Translating that sentence into GodFather of Math lingo...
M (J + Z + N) = a personal wealth exceeding $500 million
where M stands for Marketing**
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| The quote is from here. |
I do not mean to make light
of the very controversial N-word.
And I most sincerely appreciate that–
partially due to Mr. Z's investment–
The Great Gatsby is more
famous now than at any
time in its history.
Unfortunately, the author of the novel–
F. Scott Fitzgerald–never achieved
one thousandth of Z-wealth.*
The book is now ninety years old.
Regarding the power of the N-word, this is what Mr. Z had to say to Oprah Winfrey:
For our generation, what we did,
we took the word and we took
the power out of that word...
Ms. Winfrey is obviously not from the same generation but there is another book
that is slightly older than half the age of Fitzgerald's novel
that should have entered their discussion.
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| Dick Gregory |
If only Mr. Z's "generation" was intelligent enough
to read the Autobiography of Dick Gregory,
originally published in 1964.
The title of which contained
more than the letter N
If only this New York Times-quoting
white boy had the courage to present
the cover image of Mr. Gregory's
life story with the author's quote.
Well...say hello to courage:
Update: February 2, 2015
Dick Gregory received a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Update: March 21, 2015
My first wish, at this time, is that Mr. Z enlightens his generation by making
a bio-pic of a serious survivor of the Civil Rights movement:
eighty-five year-old Dick Gregory.
*
My second wish is that Jay Z has somewhere, somehow managed to say
that the Z stands for Zelda, as in Zelda Fitzgerald.
But the fact is that over the span of his lifetime, the total taxable income
declared by Scott Fitzgerald was $449, 713.
**
And the Market has a need for Reciproculture.
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It is very daring and bold (and racist?)
ReplyDeletefor you to spell out the N-word.
I disagree.
DeleteIt could only be taken as "racist"
if you take the quote out of context.
The spelt out N-word was
a brilliant marketing phrase used
by the author of the Autobiography.
This is Anonymous Art Critic #22
ReplyDeletebut call me YEZ TURDAY
I strongly object to Jay Z's claim about "our generation"
doing something that clearly was done before,
and selling a false idea of discovery through
the vast cultural porthole of Oprah Winfrey.
That sounds like someone saying:
I drew a striaght line through the middle of a circle
and created a brand new shape.
As if the world had never heard of the word "diameter."