Jay-Z wants you to know something.
Reports Rhymes With Snitch:
Last year when the Occupy Wall Street movement dominated the headlines many celebrities, including Kanye West and Russell Simmons, threw their support behind the movement [click here if you missed that].
Jay Z explains why he wasn’t one of them…
In an interview with The New York Times Jay says, first of all he wasn’t clear on what the movement was about asking, “What’s the thing on the wall, what are you fighting for?” and when approached by Russell Simmons to show his support Jay recalled telling Russ,
“I’m not going to a park and picnic — I have no idea what to do. I don’t know what the fight is about. What do we want? Do you know?”
Further explaining his position Jay points out,
“I think all those things need to really declare themselves a bit more clearly because when you just say that ‘the 1 percent is that,’ that’s not true.”
“Yeah, the 1 percent that’s robbing people, and deceiving people, these fixed mortgages and all these things, and then taking their home away from them, that’s criminal, that’s bad.”
“Not being an entrepreneur. This is free enterprise. This is what America is built on.”
I see said the blind man. And now…
This is EbenGregory.com…telling you “Let them eat cake.”
“Let them eat cake.” I saw what you did there Eben.
i feel the jigga man. realistically, i’ll likely never be part of the 1%; and i’d like to support the occupy movement. but i have no idea what it is they want. ok, you’re spreading the word that most of us in this world arent wealthy? ok, so what is it that you want from that information? what do you want the government or “wall street” to do exactly, start cutting checks? even if thats it, at least make it clear.
and yet another example of why pop culture should not be consulted in matters requiring critical thinking.
Chris Brown and Rihanna would also agree Eben: Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake.