The rap artist, Xxxtentacion, released a music video for his song, "Lean on Me." This 19-year-old singer has made his mark as of recently, but not in a good way.
Online news sources exploded with reports on his new music video. Why? In this video, there is a graphic scene of Xxxtentacion lynching a little boy – who happened to be white. There are two children pictured in this scene; one a white boy and one a black boy. Xxxtentacion is shown putting a noose over the Caucasian child’s neck, raising the rope, and the image of a child twitching is shown.
There is a line between racism and hate crimes. There is a difference between disagreeing and taking things too far. I don’t care what political party you belong to, who you seem to hate, or what skin color you favor. The second children are involved in this grand scheme of racism – on both sides – is when things have officially gone too far.
If this image and portrayal of opinions doesn’t faze you, I really hope you examine your heart. It is people like Xxxtentacion that are polluting the minds of everyone willing to listen to his music.