[Happygal]

(I'm afraid to say it out loud in these parts)...but I like Eminem.

[Argh]

I like Eminem

You do? Then here's a line of them:

Or maybe you'd prefer a wall full of Smarties:

Happy New Year, Irish!!

[noirgirl]

I liked Eminem in 8 Mile. He has a foul mouth--but it seemed to me that he actually displays a yearning for a stable family life--which is always a conservative impulse. He has a healthy sense of irony about himself--which makes him a lot easier to take than somebody like Bono. I don't think it is good for kids to listen to rap to the exclusion of other forms of music--but as rappers go, Eminem isn't so bad. I just hope he doesn't fall into the trap of believing the people who acclaim him as a genius. And now that he is an adult and a millionaire, he is going to have to find something new to do beside rap about his crummy life. I wish him good luck--cuz he'll need it.