Lord Jamar is opposed to men in skirts

[DrFishnets]

I have no idea who this person is as I have never heard of him before but whilst browsing YouTube for skirt inspiration I came across this ridiculous video of a guy called Lord Jamar and why he is opposed to men wearing skirts. What I find hilarious is his criticism of men in skirts yet his fashion sense is bonkers. Just look at the way he is wearing that stupid baseball cap.

https://youtu.be/e8D126mel9Q?si=K-NzZrE5T1bCSF0p

[TSH]

Lord Jamar — one of the founding members of the hip-hop group Brand Nubian. This video is more than nine years old, so it's old news, not worth watching, and not surprising that some douchey has-been rapper takes issue with MiS, since machismo is a frequent problem within the Black community. This isn't Jamar's first hit piece towards men wearing skirts, either. Kayne West wore this a few years prior to the video in 2012:

Kanye West in a Leather Kilt-like Skirt.jpg

This prompted Jamar to write a crappy, homophobic, sexist song about it, dubbed "Lift Up Your Skirt". He even did an interview about it on the same YouTube channel prior to this one. You can read this unadulterated stupidity yourself at Genius.com. Ain't nuthin' more masculine than makin' a dumb diss track over what another man wears, folks. Whatta alpha male. Pure manliness.

This isn't even scratching the surface of his character. Bigoted homophone (which pretty much everyone keeping score already knows) who thinks homosexuality is somehow a "choice". A racist disparaging Eminem — one of the most prolific rappers ever, on the basis of him being white, labeling him as a "guest", despite the many contributions he's made to the genre. Generally saying all this stupid **** to get a rise out of people.

Lord Jamar is just another clown seeking attention by being as "controversial" as he can. What we need to worry about is the dumb mofos he influences, because most people don't know how to think for themselves.

[Mouse]

Lord Jamar is just another clown seeking attention by being as "controversial" as he can.

Thank you TSH for your explanation. For me, he has been thrown in the Rap bin in a very dark recess of my brain. Also I don't need to spend time on watching the link. For one moment I thought he may be a crazy UK Lord, so pleased he isn't, we have enough crazy Lords already.

I like very little rap and I especially don't like the way females are portrayed in a lot of rap music, and by extension how the artist tend to treat their female partners.

[STEVIE]

Lord Jamar is just another clown seeking attention by being as "controversial" as he can. What we need to worry about is the dumb mofos he influences, because most people don't know how to think for themselves.

Agreed TSH, but I also feel that we attach way too much importance to celebrity and influence too.
Brad Pitt wears one once and we've arrived, this guy says nay and we have to take cover.
Who knows, what will be, will be regardless of all the gormless apologies for human beings.
On a less depressing note, there are still good people out there.
Steve.

[JohnH]

I think no matter how you wear baseball caps I think they look goofy. My father couldn't stand them either.

John

[Barleymower]

The high fronted baseball caps look rubbish. I've never liked them. They are IQ reducers. If you can't put your IQ reducer on straight what does that say about you?

LJ has done a few anti-MIS videos. Perhaps he's protesting a little bit too much.

[DrFishnets]

As I mentioned when I started this thread about Lord Jamar, I think baseball caps look awful. I had to laugh when he said once men start wearing skirts they unconsciously act like women. I think this guy shouldn’t be taken seriously and just laughed at.

[JohnH]

So Lord Jamar says men should conform to those idiotic symbols on restroom entrances? As for women the the ship has sailed as very few of them wear dresses anymore. Also, what about men wearing kilts, robes, rain coats, etc.?
Lord Jamar has as much relevance as Lord Windesphere (a contestant versus Paul Boomer in the Great Crepetation Event comedy)

John

[crfriend]

Why are we so hung up on two-bit celebutards and starlets? Why?

[STEVIE]

Why are we so hung up on two-bit celebutards and starlets? Why?

Well it's a reason, of a kind, for a new thread I guess.
Beyond that, beats me too, but perhaps the "influenced" ones have an answer.
Steve.

[Fred in Skirts]

I have needed a Doctor.
I have needed a Dentist.
I have needed a mechanic for my car.
I have needed an electrician to fix my wiring.
BUT I have never needed a politician nor a has been actor to inform me of anything!
AND a has been HIP-HOP JERK forget it!!!

[TSH]

LJ has done a few anti-MIS videos. Perhaps he's protesting a little bit too much.

I think this guy shouldn’t be taken seriously and just laughed at.

Again, I refer to the remark I made yesterday:

Lord Jamar is just another clown seeking attention by being as "controversial" as he can. What we need to worry about is the dumb mofos he influences, because most people don't know how to think for themselves.

On some level, it's transparent that he does this mostly for shock value — to get people pissed off. This goes beyond skirts, and him being unapologetic for the sake of being apologetic. In an ideal world, people like him would rightfully be derided, but in this awful world in which idiots far outnumber the very tiny pool of intellectuals, this sadly isn't the case. LJ has at least some influence, so it's not something to simply be ignored regardless of how old these dumb takes are.

[moonshadow]

I don't get why so many men are opposed to other men that wear skirts or present as *gasp*.... feminine.

I mean, it [being seen as feminine] basically takes said man off the market for 98% of women out there, thus less competition for normal men....

What the hell is the problem?

[TSH]

I don't get why so many men are opposed to other men that wear skirts or present as *gasp*.... feminine.

I mean, it [being seen as feminine] basically takes said man off the market for 98% of women out there, thus less competition for normal men....

What the hell is the problem?

Just more macho, alpha male grandstanding. It's a way to alienate those who want to differentiate themselves from others. If more and more men wore skirts in the hip-hop scene, and it gains traction, people might start thinking it's "normal", and we can't have that. No siree. There's also the feminine connotation with skirts, and how society still has no problem shunning effeminate males.

What I find ironic about all of this is how often exaggerated masculinity is within the game. A lot of rap songs have lyrics which could easily be interpreted as misogynistic, yet there aren't any shortage of female rappers who play into masculine conventions, just like their male peers. Lord Jamar says "Kanye's skirt has NO place in Hip-Hop", but what he really means is that "MEN IN SKIRTS have NO place for Hip-Hop". That's what this whole BS is really about.

[moonshadow]

Well, I ain't worried about this "Lord" or whatever the hell he calls himself.

I say about him like I say about the rest of the nay-sayers...

He don't sign my paycheck, and I ain't married to him, and he ain't my daddy, my daddy's dead.