Would You Mute R.Kelly?
09 CALEB D'OLEIRE, STUDENT, KUSF OJ
"If I had auxiliary (AUX) cord privileges at a party, would I play R. Kelly's music? Never. Bur not for the reasons you're thinking. I imag WOULD YOU ine 'Trapped in the Closer' - R. Kelly's highly ambitious "hip hopera" project consisting of 33 .different chapters with a runtime of 91 minutes -wouldn't play well in a party setting. Now, if someone else had AUX privileges and decided to play R. Kelly MUTE R.KELLY? at a parry, would I mind? The greater question is, am I able to separate art from the artist? When it comes to enjoying art, all that matters is how it In light of the release of "Surviving R. Kelly," a docu-series which makes you feel; that is the essence of art itself- to elicit an emotion from investigates sexual abuse allegations against the artist, we asked the an audience or viewer. Art becomes problematic once it asks its viewers USF community over Twitter and email whether they would play the to sympathize with the artists' actions. Which is where songs like 'Bump R&B superstar's music at a party, or care if someone else did. n' Grind' get into hot water."
/ PAUL STOJSAVLJEVIC-FLORES, ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, THEATER DEPARTMENT Antonio Garcia, Student "Hell no! I will not listen to R. Kelly. I do not listen to R. Kelly and Yes I'll still listen to R. Kelly, and Sixnine [6ix9ine] have never been into his music. I wasn't a fan of his music because I prefer and X [XXXTentacion], save more your speech. I hip-hop over R&B. I used to warch MTV in rhe '90s and I learned R. don't care about your opinion on my music. Kelly was romancing Aaliyah on MTV News. It was scandalous when \.. Aaliyah debuted in the '90s, and that [by having a physical relationship with her], R. Kelly had committed statutory rape. Her videos had a very Sarah Vega @lil_fancyfeast, Student sensual appeal and we all knew that R. Kelly was manipulating her image too. It disgusted me that a grown man would use his fame and money Remix to Ignition, Get your a-- into prison @rkelly ro manipulate a teenage girl. I thought it was wack and I just changed the channel whenever R. Kelly's 'Down Low' would come on. That was 1995-ish. He had already married Aaliyah, who was 15 at the rime bur Arjun Narayan @narayan_Arjun, Student lied and said she was 18. MTV knew rhis, bur still promoted R. Kelly. I stopped watching MTV around the same time." • 0 Easy answer. HELL NO. ~ lzamary Cortez @killjoykarisa, Student I Definitely not.
Charlene P. Lobo Soriano @itweetUSF, Assoc. Dean 2 Nope. Cancelled. I 0 2
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