Think Race Doesn’t Matter? Listen To Eminem

Joshunda Sanders of the San Francisco Chronicle weighed in on the U.S. Supreme Court decision on affirmative action by noting that race “unfortunately still matters.” Sanders says, “If you disagree, look no farther than Eminem, hip-hop’s poster boy for diversity. He may speak about what’s on the minds of disgruntled teenagers everywhere. He may inspire young white teenagers to rap, and he may work really hard to cultivate his talent, but Eminem is underwhelming as a rapper. In fact, he hasn’t made a single song that’s a poetic standout. And yet, Nobel Prize poet laureate Seamus Heaney has likened Eminem to Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Rolling Stone deemed him ‘The Voice of America.’ You bet your baggy jeans race still matters — the proof is in the praise.” Read more.