Syphilis On The Brain

... That was seriously my first thought when I read how R. Kelly described himself. I couldn't get past how totally rotted out his brain must be to be able to form his mouth to say that he was anything like Martin Luther King. Well, the young, black conservative blogger is back from hiatus and tackling the absurdity that is R. Kelly

As though it weren't bad enough that Rose O'Donnell might be vying for a slot as the new host of "The Price Is Right," now R&B singer/pedophile, R. Kelly is comparing himself with Martin Luther King.

In a recent interview with Hip-Hop Soul Magazine, Kelly said,"I'm the Ali of today. I'm the Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today. I'm the Martin Luther King, or all the other greats that have come before us. And a lot of people are starting to realize that now."

Quite possibly cold hard evidence R. Kelly is smoking crack. To that end, he is possibly right in comparing himself to Bob Marley and Marvin Gaye. Kelly and his publicist have been back-peddling since the New York Post first ran the quote. Kelly's publicist has since clarified that Kelly was simply pointing out that he's a prolific songwriter of his time.

Generally speaking, writing and producing a lot of hit songs isn't exactly the qualification for joining the ranks of Martin Luther King. And if I recall correctly, Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) was quite the outspoken activist during his reign as heavyweight champion. He was outspoken against the Vietnam War among many other things and despite my issues with the Nation of Islam and just about everything he stood for, at least the man stood for something. That is a heck of a lot more than Mr. Kelly can say.

What disturbs me more than anything is the fact that people (who deserve to be in jail) such as Kelly and others who shall remain nameless continue to feel comfortable talking up their own egos because there is little to no accountability. Instead, the masses still buy albums and bother interviewing him for the sake of selling magazines. To boot, so-called advancement organizations like the NAACP are idiotic enough to nominate the man for an image award while he was under indictment for charges related to child pornography. Way to go NAACP.

It is interesting to me how rarely we make the connection between talent and the need for character. It's as though a person's giftedness or talent somehow make them exempt from moral standards or accountability for their sphere of influence.

I must say that when I posted the article about R. Kelly to one of my yahoo groups last week, I was amazed and wanted to break out in hives over the number of people who claimed that he was somehow "right" or that he had a point. Before, during or after all of the accusations came out, I never got, liked or bought any of his music. The first song of his where I even knew some of the words was "I Believe I Can Fly" and that's because it became "the song" to play at almost every event I attended. Is it an uplifting song? Yes, but he doesn't even have a good singing voice so most of it sounds like whining. I was always icked out by R. Kelly because something about him was just creepy. My instincts were definitely right and, being from Chicago, I've heard tale after tale about how often he frequented a particular black high school and one of the "black" malls on the South Side looking to pick up teenagers. I have NO idea how people can conveniently forget his filthiness because of a few good beats or lyrics. Are people so unexposed and cloistered that they actually think R. Kelly is the best there is to offer? This man is a depraved nobody and no amount of steppin' in the name of love, being trapped in the closet or even believing he can fly is going to change that! He's the child molester of today - no more, no less.

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