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Disenchanted youth of all racial and ethnic backgrounds connected with the macabre, humorous lyrics in The Slim Shady LP. Much of the song also addresses Eminem's detractors among the media: "Oh - you want me to culture watch my mouth, how?/Take my fuckin eyeballs out, and turn em around?", "You want me to fix up lyrics while the President gets his dick sucked?" (referencing former president Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky), perhaps culture most pointedly accusing his critics with the lines "Quit tryin to censor music, this is for your kid's amusement/(The kids!) But don't blame me when lil' Eric jumps off of the terrace/You shoulda been watchin him - apparently you ain't parents"; some listeners believe "Eric" is a reference to Eric Harris, the mastermind of the Columbine shootings. Eminem and other musicians were blamed by certain commentators for contributing to "a culture of violence" that allowed horrific violence like the school shootings although the Columbine killers hated rap music.
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