Blog Post Rebuttal #1

Aliens! Big foot! The illuminati! What do these things have in common? Yes, they are myths conjured up to explain things we do not understand. Kanye west says in one of his concerts that he sold his soul to the devil and suddenly everyone believes he is in a secret society, known as the Illuminati.  Could he simply mean he’s had to do things that contradicted his beliefs? It is not possible to sell your soul to the devil; Kanye meant he had to do some dirty work in order to achieve his success. The Illuminati is not using music artist as puppets to spread their evil messages. The lyrics are studied too deeply. If someone wants to find a correlation between and lyric with the illuminati then chances are they will.  The symbols are used for shock value to interest potential fans.

All Seeing Eyes, Thaumaturgic Triangles, and upside down triangles are appearing everywhere in the music industry. It is a strategic play to get people interested in the artists work. With everyone making a big fuss about the Illuminati, artist know that throwing a triangle in a music video will draw society’s attention to them. If they draw in attention, their popularity will rise, and they will earn more money. For example, Tyler the Creator had an upside down triangle on his album cover.

It was a very crafty move on his part to do this. It was his freshman album and he needed to create a buzz around his name. Putting an upside down cross in the middle of his forehead was a quick way to do so. It does not mean he is in the illuminati. People also read too much into the lyrics of artists. . “Even sell my soul to the Devil. Anything. Anything. Anything for money. Would lie for you. Would die for you. Even sell my soul to the Devil.”-Michael Jackson’s song Money. Many look at this song and pass it off as Illuminati because Michael Jackson says he sold his soul to the devil. If you really analyze the song more closely, what he is really talking about his love for money. He does say he would sell his soul to obtain money, but I believe it was a figure of speech. He would not literally sell his soul to the devil. He is trying to say that he loves money so much he is willing to do anything to get it.

            The music industry is not controlled by the Illuminati contrary to many conspiracy theorists. Artists use symbols in music videos, album covers, and photo shoots as a way to obtain more revenue. The satanic symbols cause a stir in the media and the artist benefit from it by gaining more popularity. The lyrics of the artists are just misinterpreted. Artists such as Michael Jackson and Kanye West are accused of being in the Illuminati because they said they sold their sold to the devil. People and the end of day will believe what they want to believe about the conspiracies such as the Illuminati. I will leave you to judge.