Run the jewels promoted watch dogs 2 last year in commercials and also preformed that song at the VGAs. Maybe google it b4 u make statements as if your memory is crystal clear on the subject.
And of course no one explicitly said it if you can't read subtext that's on you buddy. Also feel free to ignore my comments in the thread if you think they bring "that shit" into it. Also I see lots of others talking about various things from award shows of yesteryear. I wonder why my comment stuck such a nerve with you. Actually nah Idc.
I believe what the Aizen is saying is that, like clockwork, Gaf/ERA users have historically recognized and enjoyed the performances of white artists at these events, but when a black artist like RTJ comes out, nobody knows who they are, despite the fact that, anecdotally, all of my black friends love RTJ. So the questions of "why would they have RTJ perform at this when I don't know them?" can sound like "why would they have a black artist perform at this event? I only know and like the white artists!"
You don't have to explicitly mention race for comments to be racialized.
There is no subtext, hidden messages etc and that's what my OG post was about. Don't try to spin this like you were "just saying" because it doesn't work like that. You were trying to imply that somehow other posters were racist when that's far from what their posts were about. They were simply trying to say "I don't know this group" and there's nothing wrong with that.
Just because someone doesn't know a black rap group, that somehow makes their post racially charged if they post things like what you just posted? No it doesn't. And the bolded is absolute nonsense. You know it is. Yes, posts can be racial without explicitly saying the word race etc. However you're making something out of nothing and yet I'm the one in the wrong?
Your post didn't actually strike a nerve. I'm just sick of hearing about race when there's no need to bring it into the conversation that's all. We are all the same no matter what colour of our skin, gender, sexual orientation etc. There's no point bringing it up when nobody apart from MGS fans knew who Stefanie Joosten was either but somehow I doubt that makes it about race in your eyes. (It isn't). And that's the point I was making, nobody had a hidden message in their post when talking about Stefanie so why all of a sudden would they when talking about how they don't know who RTJ are. I don't know, or rather didn't know who they were when they appeared there and posted that exact thing in the other place and somehow that makes me bad? Wtf are you smoking?
Also read my posts in this thread if you think yours is the only one that I pointed out I had a problem with. I've pointed out other things. But I wonder why you only chose to reply to this one? Hmm.
Also Google a little B4 U make statements like your memory was crystal clear on the subject. I was talking about the 2 rapper guys that promoted Microsoft last year. That's who I thought you meant because RTJ are that forgettable. Oh sorry does that make me racist somehow? No it doesn't so please stop with that line of thinking because tbh you're the only one pushing it.
Also PM me if you want to talk.
Edit: And Luke, ok.
If a person only knew the white artist then how could they possibly have an opinion on the black artist they never knew in the first place? They'd surely have to at that point have at least seen RTJ which then grants them the right to say "I don't like their music" which isn't racial at all. I get what you're saying but come on... Please stop. This thread isn't what this is for. Surely we can make a Etcetera thread about it if need to point out that it's an issue?