Rush Limbaugh Suggests Kanye Rap Of Ousted Fraternity Chant Would Be No. 1 Hit
Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh is no stranger to controversy, and his latest comments regarding the racism scandal involving now-ousted University of Oklahoma fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon suggest he has no intention of changing his ways.
Limbaugh took to the airwaves with his highly opinionated syndicated radio show Wednesday afternoon, discussing everything from Hillary Clinton to the downfall of America’s millenials. But it’s when Rush weighed in about SAE’s University of Oklahoma chant that caused listeners do a double take after Limbaugh suggested that, had rapper Kanye West put the lyrics of the chant to a song it would be a number one hit, and West would be revered as a hero.
“I’m telling you that this stuff gets awards and the people that sing it are portrayed as American royalty in terms of celebrity. You can’t deny that.”
The chant Limbaugh was referring to not only uses the derogatory term but encourages the disclusion of African Americans from the fraternity and more alarmingly suggests the lynching of African Americans.
“There will never be a n***** SAE,
There will never be a n***** SAE,
You can hang ’em from a tree, but it will never start with me.
There will never be a n***** SAE.”
As a result of the release of the video of fraternity brothers singing the racially charged song, Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s University of Oklahoma chapter was closed and several members were expelled from the college.
And Limbaugh wasn’t the only one to link the racist remarks to rap music. On Wednesday’s Morning Joe, co-host Mika Brzezinski suggested that rapper Waka Flocka Flame, who cancelled an appearance at the University of Oklahoma due to the SAE scandal, perpetuates the problem of racism and violence with his own lyrics’ utilization of the “n word” and suggestions of killing.
Despite these controversial remarks, the impact on Rush Limbaugh’s career will most likely cause minimal damage. Limbaugh, like his nemesis Howard Stern, relies on controversy to keep him relevant. And despite past controversies, including Limbaugh’s abuse of prescription drugs and arrest for prescription fraud and Rush’s flippant remarks on the Abu Ghraib scandal, the Rush Limbaugh show goes on.
Rush’s anti-woman, anti-homosexual, and anti-minority tirades have been prevalent throughout his tenure as a radio host with famous comments such as “Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women access to the mainstream of society,” and “Have you ever noticed how all composite pictures of wanted criminals resemble Jesse Jackson?”
Such frequent derogatory remarks leads one to wonder why Rush Limbaugh would mock Kanye and the rapping industry when he has arguably built his own career using similar methods.
Tell us what you think? Is Rush Limbaugh right about this one or is this more rhetoric for ratings?
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