Subversive art is absolutely necessary to challenging preconceived notions and ideas. Subversive art is why black rappers saying “nikka” will never mean the same thing as a white person saying it. The context doesn’t just matter—it’s the entire point. React how you want, any energy is good energy. The Confederate flag represented slavery in a way. That’s my abstract take on what I know about it, right? So I wrote the song ‘New Slaves.’ So I took the Confederate flag and made it my flag. It’s my flag now. Now what are you going to do?” If you plan on using that flag to make a statement, be prepared to give a statement—because black people have been wounded by too much for anyone, regardless of their race, to exploit that painful history for empty shock value.