Love it or Hate it

I am a creative. I say creative and not "artist" because I believe there are only a few people worthy of that title. Its thrown around much to loosely in our generation."Artist" fits a very specific segment. A segment to which I do not belong. However, I have a passion and respect for all things creative. I am drawn to such topics. They make me happy.

Here's the thing about being a conservative creative mind. Being a staunch right wing drawn into a world of psychotically left wing liberitarians is band enough, but being the former in a community that outnumbers you 100 to 1 in your beliefs, in the very essence of what makes you, you?! Talk about frustrating and disheartening. At the same time, you are passionately bound by your soul in, what seems to be, a romantic choreographed dance with steps painted by the golden brush of individuals who "understand" you. You simply indure the torture. I indure the torture.

BUT everyone has a limit, and ladies and gentlemen, I have reached mine.

I love art, fashion, and literature, aruguably the three largest segments that are stocastically dominated by bleeding heart liberals that simply can't be reasoned with. I am drawn to literature in all three of the previously listed topics. Novels and magazines alike(Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, etc), all set in the demoncratic relm that is art. And EVERY single time I am hit, nay beaten, in the face with secular ideals of sex, marriage, homosexuality, alcohol, drugs, wellfare, etc. by ignorant creatives that have NO basis or factual evidence for their political opinions. Typically, it is purely for the sake of fitting into the stereotypical creative persona, or because it will justify their ludacris behavior that would rival that of Sodom and Gomorrah.

I would like to admit exhibit A into evidence. Rap music. I am big fan of it. Lil Wayne, Drake, Jay-Z, and Kid Cuddi are some of my personal favorites. I work out to it, dance to it, and paint to it. In fact, I believe it is safe to say that our country and society is steeped in it. The rappers I named are very intelligent. They are well versed and witty. Many of them are solid business men as well, owning production companies and the like. BUT songs like "My President is Black," - I mean REALLY Jay-Z?! Come on. You're not only discrediting your own race, but also the perceptions of the president himself. It makes you look ignorant , and quite frankly, ridiculous. I'm all for using your musical art to practice your first amdendment rights (no matter your opion), but PLEASE do yourself and everyone else listening a favor and at LEAST make it educated!

Now, I'm not picking on rap music. Several other genres fall prey to this scathing editorial, country music included.

Here is my challenge. Conservative creatives, STAND UP. Paint political pieces, musicians, please write songs with facts! Poets, where have the slam poems talking about passion for the life and love God has given you gone?! Authors, PLEASE stop writing "novels" as soft porn in the sake of what makes "interesting reading." We have a loud voice that we aren't using! I am begging you to start making a difference.

 I know I am.