During the half-time show at a recent Super Bowl party, someone within earshot of me said, “You know how I know I raised my kids right? They wouldn’t know who the fuck that is,” referring to Kendrick Lamar, who was performing on stage.
I spent some time trying to figure out what exactly the parenting win was for the person.
Do they consider their parenting on point because Kendrick called out and continues to call out grown men who have sex with minors? (If the rumors about Drake et al. are to be believed.)
Do they consider their parenting on point because Kendrick is a big-time cusser? Well, they proved that couldn’t be the reason when they made the remark!
Is their parenting on point because Kendrick has just singlehandedly brought flare jeans back to men’s fashion and looked good doing it?
Exactly what is the parenting win they were referring to? Why is it a parenting win because their kids don’t know who the fuck Kendrick Lamar is?
Wait. I know.
They don’t like that Kendrick Lamar donated $200,000 to 20 Los Angeles-area charities in 2024, including the public school district he attended and battered women’s shelters.
Or maybe they don’t like that Kendrick Lamar dropped in on students at High Tech High School in North Bergen, New Jersey, to listen to students recite their poems and freestyle raps.
Perhaps it’s a religion thing. They don’t like that Kendrick Lamar has hosted Christmas toy drives. Keep Christ out of toy drives. Is that it?
Or maybe they don’t like that the California State Senate awarded Kendrick Lamar the 35th Generational Award for his ongoing support of his community.
Could it be they don’t like Kendrick Lamar’s work ethic? Probably not that, since Lamar has won 22 Grammys, 4 American Music Awards, 6 Billboard Music Awards, 11 MTV Video Music Awards, 37 BET Hip Hop Awards, and a handful of others. Oops, forgot one. Kendrick Lamar earned the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018.
Weirdly, the person who made the remark also donates time, energy, and money to their community, too, and has for many years, just like Kendrick. So they have that in common! That can’t possibly be the reason they think it’s a parenting win that their kids don’t know who the fuck Kendrick Lamar is.
I give up. If you’re reading this, why are you a good parent because your kids wouldn’t know who the fuck Kendrick Lamar is?
One good reason, that’s all I’m asking for.
Image by Fuzheado – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
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