tomorrow volverse

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In an interview following the release of Easter, Smith discussed the song with a reporter from Rolling Stone.

Reporter: The other day you said that if anyone was qualified to be a N****R , it was Mick Jagger. How is Mick Jagger qualified to be a N** ?
Smith: On our liner notes I redefined the word as being an artist-mutant that was going beyond gender.
Reporter: I didn't understand how Mick Jagger has suffered like anyone who grew up in Harlem.
Smith: Suffering don't make you a N**. I mean, I grew up poor too. Stylistically, I believe he qualifies. I think Mick Jagger has suffered plenty. He also has a great heart, and I believe, ya know, even in his most cynical moments, a great love for his children. He's got a lot of soul. I mean, like, I don't understand the question. Ya think black people are better than white people or sumpthin'? I was raised with black people. It's like, I can walk down the street and say to a kid, “Hey N**** .” I don't have any kind of super-respect or fear of that kind of stuff. When I say statements like that, they're not supposed to be a***yzed, 'cause they're more like off-the-cuff humorous statements. I do have a sense of humor, ya know, which is sumpthin' that most people completely wash over when they deal with me. I never read anything where anybody talked about my sense of humor. It's like, a lot of the stuff I say is true, but it's supposed to be funny.8

how this woman has any respect in 2022 is beyond me

tomorrow volverse

2y

In an interview following the release of Easter, Smith discussed the song with a reporter from Rolling Stone.

Reporter: The other day you said that if anyone was qualified to be a N****R , it was Mick Jagger. How is Mick Jagger qualified to be a N** ?
Smith: On our liner notes I redefined the word as being an artist-mutant that was going beyond gender.
Reporter: I didn't understand how Mick Jagger has suffered like anyone who grew up in Harlem.
Smith: Suffering don't make you a N**. I mean, I grew up poor too. Stylistically, I believe he qualifies. I think Mick Jagger has suffered plenty. He also has a great heart, and I believe, ya know, even in his most cynical moments, a great love for his children. He's got a lot of soul. I mean, like, I don't understand the question. Ya think black people are better than white people or sumpthin'? I was raised with black people. It's like, I can walk down the street and say to a kid, “Hey N**** .” I don't have any kind of super-respect or fear of that kind of stuff. When I say statements like that, they're not supposed to be a***yzed, 'cause they're more like off-the-cuff humorous statements. I do have a sense of humor, ya know, which is sumpthin' that most people completely wash over when they deal with me. I never read anything where anybody talked about my sense of humor. It's like, a lot of the stuff I say is true, but it's supposed to be funny.8

how this woman has any respect in 2022 is beyond me

Nessy

2y

Average white liberal boomer

tomorrow volverse

2y

In an interview following the release of Easter, Smith discussed the song with a reporter from Rolling Stone.

Reporter: The other day you said that if anyone was qualified to be a N****R , it was Mick Jagger. How is Mick Jagger qualified to be a N** ?
Smith: On our liner notes I redefined the word as being an artist-mutant that was going beyond gender.
Reporter: I didn't understand how Mick Jagger has suffered like anyone who grew up in Harlem.
Smith: Suffering don't make you a N**. I mean, I grew up poor too. Stylistically, I believe he qualifies. I think Mick Jagger has suffered plenty. He also has a great heart, and I believe, ya know, even in his most cynical moments, a great love for his children. He's got a lot of soul. I mean, like, I don't understand the question. Ya think black people are better than white people or sumpthin'? I was raised with black people. It's like, I can walk down the street and say to a kid, “Hey N**** .” I don't have any kind of super-respect or fear of that kind of stuff. When I say statements like that, they're not supposed to be a***yzed, 'cause they're more like off-the-cuff humorous statements. I do have a sense of humor, ya know, which is sumpthin' that most people completely wash over when they deal with me. I never read anything where anybody talked about my sense of humor. It's like, a lot of the stuff I say is true, but it's supposed to be funny.8

how this woman has any respect in 2022 is beyond me

tomorrow volverse

2y

In an interview following the release of Easter, Smith discussed the song with a reporter from Rolling Stone.

Reporter: The other day you said that if anyone was qualified to be a N****R , it was Mick Jagger. How is Mick Jagger qualified to be a N** ?
Smith: On our liner notes I redefined the word as being an artist-mutant that was going beyond gender.
Reporter: I didn't understand how Mick Jagger has suffered like anyone who grew up in Harlem.
Smith: Suffering don't make you a N**. I mean, I grew up poor too. Stylistically, I believe he qualifies. I think Mick Jagger has suffered plenty. He also has a great heart, and I believe, ya know, even in his most cynical moments, a great love for his children. He's got a lot of soul. I mean, like, I don't understand the question. Ya think black people are better than white people or sumpthin'? I was raised with black people. It's like, I can walk down the street and say to a kid, “Hey N**** .” I don't have any kind of super-respect or fear of that kind of stuff. When I say statements like that, they're not supposed to be a***yzed, 'cause they're more like off-the-cuff humorous statements. I do have a sense of humor, ya know, which is sumpthin' that most people completely wash over when they deal with me. I never read anything where anybody talked about my sense of humor. It's like, a lot of the stuff I say is true, but it's supposed to be funny.8

how this woman has any respect in 2022 is beyond me

tomorrow volverse

2y

In an interview following the release of Easter, Smith discussed the song with a reporter from Rolling Stone.

Reporter: The other day you said that if anyone was qualified to be a N****R , it was Mick Jagger. How is Mick Jagger qualified to be a N** ?
Smith: On our liner notes I redefined the word as being an artist-mutant that was going beyond gender.
Reporter: I didn't understand how Mick Jagger has suffered like anyone who grew up in Harlem.
Smith: Suffering don't make you a N**. I mean, I grew up poor too. Stylistically, I believe he qualifies. I think Mick Jagger has suffered plenty. He also has a great heart, and I believe, ya know, even in his most cynical moments, a great love for his children. He's got a lot of soul. I mean, like, I don't understand the question. Ya think black people are better than white people or sumpthin'? I was raised with black people. It's like, I can walk down the street and say to a kid, “Hey N**** .” I don't have any kind of super-respect or fear of that kind of stuff. When I say statements like that, they're not supposed to be a***yzed, 'cause they're more like off-the-cuff humorous statements. I do have a sense of humor, ya know, which is sumpthin' that most people completely wash over when they deal with me. I never read anything where anybody talked about my sense of humor. It's like, a lot of the stuff I say is true, but it's supposed to be funny.8

how this woman has any respect in 2022 is beyond me

Himothee

2y

“I was raised with black people. It's like, I can walk down the street and say to a kid, “Hey nigga!”

SON

met

2y

I like how white artists and bands from the 1960s and 1970s, such as the Dead Kennedys, Rolling Stones, and Patti Smith, have the audacity to use the n-word to ostensibly empower black people and claim it's a protest against racism when it's almost always used negatively. What the f*** does being an artist-mutant beyond gender mean with regards to the n-word? Jesus f***ing lord these people are dense, and all the cacs that defend them.

It's not only in the olden times too, I remember when an indie duo by the name of CocoRosie titled and said the n-word in order to tell a story but it's neither empowering or against racism, it's almost a paradox.