  |
|
|
|
Well, that seems to be my official title now. Am I the cynic though?
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913) Cynic \Cyn"ic\ (s[i^]n"[i^]k), Cynical \Cyn"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko`s, prop., dog-like, fr. ky`wn, kyno`s, dog. See {Hound}.] 1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish. The qualities of a surly dog? I can dig it. I like growling. In fact, I think DMX bit MY style. 2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle. The Dog Star? Beam me up to the mothership, George! 3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics. OK a cynic is part of a crew rollin deep with cynics... From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913) Cynic \Cyn"ic\, n. (Gr. Philos) 2. One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who believes that human conduct is directed, either consciously or unconsciously, wholly >by self-interest or self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy. Word, now that's the definition I was looking for: a cynical person believes no human being ever does anything unless motivated by money. A person believes claims of moral integrity are invented fantasy. I guess you could say I'm a cynic -- cause I know that's how people really do be living: "I'll do this, but what's in it for me?" Life is BOUND to make you cynical about politicians if nothing else. Flip it though: I run a website for which I make LESS than nothing. Barely break even. You would think a purebred cynic would feel that HE shouldn't do something for nothing; since nobody else does. Yet I do it all the time. Ah well, the cynic breaks his own rule. From WordNet (r) 1.6 (wn) cynic n : someone who is critical of the motives of others [syn: {faultfinder}] Of course I'm critical of the motives of The Source, MTV, Rolling Stone magazine. Do they really care about hip-hop or are they just making a quick buck on our music and culture? The cynic would say the latter. I think I'm right too; history prevails upon the fact that the media prey on any culture deriving from African-American roots and milk it for all it's worth -- those even more cynical than ME would suggest that's because Euro-American culture is NON-EXISTENT. OK here's the point of this long post: would you rather be cynical in Go To Page: 1 2
The copyright of the article resident hip-hop cynic in Hip-Hop Music & Culture is owned by Steve Juon. Permission to republish resident hip-hop cynic in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
|
|
|
|
