If the world’s current state of affairs has shown us anything, it has shown us that the more money you have, the more of a problem you become; it’s just something that comes with the territory.
Sean “Diddy” Combs is a shining example of that. What a gift it must be to have more money than one could ever spend in their lifetime and still be immortal. What a thrill it must be to ruin lives and leave unscathed. What a life it must be to have more money than God and still be Satan’s spawn. Combs, who was recently found guilty of transporting former girlfriends for prostitution but exonerated for racketeering and sex trafficking, is a glowing example of that.
Sadly enough, poor people (and by poor, I mean a bih most definitely ain’t in the 1%) publicly cheered his exoneration, even though he was found guilty on other charges. Stupidity has never needed logic’s assistance in showcasing the most embarrassing sides of itself. At the height of the pandemic, when people were losing their livelihoods, Combs publicly gifted his mother, Janice Combs, a check for $1 million, paid for by Bad Boy artists he stole from, because she was well on her way to poverty, of course, and he had to save her from it. Combs has done everything he could do in his power to distance himself from poverty, and poor people are still singing his praises.
What is this psychosis? It’s simple, people see themselves in Diddy, and no amount of hurling someone across the floor and kicking them relentlessly on tape is going to make some people think he is a hazard, and in fact, that he is the victim.
People who see Diddy as the victim do so because they believe they are entitled to violate others without consequence and see him as an icon whose power they wish to emulate. Surely, they are in love with the thought of having his wealth too, but that’s because they know that with money, there are many fewer limitations on the type of violations they can pursue with impunity. There are over 100 potential victims of Combs, over a span of 30 years, and somehow there are people who believe there is mass collusion, that this is some money grab and that this man—who was seen mercilessly beating his girlfriend on tape, who was present when a woman was shot in the face, and she named him as her shooter, who repeatedly embarrassed and traumatized potential artists for ratings and has stolen millions of dollars from his artists—is somehow the injured party. The fact that people believe the person with the most power and has left a trail of documented disaster is the victim is not just a testament to their never interacting with reality, but also to their desire to harm others without relent. Additionally, Diddy’s entire persona has been grabbing money, so it’s telling that somehow when he gets money without regard to those he harmed, you know, like the artists he stole from, that’s not a problem, but the people he harmed asking for money is.
The desire to see Combs go free is a desire for lawlessness.
In a time where billionaires are fucking the world over, Combs took his pursuits to the most literal heights. Combs is a villainous ex-billionaire who destroyed lives to satisfy his depraved sexual fantasies, and people cheered him on, and continue to do so, because those people desire the opportunity to do the exact same things he did.
Domestic violence does not have a tax bracket, and in fact, women who are more affluent are less likely to report abuse due to social stigma and their partners having better access to high-powered legal counsel and political connections. According to Cassie Centura, when Diddy would beat her, he would hide her in a hotel for days while she healed; poor people don’t have access to that. Dave Chappelle comically showed people that Diddy was a tyrant 20 years ago, and people still cheered him on. Him being a shitty person is not news. It’s not that Diddy’s supporters don’t see him as a monster; it’s that they don’t see monsters as bad.
Diddy has demonstratively shown that he doesn’t fuck with poor people, but he will eagerly fuck them over, and there will still be someone working 9-9 and still not making ends meet, cheering him on. For them, Diddy doesn’t just represent someone who got out; he represents someone who got over. They, too, desire the ability to terrorize in the grandest way; to destroy without being taken down.
They see themselves as the God in Godzilla, lording themselves over the city without anyone being able to stop them or hold them down, but alas, they don’t have the Benjamins to make that happen.
