I listened to Doja Cat's "Dindu Nuffin" and it was awful, however, I don't think the intention was to perpetuate racism but more so reflect it. It's not happy or sarcastic in a way that parodies would be, it's pretty somber.

I'd say it's akin to Jay Z's "Story of OJ" (cont.)
The lyrics are evocative, for many it's incredibly uncomfortable. In the hook, every other word is the n word. He speaks on black people not to pit them down but as a reflection of his own grievances with topics like street violence, black history and black erasure.
I don't think Doja Cat is innocent, associating with incredibly harmful people is wrong and problematic and she should be judged for such, it's just when people bring up the "Dindu Nuffin" song, it feels taken wildly out of it's original contextual narrative.
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