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ecaftnucuoykcuf — 11 years ago(February 02, 2015 05:15 PM)

When Remy pulls a gun on his roommate and Omar Epps, he is listening to Rage Against the Machine (RATM). First, RATM is a highly political band that is strongly opposed to racism. Second, Morello, who plays guitar for RATM, is biracial (black/white). It's hard to imagine a skinhead blasting anything by RATM. Was this intentional irony or a goof?

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Maybe Jon Singleton didn't want to put a Skrewdriver song in the movie.

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I think it was to suggest Remy's confusion and also state that he was not really what he was trying to be.
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Congressmen Paul Ryan, Mr. conservative, claims that he's a big fan of RATM. I'm fairly certain his political philosophy is different from theirs.
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It's obvious Singleton has no clue who made up the band Outside Morello who is bi-racial, so is the singer whose father is famed Chicano artist Robert de la Rocha.. Also the drummer Wilks is Jewish.

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Probably right, but RATM are specifically known for being a rap/rock group.

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Back in 95, RATM wasn't as well known as they are today and few knew what they stood for. Even if Remy was a fan of theirs he probably never paid attention to their lyrics, just their beats. Most likely John Singleton just wanted some angry white boy music like others in the post had said.
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Could it also be possible that Remy was not a hardcore skinhead like the other skinheads were? He was still a newbie in their circle and was probably already a fan of theirs before he joined.
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Yep. John Singleton does tend to be kind of all over the place.

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Since when have racists been logical or consistent?

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Because a black guy made the movie and probably said I need some of dat angry white boy music

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The song was chosen because it's angry sounding. Of course Zach's politics do not agree with Remy's, but that's not the point.
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I think it is because the skinhead was a fan of the band.
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I highly doubt it was irony (though it would be cool if it was). I think it was just picked because, well, "Rage" and that it sounds angry and metal as opposed to something soft, squishy and soulful.
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