On Self-Love: Make Peace With Your Flaws
There’s Power In Brutal Honesty About Ourselves
“I am white, I am a fucking bum! I do live in a trailer with my mom,” raps Eminem as B. Rabbit. For anyone who’s ever seen the film, 8 Mile, the line is instantly familiar.
The rap was part of a closing salvo delivered by Eminem’s character during a simulated “hip hop battle.” The amazing beauty of the scene lies in the fact that it served as the perfect illustration of why we need to be aware of our perceived shortcomings and flaws.
More importantly, it underlines why it’s so important to make peace with them and arm ourselves with mental firepower that no one could ever touch.
Throughout the film, B. Rabbit is ridiculed by a rival hip hop group named “The Free World.” The fact that Rabbit is a white guy trying to make it in a black dominated industry pisses off The Free World.
Rabbit is constantly faced with their insults and it isn’t until the climax of the film that he gets his revenge. He wins the first two rounds easily against members of The Free World, then is matched up with the most gifted member during the championship round.
Rabbit is forced to go first after losing a coin flip. Using the opportunity to his advantage, he takes the unusual approach of…
