Die Antwoord is a South African rap group that is my, honest to what ever deity you believe in, guilty pleasure. I have watched the music videos that they have produced and have oddly fallen in love with their music. It is for everyone. Whether you don't like it, it's for you to not like. Whether you like it, it's for you to like. Whether you laugh at it, it is for you to laugh at. So be it! The following interview (mostly in a language I can not understand but get some words here and there), the topics of "white trash" the style of "zef side" and "hipster" come up.

At first I found it really difficult to understand where the Die Antwoord guy was coming from at first with his curse words and attempt to speak his mind. I honestly thought he was an idiot. I had to re-watch the video again in order to understand that he's just doing what he loves and if it's what he loves then who should stop him or criticize him? It's not hurting anyone. There are critics about all sorts of music, but most commonly in pop culture the music industry will hold the hand of the artist to keep them from sounding idiotic or let their hand go to intentionally have them sound idiotic so that there will be a 'buzz'
Die Andwoord does not have that.

I guess my whole perception changed when at the very end of the interview, when they did not understand what "Conceptual Art" was, and no one cared to explain it in definition to them. However, "Ninja," as he calls himself, responds with a mind blowing statement. It changed my perception on the whole interview.

Yolandi: I just don't understand, we just make music. What did we do? I don't understand, no one explains the question to me... What do you mean? What is conceptual?

Interviewer: I am asking how you feel about, uh, the debate online, on the internet about -

Yolandi: Yeah...

Interviewer: Whether you guys are a piece of conceptual art.

Ninja: Do you consider yourself an intelligent person? This is a straight forward question it's not a trick question. Just say yes or no.

Interviewer: Yes.

Ninja: So what do you think?

Me: Next semester I can't take any art classes 'cause I need to get my-
Chris: YO G.E.D.?!?!?
Me: ...writing requirements
Chris: MHHHMM

Have you heard of the Guerrilla Girls? The Anonymous group of women that went around New York City putting up posters like:



Women artists that came together and stood up against the mens' art world that was formed by men for MEN...who were white. And people would put up their art in exhibits within museums and disregard the beautiful work done by women and people of color.
Fighting for womens' rights in the work place, the art world, and personal life.

I was invited to have dinner with Jane, who was an active member of the Guerrilla Girls.
She was incredible, a truely free spirit who cared what you thought about and had to say. She was open about almost anything and no question was too much.

She is truly inspirational and since her speech I have seen things in a completely different manner.



Thanks Jane!

The "Am I Ugly?" Scene.

Ok so youtube wont let me put up the embedd code so here's the link

Here!!!

Have you seen blatant racism in commercials? Or television? i.e. cartoons?
We all have. Especially in old cartoons and cultures where "racism" is still a selling point.

That being said, check out "Black Toothpaste."