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Originally posted by Lights and Waves
You assuming that everyone defending Beck is ignorant in itself. I'm a POC and I'm very much aware of the politics at play behind the scenes, but I don't think it makes Beck and less of an artist. If you're nominated, that means you're deserving of the award. Plain and simple. The award will always go to the anti-mainstream album, or the album that'll be the biggest "FU" to whatever's popular.
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But this is another issue within itself. You're basically saying "Welp, I know society is a mess but there's nothing we can do". You can at least speak up and attempt to inform others that things aren't all perfect and happy.
Why have the first amendment if we're not going to use it? People died for this right so I'm going to keep using it and whoever gets mad because it's "just a pop forum" can deal.
And Beck is an artist but he's not the artist who deserved that award tonight. A few old (powerful) white men thought differently.