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Title: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing Post by: dhex on October 21, 2009, 10:45:52 AM http://www.avclub.com/articles/rza,34255/
Title: Re: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing Post by: FortNinety on October 21, 2009, 11:43:30 AM Despite my opinions of the Wu Tang, or perhaps because of it, I've been morbidly curious about his new book.
Title: Re: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing Post by: FortNinety on October 21, 2009, 11:52:36 AM Okay, half-way through I had to bail. Right after...
Quote yo, life is important to life. ... Which I must admit made me laugh. But he's honestly no different than the street cub philosophers you see littered across Harlem. Someone will have to tell me what he thinks about gay people, which I'm assuming is also a riot. Title: Re: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing Post by: dhex on October 21, 2009, 11:56:38 AM oh, just finish it. it's worth it.
i suppose it fits into the general genre of "post-five-percenter" thought. Title: Re: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing Post by: isfet on October 21, 2009, 12:36:31 PM i'm pretty sure the ancient Egyptians wouldn't have enjoyed that whole "one god (the others are manifestations)" thing very much.
see: Akhenaten Title: Re: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing Post by: isfet on October 21, 2009, 12:51:34 PM his views on gay people are...uhh, well, he doesn't seem to outright hate them, so that's ok. but his view seems to lack any kind of logic.
i much prefer when he sticks to talking about Wu Tang-related things. so...wasn't planning on getting the book and still don't. Title: Re: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing Post by: FortNinety on October 21, 2009, 03:16:57 PM One doesn't have to passionately hate something or someone to still have completely dumbfuck attitudes about them. Just saying.
Also, I don't know why it's taken me so long to realize that, on a fundamental level, there's virtually no difference between this guy and your average animu/Marvel comics zombie. Except the Rza could kick all their asses, which I guess is the key difference. Title: Re: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing Post by: dhex on October 21, 2009, 03:52:44 PM i would generally consider the rza's personal combat skills on par with his theological and biological knowledge levels.
he is also something of a musical genius. Title: Re: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing Post by: Fitz on October 21, 2009, 06:14:36 PM i suppose it fits into the general genre of "post-five-percenter" thought. It's an interesting, and frustrating, genre. |