{"id":3993,"date":"2016-09-27T21:50:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T21:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.plato-philosophy.org\/?post_type=teachertoolkit&p=3993"},"modified":"2024-09-21T06:15:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T13:15:28","slug":"macklemores","status":"publish","type":"teachertoolkit","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/teachertoolkit\/macklemores\/","title":{"rendered":"Macklemore’s White Privilege II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle hip hop rapper Macklemore (aka Ben Haggerty) is one of the few widely-known rappers who is white. In his song \u201cWhite Privilege\u201d (2005), Macklemore sings about his experience as a white rapper, including how being white was advantageous in the music industry. In 2016, Macklemore collaborated with Chicago singer Jamila Woods to release the sequel \u201cWhite Privilege II,\u201d in which the first verse depicts his experience at a Seattle protest over the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson after the shooting death of Michael Brown. In this 9-minute song, Macklemore thinks out loud about being white and questions his role and responsibility in the Black Lives Matter movement. <\/span><\/p>\n

The song and lyrics can be found here:<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/genius.com\/Macklemore-and-ryan-lewis-white-privilege-ii-lyrics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Some other notable parts of the song include the second verse, where Macklemore thinks about how he has appropriated rap culture, the part in the third interlude where a woman says, \u201cI have an advantage? Why? Cause I\u2019m white? (laughs) What? (laughs) No,\u201d and the part in the fourth interlude where a man asks, \u201cWhat are you willing to sacrifice to create a more just society?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In a social studies class, this song can be used to initiate a discussion about the Black Lives Matter and civil rights movements, the history of racial discrimination, and the fight for freedom and social justice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Group writing activity: Have students get into small groups to collaborate on writing a new verse for \u201cWhite Privilege II,\u201d and have those who would like to do so perform it in class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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