Recently at a LA night club the rapper Game dumped a $1400 bottle of champagne and said "You know what I call that? Feeding the roaches. Good thing, too ... because carrying an open container in public is a ticketable offense in L.A." You ask how is this related to the novel Oryx and Crake, well there is no crazy connection except for the development of a two class society. I am a huge fan of The Game and I think his antics are kind of amusing, but I feel this connects because there are not many people who can spend that kind of money so there is definitely a case of two class society. Also it connects because he defying government, corporations and the social norm, but i think the ticketable offense comment was a subliminal shot at the police based on the rappers history of being in gangs. But i felt this ties in because of Atwood's concern about the 2 class society and this does not help the cause. But an argument could be made that Game is an activist who is "sticking it to the man" by making a public scene and insulting the police force. But however you look at it you can not escape the fact there is definitely an issue of a two class society.
http://m.tmz.com/article_head.ftl?id=http://www.tmz.com/2012/04/17/the-game-ace-of-spades-champagne/ here is the link
But shouldn't The Game who is part of the upper class be a role model for those in the lower class aspiring to be one day something similar to him?
ReplyDeleteBut shouldn't The Game who is part of the upper class be a role model for those in the lower class aspiring to be one day something similar to him?
ReplyDeleteThe Game has the type of personality who does stupid things like this becasue he can.He's rich now so he acts "cool" with his money.
ReplyDeleteYeah I think he did it as an insult to the government, because he supports his child and is a good parent, he donates to local fund raisers to help out the community his child grows up in, i just think he has a problem with authority.
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