From Kelley Hackett Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 21:11
From Kelley Hackett Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 21:11
Ha ha ha ha, bitter sarcasm is uncalled for Mr. Millar, but I would imagine me calling U a bitch is too, so we are even on that score! How is this.........I rant and Rave about B12, Stasis and John B. no of whom is African American!.........And I not once mentioned white, i do believe, in any of my post, save this one.........but I wouldnt head down that path if I were U, being that U are so sick of it! Where is my freind Mercenary at, I need one order of cement shoes Merc! Now let us see, who began this racial ball moving anyway! Hmmmmmmm, perhaps its loaded in the words................Awwwwhhh shit I am just wasting time................ Hk! > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Millar [SMTP:xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxx] > Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 2:57 PM > To: xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx > Cc: nordberg; xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx; xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx > Subject: Re: (idm) The sociology of Trip Hop > > White suburban dwellers are the root of all evil, you see. > > It's quite simple, really. White suburbanites are the only group massive > and presumably privileged enough to attack at random for all the > problems within America. The white suburbs have no voice of their own > and thus can be lambasted at will for all the shit that happens in this > country without fear of backlash. > > If you live in a major metropolis, not only do you get to see all the > cool shows, you also get to talk down to anybody who lives anywhere > else, since the city is where 'everything happens, man.' Any > contribution to the arts by a person from outside the city can be easily > derided simply because of its geographic origin. Plus, black Americans > automatically get double quality points for everything they do since all > of us white folk spend so much time shitting on them, or at least we > used to. I'm fucking sick of it, because according to this equation > nothing I put out has any merit compared to, say, DJ Spooky. Fuck A > Bunch Of That. > > I hate this entire argument- I wish I could just forget what color every > artist I ever listened to was or what city/country/scene they came from. > The whole business can be distilled down to simple elitism and the > insatiable human desire to pigeonhole everything. > > Just listen to the music and see if you like it; the art is what belongs > under the microscope, never the artist or his intentions. Last time I > checked, the combination of politics and art was called propaganda > (socialist realism, anyone)? > > Tom