| there's a lot of innocent people being crucified 2005-06-28, 10:54 pm |
| "Enjo-Kosai Rules" <master@mason.snuh> wrote...
>
> Did I, doofus?
>
> First of all, "purple haze" didn't originate yesterday. It's a phrase
> that's, oh, 35 years old. It's another part of the culture that seems to
> have escaped you, putting you at the disadvantage in which you now reside.
>
> But what sort of numbnuts, knowing full well that hip-hop is crawling with
> pot smokers (not "narcotics users", you XXXXing herb), would then make the
> leap to "I think 'purple haze' refers to methamphetamine users"?
"Purple Haze" is a song by Jimmy Hendrix that refers to an LSD trip, something
anyone who's tripped would realize from the lyrics. Though technically in
the "classic rock" category (which I refer to as "moldy old hippie music"),
Jimmy Hendrix was black and "hip-hop" (along with "rap" or just my favorite
"nigger music") is often used by whites to refer to any black music. But
while black music often glorifies drugs, so does white music so singling out
hip-hop (even if Jimmy Hendrix isn't that genre) isn't fair.
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