Paul and I agreed that my latest post on IGT would be an interesting contribution, although there was some equivocation about whether people would respond to it maturely. Well, let’s see! Check out my article White Self Indulgence which is a meditation on music, race and fandom:

I often need to rev myself up with defiant words. I like this particular version of it because the music, the words and the delivery are furious, and lurking underneath it all, I’ve got a competitive fury. Deep, I know. The problem is that Mindless Self Indulgence (MSI), the band that performs the song “Shut Me Up,” also really, really likes to throw the word “nigga” around in their lyrics. Well, the problem is that I’m not quite sure this is a problem.