no exaggeration that 5:16 mark on ‘what goes around/comes around’ tickles a spot in my brain that hasn’t been accessed since. that justin timberlake + timbaland duo created one of the greatest transitions of all time
Every generation does respectability politics nonsense with black kids. And it starts with believing that they’re uniquely morally and socially deficient. When black kids are just like all other kids. The burden of racism should make you more sympathetic to them, not harsher.