ipl-logo

Tupac's Argument On Tupac Shakur

1227 Words5 Pages

Tupac Shakur on Tupac Shakur
To come up from the bottom of the society all the way to the top, Tupac Shakur thought he would no longer face any more hardships; however, racial inequality took the place of economic hardships. Tupac argued that “...if I was white I would have been like John Wayne... Somebody who pulled himself up from their bootstraps. From poverty. From welfare. Now I am kissing Janet Jackson. I’m doing movies. I feel like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play…” PBS’ Blank on Blank series would illustrate Tupac’s theory. Blank on Blank is a nonprofit content studio dedicated to uncovering, preserving, and reimagining lost interviews of some of the most iconic individuals. They curate and transform journalists’ undiscovered vintage …show more content…

In PBS’ Blank on Blank interview, “Tupac Shakur on Life and Death,” PBS uses carefully chosen animation, linguistic, and audio techniques to demonstrate Tupac’s feelings of racial inequality in the media.
Blank on Blank uses motion picture to capture the character that is Tupac Shakur and his message for the world. The shapes are basic and not very intricate for a reason; complex shapes draw a great deal of attention, and it is plausible for this attention to distract from the subject’s message--flow …show more content…

For example, when the interviewer probed Tupac on how it felt to have Dan Quayle, the Vice President of the United States, suggest that his album should be pulled off the racks Blank on Blank went according to the route that the interview took. They played Tupac’s “So Many Tears,” in the background, for Tupac exclaimed that he felt “crushed” by the statement that the Vice President made. The song “So Many Tears” despite its somber connotation, is upbeat in tone; however, the lyrics suggest otherwise:
Now that I'm strugglin in this business, by any means
Label me greedy gettin green, but seldom

Show More
Related
477 Words | 2 Pages

In Marlon Riggs’ 1992 documentary film titled Color Adjustment, Riggs, the Emmy winning producer of Ethnic Notions, continues his studies of prejudice in television. The documentary film looks at the years between 1948 and 1988 to analyze how over a 40 year period, race relations are viewed through the lens of prime time entertainment. The film examined many of television’s stereotypes and mythes and how they changed over the years. The one hour and twenty-two minute documentary is narrated by Ruby Dee, the American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist.

Read More
1135 Words | 5 Pages

There is a new movie out in theaters. An action-packed movie where a young African American and his city block of misfits take on rapid dinosaurs in the driveways of their own homes. Sounds like a normal movie but this movie is not focused on the “color” of the boy but on the actions of the neighborhood. The stereotypes of colored men and women in the film industry are beautifully destroyed in the free verse poem “Dinosaurs in the Hood” as Danez Smith makes a trailer of words for this movie, just waiting to be released. Smith is a colored queer poet who is known for his fiery political poems that took Youtube by storm.

Read More
215 Words | 1 Pages

In the poem "Family Tree" by Tupac Shukar, explains about how it doesn't matter where you come from because that doesn't determine your future. For example in Lines 1-4, tupac says that everyone is born equal despite where they come from, even though where they are born are not equal one another. Lines 5-8 shows that beauty is everyone despite their the differences we where all created for a reason. There are going to be people who bully you, who bring your gaurd down, and who want to see you suffer, but you've got to be strong. In lines 9-12, Tupac says that great are those who become someone out of nothing.

Read More
586 Words | 3 Pages

T being a sellout.   Obviously, the 1980’s were a very different time, and the portrayal of African Americans in mainstream media has changed considerably since then for the better, with black people now having a much wider range of leading roles available as well as better representation at award shows.  Since this poem was written in 2002, it is easy for the speaker to look back and label Mr. T as a negative role model due to his cooperation in demeaning roles; but I do not think that it is fair to look at Mr. T in this condescending way because the fact that he was able to win the uphill battle of achieving success in Hollywood during a time when it was much less considerate toward black people is impressive, even if the means by which Mr. T attained such success were controversial.  All in all, Terrance Hayes’s “Mr. T-” may be harsh, but at least it advocates the pursuit of positive role models for the African American youth, which, fortunately, is what America now has a larger supply

Read More
608 Words | 3 Pages

Shakur describes that African Americans are a product of their environment and that they “are being manufactured in droves in the ghetto streets.” Assata Shakur uses metaphor to compare African Americans to being a product of a factory where they are designed a certain way. When she illustrates this idea of simply being a product, her audience can recognize the distance between them and the government. Assata Shakur suggests they “ create shields that protect us and spears that penetrate our enemies.” Shakur warns African Americans that they need to protect themselves from the corruption and injustice ways of the American

