Fedez on the protests in Milan: "We are the ones promoting that idea of success"

“They are the symbol of the things we couldn't have”

In the post Fedez recalls his personal experience and growth path in the suburbs. “I know well the typical parable of rap, which takes you from nothing to exhibiting status symbols,” he writes. And he adds: "I know the frustration of an ugly house in the suburbs, of a shitty job or school, of not being able to buy anything nice." Referring to episodes of vandalism, he observes that the shop windows in the center often represent the target of that frustration: "Are they the symbol of the things that we couldn't have and they can't have?". Then he adds: "I also see artists and public figures celebrating the protest, joining it as if they were part of it, without realizing that they are also displayed in those shop windows."

Criticism of artists and influencers

Fedez then broadens the reflection to the role played by the world of entertainment in the promotion of certain successful models. "We are the ones promoting that idea of ​​life and success. We are the ones who go to fashion shows, show off luxury watches, trips and clothes," he writes. The rapper also criticizes some public figures who support the protests, despite being part of the same system that helps spread those models. “Protesters are not Pokémon to be launched for their own gain to try to intercept new audiences,” he says. And he concludes: "At the end of the day your favorite rapper will return to the front row of the Louis Vuitton fashion shows and you, on the other side of the window, won't even notice that it was him who fueled that class hatred, in part. It was us too."

Ghali: "Let's not get distracted, let's think about those who demonstrate peacefully"

"Let's think about those who are demonstrating peacefully because that's what counts. Those who are using violence and those who are taking to the streets to demonstrate for their rights at this moment are two very distinct things. Let's not get too distracted." Thus Ghali spoke on the protests in Milan on the sidelines of the screening of 'A mare', the film by Alessandra Cutolo presented at the Rome Film Festival. On social inequalities and rights, he underlines how young people have been "looking for answers for a while now, we must listen to them". For Ghali "it is a real problem that concerns our entire country". The artist said he was "happy" to see people "taking to the streets to demonstrate their rights and seek answers, because what we are experiencing today in this country is not just a problem of young people but also of adults and which covers many sectors". Ghali arrives at the Rome Film Festival for the screening at Maxxi of 'A mare': a choral story involving a group of mothers and children from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Senegal, Morocco, Eritrea and Tunisia, all residing in the occupied 'Spin Time' and '4 Stelle' buildings in Rome. Ghali is also the author of the song 'Casa mia', granted free of charge for the film's soundtrack. He greeted the audience after the screening and walked on the red carpet of the festival with the families and young protagonists of the film.