so we could understand each other more, but that'd take time...I'm not racist, but there's two sides to every story and now you know mine” …show more content…
After both individuals let out their frustration about each other we need to understand where they’re coming from. This amazing and speechless concept shows at the end of the video both men hugging each other. This is a sign of optimism, as an eye opener for society, something to think about in how to change our society into something better so our future generation do not have to go through the same struggles. "I'm not racist, but there's two sides to every story and now you know mine. Can't erase the scars with a bandage. I'm hoping maybe we can come to an understanding. Agreed or disagreed, we could have an understanding” (Lucas). Joyner’s message to society is that we have to understand each other in order accept and respect each other. He indicates that we need to start making small steps day by day for a positive change. The video closures with a true statement, “We were all humans until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us, and wealth classified us”
In the first verse the white men talks about white privilege, paying taxes to help the people who live in poverty/as a minority, etc. After this verse, the second part with the African American begins he points out situations where whites are using the “N-word”, how blacks have it in our society harder to fit in, slavery, police brutality, etc. "I wish we could trade shoes or we could change lives, so we could understand each other more, but that'd take time...I'm not racist, but there's two sides to every story and now you know mine” …show more content…
After both individuals let out their frustration about each other we need to understand where they’re coming from. This amazing and speechless concept shows at the end of the video both men hugging each other. This is a sign of optimism, as an eye opener for society, something to think about in how to change our society into something better so our future generation do not have to go through the same struggles. "I'm not racist, but there's two sides to every story and now you know mine. Can't erase the scars with a bandage. I'm hoping maybe we can come to an understanding. Agreed or disagreed, we could have an understanding” (Lucas). Joyner’s message to society is that we have to understand each other in order accept and respect each other. He indicates that we need to start making small steps day by day for a positive change. The video closures with a true statement, “We were all humans until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us, and wealth classified us”