Lupe Fiasco ‘can’t focus on Zim Dawg’ while CNN shows ‘f*cking’ Egypt protests
http://twitter.com/#!/E_Kaktus/status/352127132811530244
Media outlets have taken well-deserved heat for failing to cover the growing anti-Morsi protests across Egypt. Today, during its continuous Zimmerman Trial coverage, CNN deigned to show live protest footage — albeit silent footage — in the lower righthand corner of the screen:
But rapper Lupe Fiasco doesn’t need that kind of distraction. And neither, according to him, does the rest of America:
Dear CNN…I can't focus on zim dawg with this fucking protest goin on in the corner.
Sincerely,
America— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) July 02, 2013
Media circuses are so much more important than global political shifts. Thank you, Lupe, for speaking up on our behalf.
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