Eminem and Fatherhood

Orange Dad

I’ve been on a strange Eminem kick recently. I watched «8 Mile» with Mary Kate (because she had never seen it); and, just yesterday watched a documentary on Hulu called «Eminem, AKA.» It got me thinking…

From all accounts Marshall Mathers III was a pretty troubled kid. He moved around 20 times when he was a small child, was always around alcoholism (at least four generations), was picked on mercilessly (and beaten) for being the only white kid in his schools, and even endured the suicide of his closest friend when a teenager.

What did he do with all of this pain and dysfunction? He channeled all of his hurts and anger into an alter ego that he created called «Slim Shady.» This character is brash, picks fights, and basically stands up to the world for Marshall. The scary thing is that he almost has a split personality now. Songs…

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