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So it's really not about skin color any more, right? Aeryn Send a noteboard - 23/03/2010 09:12:20 PM
Namely, that calling something "black music" means that only black people (are supposed to) enjoy listening to it. Can't it mean that a) it originated among black people, and/or b) most artists within the genre are black, without implying c) it appeals exclusively (or even just mostly) to black listeners?


Yes. But the ad is making the opposite point - it says that black music = dark skin color. The darker, the more authentic.
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Is it racist?: Commercial for Jazz/Soul radio Artsapat - 22/03/2010 01:47:45 PM 2692 Views
I'd say that's pretty racist. LadyLorraine - 22/03/2010 01:53:59 PM 688 Views
I don't think it's racist at all MalkierKnight - 22/03/2010 07:15:55 PM 723 Views
Uh. Rebekah - 22/03/2010 09:36:35 PM 833 Views
Re: Uh. MalkierKnight - 29/03/2010 07:03:14 PM 770 Views
I'm not Dutch, but that was a pretty ignornant claim Larry - 29/03/2010 07:20:09 PM 704 Views
Re: I'm not Dutch, but that was a pretty ignornant claim MalkierKnight - 29/03/2010 07:28:34 PM 796 Views
Not "higher" nor "lower," but "different" would be the word to use here Larry - 29/03/2010 07:46:15 PM 638 Views
Re: Not "higher" nor "lower," but "different" would be the word to use here MalkierKnight - 29/03/2010 07:53:56 PM 589 Views
An illustration of Larry's point... Legolas - 29/03/2010 08:14:55 PM 658 Views
This. ~points at Larry's post~ *NM* Rebekah - 29/03/2010 07:42:35 PM 404 Views
Re: This. ~points at Larry's post~ MalkierKnight - 29/03/2010 07:57:30 PM 679 Views
Um. Rebekah - 29/03/2010 08:00:54 PM 831 Views
Re: Um. MalkierKnight - 29/03/2010 08:44:31 PM 620 Views
My question for you was on that one line that Larry responded to. Rebekah - 29/03/2010 08:46:26 PM 650 Views
She agrees with you about it not being racist - she had issues with your "crude" comment. Legolas - 29/03/2010 08:59:44 PM 651 Views
I was thinking the same thing as Rebekah Artsapat - 23/03/2010 07:15:51 AM 694 Views
I don't see it ironclad - 22/03/2010 08:19:31 PM 687 Views
+1 *NM* Floffe - 22/03/2010 08:30:01 PM 390 Views
Re: +2 *NM* Wibble - 22/03/2010 09:53:43 PM 387 Views
Re: +3 *NM* Rebekah - 22/03/2010 10:00:55 PM 365 Views
i'd say the actions in the commercial are more racist than the words LadyLorraine - 22/03/2010 10:00:02 PM 681 Views
It would not float here in the US Larry - 22/03/2010 10:07:08 PM 690 Views
Agreed. Joel - 23/03/2010 05:36:14 AM 843 Views
Could you please expand on one point in your reasoning? Floffe - 23/03/2010 07:20:31 AM 689 Views
It's not race specific music if it's enjoyed/performed/presented by various races. Joel - 23/03/2010 07:32:33 AM 922 Views
MOBO snoopcester - 23/03/2010 10:20:22 AM 634 Views
Nice term, if a bit clumsy Floffe - 23/03/2010 11:10:34 AM 651 Views
The trouble lies in historical neuroses cooked in our melting pot, I think. Joel - 23/03/2010 11:29:06 AM 687 Views
I suspect so as well snoopcester - 23/03/2010 12:32:00 PM 776 Views
Well, the thing is, "American" is PURELY a culture, not a race. Joel - 23/03/2010 01:55:59 PM 881 Views
That's part of what I was thinking Artsapat - 23/03/2010 07:50:19 AM 1009 Views
Only if it's racist to mention the fact that different races exist. Which seems to be the US view. Tim - 23/03/2010 09:24:23 AM 678 Views
Agreed snoopcester - 23/03/2010 10:21:59 AM 705 Views
Some people are like that, yes, but at least it isn't the "accepted" media position. Yet. *NM* Tim - 23/03/2010 11:01:47 AM 356 Views
Not at all, the problem is when people seem to say something is exclusive to a given race. Joel - 23/03/2010 11:51:06 AM 919 Views
I agree with some of what you say, but I think you're assuming more than is warranted. Tim - 23/03/2010 02:33:34 PM 646 Views
perhaps not as default... LadyLorraine - 23/03/2010 03:08:19 PM 710 Views
The term encompasses listeners, performers and presenters. Joel - 23/03/2010 04:42:55 PM 728 Views
So it's really not about skin color any more, right? Aeryn - 23/03/2010 09:12:20 PM 767 Views
it's racist and unacceptable. Aeryn - 23/03/2010 09:07:10 PM 806 Views
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