tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694026809022095167.post5359691519782005666..comments2023-10-24T04:47:49.032-04:00Comments on Progressive Soup: Did Erykah Badu Go Too Far?Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065814455731328574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694026809022095167.post-88827861050943604732010-04-07T11:57:38.232-04:002010-04-07T11:57:38.232-04:00I like that Erykah Badu chose to protest "Gro...I like that Erykah Badu chose to protest "Groupthink". Because the U.S. has become so politically divided over the last several years, I think it's important to call this out. However, stripping in front of kids wasn't the best way to go.Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065814455731328574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694026809022095167.post-37743038351157731402010-04-03T18:27:23.651-04:002010-04-03T18:27:23.651-04:00I like her music but she has always come off as di...I like her music but she has always come off as disingenous to me. She couldnt make a statment with out showing her butt to kids? <br />No she did this for the attention and giving BS excuses to justify that is wrong.clnmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823690965555263694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694026809022095167.post-63217287933692985382010-04-02T20:47:53.147-04:002010-04-02T20:47:53.147-04:00What won't celebrities do to brighten their re...What won't celebrities do to brighten their respective star?<br /> <br /><br />What? You mean Badu's telepathy kung fu wasn't strong enough to forewarn children that some loopy lady was about to get butterball naked and fake assassination in the place where an American President was murdered? <br /><br />Shame. <br /><br />I don't find it to be too disrespectful to the President. We're living in an era where it's "okay" to make movies of and write novels about George W. Bush being assassinated. A Presidential candidate (Kerry) even went on TV and implied killing Bush. <br /><br />We see Hitler mustaches drawn on Bush and Obama simply because people disagree with them. <br /><br />Doing what was done in that spot doesn't stand out to me as disrespecting a president. It does stand out as another celebrity begging for a gimmick to sell some records. <br /><br />I think she's had it pretty easy. Nobody that I've seen has really torn into her over it. <br /><br />I just hope people realize it's all more gimmicky balderdash for cash and not a profoundly deep experiment in social dynamics carried out by an entertainer feigning more perception than we laymen.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970377995219031351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694026809022095167.post-33849066248725751592010-04-01T18:56:15.810-04:002010-04-01T18:56:15.810-04:00Comments submitted via Facebook:
Ann Halsey said:...Comments submitted via Facebook:<br /><br />Ann Halsey said: <br /><br />I also am a huge fan! I don't think she went too far as far as the message she was trying to convey. Should she maybe have warned some people so there were not children there - perhaps!<br /><br />Angela Goldring Dion said:<br /><br />"Yes, too far, in my opinion, especially with kids present and especially since it doesn't really convey anything about groupthink"Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065814455731328574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694026809022095167.post-1874117795046766252010-04-01T17:50:25.483-04:002010-04-01T17:50:25.483-04:00What is too far? I'm actually more interested ...What is too far? I'm actually more interested in how she thought such actions were a challenge to "group think." I'm not saying they aren't, but group think usually exists around a specific consensus or concept... not as a general condition. What particular case of group think was she challenging and how did she think to break it? <br /><br />Interesting and great post, nonetheless. Thanks!Zen Rocker!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04643749912645206814noreply@blogger.com