From Kelley Hackett Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 20:01
I didnt make the comment but I will help U out! He probably made the comment out of a lucid understanding of the cultural climate in America! He probably knows the long history of cultural rapping of other cultures by American Capitalist! In fact for a more detailed perspective, he probably understands that when a large cultural force and or movement emerges in African American, Latino, Hispanic, Asian cultures and others, they always become "watered" down for wider consumption, which consequently leads to more money for??????? He probably thought, when making the comment, U know, I have to be honest to myself and drop my racial and National pride, its funny how American commercialism and Capitalism has engulfed cultural movements Like Reggae, Jazz, Blues and now hip-hop! And if he didnt think all this to his self, I sure did when he posted it! Hk! > -----Original Message----- > From: Tomas Jirku [SMTP:xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx] > Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 1:23 PM > To: xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx > Subject: Re: (idm) Trip Hop You Don't Stop > > >an issue at all, it's CULTURE. my problem is when this music is > >specifically watered down by suburbanites for suburban consumption. if > >you're going to partake in other cultures, please have respect for the > >culture. When someone feels a need to steal this culture and water it > down > >to make it more palatable for people of your own culture, > > where the hell did you come up with a comment like that? please explain > the validity of it to us all. > > tomas