Read More
1193 Words | 5 Pages

I chose this film because it showed how hard the union workers and families worked in fighting racial injustices, and because it inspired myself to move forward with strong ideologies and pride. 2. Stereotyping in mass media was an important concern of Chicana/o media activists because it imprinted a demeaning label by only casting Chicana/o actors with "minor roles: villains, sidekicks, temptresses, where their main function is to provide the protagonists, typically a handsome white

Read More
967 Words | 4 Pages

This film is a great image of how American pop culture was consumed in the early 90s. This film focuses on the relationship and interactions between three African American males

Read More
1489 Words | 6 Pages

This film is a great image of how American pop culture was consumed in the early 90s. Summary of the Contents of the Film This film focuses on the relationship and interactions between three African American males Tre Styles, Darrin Baker, and Ricky Baker.

Read More
1164 Words | 5 Pages

The revolutionary Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr, once described discrimination as “a hellbound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them.” His point being that African Americans face racial discrimination on a daily basis. Brent Staples, being an African American living in America, expresses his view on the subject in his essay “Just Walk on By”, where he conveys the message of how fear is influenced by society's stereotypical and discriminating views of certain groups of people; his point is made clear through his sympathetic persona, descriptive diction, depressing tone, and many analogies. Staples sympathetic persona helps the reader feel and understand the racial problems that he experiences daily.

Read More
489 Words | 2 Pages

It states that “ justice stubbed her big toe on mandela” meaning that Mandela [Nelson Mandela] was an object that was there but we all know that stubbing your toe doesn't stop you from continuing to walk and that's what justice did it continued its path of destruction moving on blindly. Tupac also states “slavery was the learning phase / forgotten with out a verdict/ while justice is still on a rampage/ 4 endangering surviving black males” Slavery was made illegal in the United States with no reparation taken. Tupac says there are no verdicts on slavery, meaning justice has not been served for the 400 years of imprisonment suffered by black people. Also in this quote it makes you picture justice as being some type of predator out hunting for the black males. Tupac also says that surviving black males are endangered.

Read More
370 Words | 2 Pages

Jackson, founding member of the Jackson Five has written many jaw dropping songs, including my personal favorite “Thriller”. In Michael Jackson's “Thriller”, he serenades his audience about how there is always something lurking in the gloomy shadows even if you don't always notice. Michael's song uses many different ways to convey its central theme, including personification and hyperbole. The lyricist of “Thriller” reveals the theme through several literary devices.

Read More
1013 Words | 5 Pages

Society in today’s world is very alike to society years ago, with different social classes and stereotypes. In “Just walk on by” by Brent staples, a variety of rhetorical devices are used in order to convey the message of how a black man is trying to show society that he is so much more than the color of his skin. The author explains how the character was characterized as violent and dangerous because he was black. Staples continues on a sort of journey with the character to show how he overcomes that stereotype, by whistling classical music to give the idea that he is mature and less threatening. Throughout the piece, Staples uses devices that will help the reader better understand the struggles that the character has to face on a daily basis.

Read More
447 Words | 2 Pages

In Tupac and My Non- Thug Life Jenée Desmond writes a vividly narrated story about a well-known rapper Tupac Shukar and how she relates her image and identity connection with the former rapper. Raised in the white suburb town and the only black high school cheerleader Tupac 's music and lyrics helped her get through her interracial blend as an African American teen. Jenée expresses her emotions toward her former icon as a teen girl. In the contribution to his death, Jenée Recalls vivid descriptions of her obsession with her image through her teen-hood, when his passing accrued Jenée recollects her past and explains her vivid descriptions when he passed away. She described the moment of his death a tragic moment.

Read More
1302 Words | 6 Pages

As Smith uses his words to create a poetic trailer for this stereotype-free movie, he tells the story of a young African American boy. Rather than being focused on his color, he focuses on his

Read More
745 Words | 3 Pages

American journalist and politician, Clare Boothe Luce, in her opening speech at the 1960 Women’s National Press Club meeting, prepares her audience, qualifying and defending her forthcoming criticism. Luce’s purpose is to provoke thought in the journalist’s minds on what journalism is really about at its core. She adopts a frank and humorous tone to best capture the attention of her intended audience of female journalists. Through, appealing to the ethos, logos, and pathos with flattery, syllogism, and rhetorical questioning to prepare the audience for her message: “the tendency of the American press to sacrifice journalistic integrity in favor of the perceived public demand for sensationalist stories.” In the first paragraph of her speech, Luce assures the audience that “[she is] happy and flattered to be a guest of honor…”

Read More

More about Tupac's Argument On Tupac Shakur

Related Topics

Open Document