At their core, songs are nonfictional by default yes. This is only more true over time est the early 20th century, with songs being poetic accounts of the lifestyles and interpersonal relationships between people in real life in specific regions. This is the song as we know it today

There are exceptions to everything but that doesn’t change this.

it is not necessarily.

for the sake of argument, a white person could pretend to be a thug in a song and say the n word. they would be playing a character.

you know how hypotheticals work right?

Got his ass

hmm.. i really don't agree with this at all. people write about fantasies and things that have not happened all the time in songs

or are you saying that because a film or novel reflects events that could have happened, they are non fiction by definition as well?

Average songs aren’t centered around non personal objects or ideas in such an overt way like this

okay so now we are narrowing it down to average songs

but songs can be and often are written about all kinds of things that may have no basis in reality

lowkey banworthy

lol, this the best you could come up? i know everyone in here waiting for a good reason to ban me

well there isn't one, but you can always just make something up and report.

when are u gonna answer this op since you try to talk about hypotheses so much

Tf are you talking about?

im talking to op im on your side

I swear that said “when are u gonna answer op since you try to talk about hypotheses so much”

black betty by ram jam would probably qualify. earlier than 20 years though i guess

im sure there are others out there

@op tick tock

i just replied look above u

Its not okay and the roles of said characters in film, usually antagonists, convey that pretty clearly

Go to sleep man

Movies are treated as fiction and racist characters within them are seldom praised for their behavior

Music is accepted to be an expression of the individual who created it, so any problematic words or actions within that space would fall on the artist

Big side note, how come white actors have Oscar level performance when their character is racist? Ever think about that?

One is ok and the other is not because of 1984 george orvile

unintelligent take. no critical thinking on your part.

Did you really need help with this OP?

It's shockingly dense. I think OP may have a developmental disability