Video: We Don’t Mean to Offend You By Calling You Racist


Originally appeared at Hypervocal

Young gentros in Urban Outfitters “Navajo” tees saying “F**k the system” and “I don’t see color”: You are the problem.

Two slam poets with Brave New Voices deliver this fearless indictment of hipster cultural appropriation and all its collateral damage.

About Cooper Fleishman

Cooper Fleishman is managing editor of HyperVocal.com. After graduating from Kenyon College in 2009, he moved to New York to follow his dream of book-publishing glory. Once here, he sold dog food on the street and copyedited celebrity-gossip tabloids, finally landing as senior editor of the Good Men Project, where he served for a year before sneaking into HyperVocal. Email: cooper@hypervocal.com Twitter: @_cooper.

Comments

  1. Andrew says:

    Most excellent. I generally hate slam poetry about racism (frequently overdone and uninspired in my opinion, plus it ALWAYS wins) but this was a novel and entertaining approach to an old topic. Kudos on your find!

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