What are Eminem's politics?

[durutti]

Anyone know? Just curious.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

1. Progressive, I think, although he wouldn't like to be classed

in any political group. His song “Without Me” contained some swipes at both Lynne and Dick Cheney and several of his other songs have liberal/anti-war/anti-Bush sentiments reflected in them.

[sniffa]

2. true

he did write an anti-war song before the invasion.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

3. He's anti-everyone

He takes shots at Republicans and Democrats alike. I don't think he cares much.

[CTLawGuy]

4. Im guessing civil libertarian

he's against the abrigement of free speech as an artist. He likes to write songs mocking people who are offended by his songs.

[Az]

5. I am guessing Libertarian

Pretty much anti everything.

[bedtimeforbonzo]

6. He hates gays

that much seems pretty clear.

[DrWeird]

12. It's not clear to me.

prove it. And don't take lyrics out of context as evidence.

[bedtimeforbonzo]

15. here you go

Perhaps the most explicit and extended example comes in the CD's final song, Criminal:

"My words are like a dagger with a jagged edge
That'll stab you in the head / Whether you're a fag or lez
Or the homosex, hermaph or a trans-a-vest / Pants or dress /
Hate fags? The answer's "yes"


http://gayfab.com/Feature/Outfest/Eminem/eminem.html

[DrWeird]

16. Again, I asked for lyrics that are not taken out of context.

Good luck finding any.

[galadrium]

7. I don't think he knows enough to have an informed ideology

[liberalitch]

8. tsk, tsk.... all that influence wasted.

I wish he would wake up.

[galadrium]

11. well it would be nice if he used it

I know if he thought about it he would definitely come out somewhere on the left... we need all the help recruiting young people we can get.

[phillybri]

9. Pro-Eminem....

....fuck everybody else...

[ButterflyBlood]

10. He hates everyone except himself

that's what it seems to be. He may not like *, but he definately isn't a liberal with all the racist/homophobic/misogynistic stuff he says.

[DrWeird]

13. Oh, he's racist now too?

Has he denied the holocaust yet?

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

14. he gay-bashes, hates women and is an arrogant, self-centered prick

so he's probably a republican

[jpgray]

17. Pro-Vicodin?

:D

I would guess more liberal than conservative.

[Marnieworld]

18. Eminem=liberal

Eminem is extremely Anti-Bush administration. He, like Howard Stern, is a victim of a FCC witch hunt which he has fueled his lyrics. I can't recite his lyrics off of the top of my head, but I do recall in "Without Me" he mentions Cheney and makes fun of him and Lynn Cheney in his video. I remember lyrics about sending kids to war too.

Of course he's libertarian as far as legalizing drugs. He comments on hypocrisy all of the time. I would think that if he doesn't already know the facts that we all discuss here then he would probably have a very liberal reaction. He's definitely no Fox news watcher. For those who think that he doesn't care about anything or is completely clueless you should listen to the words to "America".

[Heyo]

19. I know...

He just recently made a (unreleased but KICK ASS) album on which one of the songs is a kind of patriotic song predominatly in support of the right to bear arms..

It's the 'Straight from the Lab' EP, some of his best work so far, IMHO.

You can get it off Kazaa but it's difficult to weed out the real album from the bogus files..

It's 7 tracks. I could advise how to get the real album if someone were so inclined to ask. (worth the download, one of the top of the rotation in my car right now)

-Heyo

[Triple H]

20. Eminem hates everyone but himself.

He bashes people from all over the spectrum--gays, lesbians, republicans, democrats, liberals, conservatives, minorities, majorities, men, women, straight people--everyone.

I personally don't mind his raps, though.