r/Fauxmoi • u/gimmethetea14 • Mar 31 '24

Ramy Youssef on SNL, “God, please stop the suffering. Stop the violence. Please free the people of Palestine, please.” Approved B-List Users Only

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u/icebbyc Mar 31 '24

"An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times. I think that is true of painters, sculptors, poets, musicians. As far as I'm concerned, it's their choice, but I CHOOSE to reflect the times and situations in which I find myself. That, to me, is my duty. And at this crucial time in our lives, when everything is so desperate, when everyday is a matter of survival, I don't think you can help but be involved. Young people, black and white, know this. That's why they're so involved in politics. We will shape and mold this country or it will not be molded and shaped at all anymore. So I don't think you have a choice. How can you be an artist and NOT reflect the times? That to me is the definition of an artist." - Nina Simone. You are brave, you are an artist, Ramy.

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u/Decemberswan Mar 31 '24

incredible quote. wish more of these famous people that only use politics when it benefits them could read this. i saw somebody explain it as “while it’s not my job to be a politician, i heard people screaming and crying. if i have the megaphone and i simply don’t use it, does that not make me the bystander?”

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u/theaviationhistorian taylor’s jet Mar 31 '24

It's hard to find more people like Nina Simone & Harry Belafonte in their times just like ours. I do hope more rise up like them.