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Intellectualise my blackness de Skunk Anansie

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10 de diciembre de 2011

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La canción "Intellectualise my blackness" de Skunk Anansie es una poderosa reflexión sobre el racismo y la identidad en la sociedad contemporánea. A través de la letra, la banda aborda las actitudes condescendientes y paternalistas de algunas personas blancas que intentan categorizar y simplificar la experiencia negra.

La primera estrofa comienza con la confrontación directa del narrador hacia alguien que intenta imponer su propia visión de lo que significa ser negro, utilizando términos peyorativos como "nigga" y "yellow nip". La frase "He tried to intellectualise my blackness" expresa cómo este individuo intenta reducir la identidad racial a un concepto abstracto que se pueda estudiar o comprender intelectualmente.

La repetición del verso "He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me" muestra el cansancio y frustración del narrador ante estas tentativas constantes de encajonar su identidad en términos eurocéntricos. La letra subraya cómo esta necesidad de justificar o explicar la negritud para hacerla más cómoda para los blancos es una forma sutil pero insidiosa de racismo.

La mención de chistes racistas y comentarios discriminatorios refleja las microagresiones diarias a las que muchas personas negras están expuestas, mientras que la línea "Then he tells me I'm so different from those other shits" resalta el intento del protagonista por separarse de los prejuicios comunes hacia las personas negras.

El coro enfático "Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me, Don't you ever try to lecturize me, Oh No" representa una reafirmación contundente del derecho del narrador a definir su propia identidad sin ser sometido a juicios externos o interpretaciones simplistas. Es un grito de resistencia contra la objetivación y la infantilización racial.

En cuanto al contexto cultural en el que se lanzó la canción, Skunk Anansie es conocido por abordar temas sociales y políticos en su música, siendo esta una crítica directa al racismo sistémico en Europa. El impacto de la canción radica en su franqueza y potencia emotiva al poner sobre la mesa las formas sutiles pero perniciosas en que opera el racismo insidioso en nuestra sociedad.

Desde el punto de vista musical, "Intellectualise my blackness" combina elementos del rock alternativo con una energía punk característica de Skunk Anansie. La voz poderosa y expresiva de Skin añade intensidad emocional a las letras provocativas y desafiantes. Los instrumentos ruidosos y distorsionados complementan el mensaje combativo de la canción.

En resumen, "Intellectualise my blackness" es un himno contra los intentos simplistas e invasivos de reducir la identidad negra a estereotipos o conceptos preconcebidos. Es una llamada a la autenticidad, al respeto mutuo y a romper con los moldes impuestos por una sociedad que aún lucha por reconocer plenamente la diversidad cultural y étnica dentro de ella.

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I hit him with a piece of his philosophy
Anglo-Saxon muck in his type of greed
What did he do to deserve such hate
(He tried to) intellectualise my blackness

He tried to summerize, to institualise
Still I could recognize, he was materialized

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He's always tryin' to make up for his little slips
The joke about the nigga and the yellow nip
Then he tells me I'm so different from those other shits
(When he tries to) intellectualise my blackness

He tried to summerize, to institualise
Still I could recognize, he was materialized

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Don't you ever try to lecturize me
Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Oh No

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save meHe tried to summerize, to institualise
Still I could recognize, he was materialized

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He's always tryin' to make up for his little slips
The joke about the nigga and the yellow nip
Then he tells me I'm so different from those other shits
(When he tries to) intellectualise my blackness

He tried to summerize, to institualise
Still I could recognize, he was materialized

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Don't you ever try to lecturize me
Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Oh No

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save meHe tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He's always tryin' to make up for his little slips
The joke about the nigga and the yellow nip
Then he tells me I'm so different from those other shits
(When he tries to) intellectualise my blackness

He tried to summerize, to institualise
Still I could recognize, he was materialized

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Don't you ever try to lecturize me
Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Oh No

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save meHe's always tryin' to make up for his little slips
The joke about the nigga and the yellow nip
Then he tells me I'm so different from those other shits
(When he tries to) intellectualise my blackness

He tried to summerize, to institualise
Still I could recognize, he was materialized

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Don't you ever try to lecturize me
Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Oh No

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save meHe tried to summerize, to institualise
Still I could recognize, he was materialized

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Don't you ever try to lecturize me
Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Oh No

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save meHe tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Don't you ever try to lecturize me
Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Oh No

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save meMotherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Don't you ever try to lecturize me
Motherfucker don't you lecture-rise me
Oh No

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save meHe tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save meHe tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

He tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save meHe tried to intellectualise my blackness
To make it easier for his whiteness
He tried to intellectualise my blackness, save me

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