Dear Lupe Fiasco,
Hi Lupe, gotta say I am a big fan of your music sir. “Food
and Liquor” was an album that my college neighbors can attest to was always
playing in my apartment. And don’t get
me started on the follow up. Sweet mercy, the Puma to this day has been known
to get hype to a little “Go Go Gadget Flow.” The work your foundation does here
in the city is nothing short of amazing and I can tell you truly do love
Chicago and the youth in it as evidenced by your interaction with the *ahem* “eloquent”
Chief Keef. That is why I was so
disheartened when I read your latest comments on the subject of voting.
“Let me heal from the wounds of 400 yrs of institutionalized
agony and destruction first then maybe I'll think about voting.” I don’t even
know where to begin with this misguided belief of yours. People literally have
fought and died for your right to engage in a civic duty of any democracy. You see whether you agree with the candidates
or not, it’s my personal opinions that you owe it to your ancestors, to those
who have walked the path before us to vote. I remember growing up hearing
stories from my grandmother about that time. She told me about how she and my
grandfather had to PAY and take a test to prove they were indeed worthy of the
right to vote. On my 18th birthday,
there was an immense sense of pride as I registered to vote and got my voter
registration card, a sense of pride I’m guessing you are unfamiliar with.
And how pray tell do you plan on healing “the wounds of 400
yrs of institutionalized agony and destruction”? By releasing some positive rap
mix tapes? By staying at home and tweeting self righteously how people like me aren’t
as socially aware as people like you?
Well Lupe, let me tell you this, you have no right to
complain about society and government if you’re not doing the most basic of
civic duties. There are more than just presidential elections but apparently you’re
too busy “healing” to vote for local leaders which have more of a day to day
impact on the communities you claim to love so. So Lupe, next time you proclaim a President to
be a terrorist or complain about a broken system, ask yourself what you did to
make it better.
-The Chocolate Puma
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