My Advice to you about haters 02/19/2010
I jumped up and clapped my hands when President Barack H. Obama dusted his shoulders off during a campaign speaking event before he won the candidacy. It was fascinating to see how many people in the audience knew what he was doing and the artist he got that move from. I loved that he could connect to the younger, hip hop crowd that way. And then-Senator Hilary Clinton was hating at the time so I understood why he did it. There are those folks who just love to hate on another person due to jealousy and discomfort with another person rising to the top. We’ve heard enough songs describing haters so we know who they are. However, the hater songs have got to stop. After Jay-Z’s “Dirt Off Your Shoulder,” we pretty much got the song of arrogance and determination we needed to ignore those who are determined to be negative. However, also take into consideration Common’s song “The 6th Sense,” that has the lyrics, “If I don’t like it, I don’t like it, that don’t mean that I’m hating.” Sometimes we use the term “hating” when in reality it’s constructive criticism. It’s just not realistic to believe that everybody is going to like your product, whether it’s music, writing or acting. And sometimes a critic can make your work better and has no intention of dragging you through the dirt. But what worries me is the amount of time spent on making songs about haters. Even worse the songs always confirm that the artists don’t care about the haters or feels they’re unimportant. But if they’re that unimportant, why make songs about haters? Why not just let them hate from afar and ignore them? Here is my advice to you on how to handle a hater. Take it or leave it, but you'll save yourself a lot of stress if you know the difference between a constructive critic, a hater and when it's time to just live and let live. Click here if you want tips on how to avoid haters. Comments Your comment will be posted after it is approved. Leave a Reply |