Richard Kim
Along with charges of misogyny and promoting violence, Eminem's music has come under particularly heavy scrutiny from the gay community and its supporters for what they perceive as its dangerous intolerance. Richard Kim's article for Nation offers an analysis of this controversy from the perspective of an openly gay cultural observer who believes that the Eminem debate might yet be turned into a productive discussion about sexuality and tolerance in America.
DOES THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP-IN WHICH great white hip—hop hope Eminem fantasizes about killing his wife, raping his mother, forcing rival rappers to suck his dick and holding at knife—point faggots who keep "eggin' him on"-deserve Album—of—the—Year honors? This is the question before members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), who have, since nominating Eminem for four Grammy awards, received unsolicited advice from a bizarre constellation of celebrities, journalists and activists ranging from.....
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