Posted on 08/25/2017 8:16:39 AM PDT by Gamecock
For a rapper whose debut single was called "Unorthodox," Joey Bada$$ isn't one to accept conventional wisdom. Defying widespread warnings, he proudly stared at the solar eclipse without protection. It didn't turn out to be a great idea. The rapper cancelled three shows starting Wednesday as he complained about his vision.
The 22-year-old Brooklyn rapper on Monday shared on social media that he was gazing into the sky without special glasses as the United States witnessed its first coast-to-coast total eclipse in nearly a century. "This ain't the first solar eclipse and I'm pretty sure our ancestors ain't have no fancy eyewear. Also pretty sure they ain't all go blind," he tweeted.
But he also said that he was seeing in different colors. He said his three shows -- in Cleveland, Chicago and Toronto -- were canceled due to "unforeseen circumstances" and hinted that his vision was to blame. "Seeing double, stacking triple," he tweeted Wednesday, using hip-hop slang for cashing in.
The rapper -- whose latest album, "All-Amerikkkan Bada$$," tackles racism, mass incarceration and other issues facing the United States -- had unlikely company in his defiance at staring at the eclipse. U.S. President Donald Trump also looked into the sky without protection as cameras were on him, but only briefly. He has not reported any vision issues since.
If you don’t know, look it up.
I know who “Adorno” is, and you have no idea about why “I” use it.
I’ll give you a hint: That “Adorno” is not the only person in the world to have ever been named Adorno.
Hope that clears it up for you.
Hey, DUMMY!
You seem to be very thick-headed, so, I’ll have to come straight out and tell you by drawing it with crayons for you, so that even your child’s brain can understand what I’ve been trying to explain to you.
Like I said before, Adorno is not exclusive to that communist you refer to.
I’m not a communist.
I’m very conservative.
I was born in Puerto Rico.
My great grandfather was born in Spain.
His last name was “Adorno”.
Maybe you can take it from there. Hopefully.
I’ll admit I was a little short when I let you know how your chosen screen name is perceived when no one knows your personal backstory; please accept my apology for that.
But my caution to you about the name is sincere, if you want to be taken seriously among literate conservatives who know the history of Theodor Adorno’s anti-Christianity, the Frankfurt School from which he sprang and all the damage they have done to the U.S.
No offense to your family; but if someone’s family name were Obama, you’d probably understand if someone questioned why they would choose that name to be on a conservative site.
The BIG FACT is that, perhaps 99% of the world’s population haven’t heard of the name Adorno.
The other BIGGER FACT is that, there is no doubt that 99.99% of the world’s population had no idea that a person name Adorno was a know communist MANY YEARS AGO.
MANY YEARS AGO, which is why I didn’t give it a second thought about using Adorno.
BTW, when I signed up to FR, I was being lazy at the time, and didn’t take the time to figure out a different ID. However, up to this week, it was not a problem.
BTW, apology accepted.
And, it’s still just a name.
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