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.
Is it racist?: Commercial for Jazz/Soul radio
22/03/2010 01:47:45 PM
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I don't think it's racist at all
22/03/2010 07:15:55 PM
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Uh.
22/03/2010 09:36:35 PM
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Re: Uh.
29/03/2010 07:03:14 PM
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I'm not Dutch, but that was a pretty ignornant claim
29/03/2010 07:20:09 PM
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Re: I'm not Dutch, but that was a pretty ignornant claim
29/03/2010 07:28:34 PM
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Not "higher" nor "lower," but "different" would be the word to use here
29/03/2010 07:46:15 PM
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Re: Not "higher" nor "lower," but "different" would be the word to use here
29/03/2010 07:53:56 PM
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This. ~points at Larry's post~ *NM*
29/03/2010 07:42:35 PM
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Re: This. ~points at Larry's post~
29/03/2010 07:57:30 PM
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Um.
29/03/2010 08:00:54 PM
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Re: Um.
29/03/2010 08:44:31 PM
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My question for you was on that one line that Larry responded to.
29/03/2010 08:46:26 PM
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She agrees with you about it not being racist - she had issues with your "crude" comment.
29/03/2010 08:59:44 PM
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I don't see it
22/03/2010 08:19:31 PM
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i'd say the actions in the commercial are more racist than the words
22/03/2010 10:00:02 PM
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It would not float here in the US
22/03/2010 10:07:08 PM
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Agreed.
23/03/2010 05:36:14 AM
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Could you please expand on one point in your reasoning?
23/03/2010 07:20:31 AM
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It's not race specific music if it's enjoyed/performed/presented by various races.
23/03/2010 07:32:33 AM
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MOBO
23/03/2010 10:20:22 AM
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The trouble lies in historical neuroses cooked in our melting pot, I think.
23/03/2010 11:29:06 AM
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Only if it's racist to mention the fact that different races exist. Which seems to be the US view.
23/03/2010 09:24:23 AM
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Agreed
23/03/2010 10:21:59 AM
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Some people are like that, yes, but at least it isn't the "accepted" media position. Yet. *NM*
23/03/2010 11:01:47 AM
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Not at all, the problem is when people seem to say something is exclusive to a given race.
23/03/2010 11:51:06 AM
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I agree with some of what you say, but I think you're assuming more than is warranted.
23/03/2010 02:33:34 PM
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So it's really not about skin color any more, right?
23/03/2010 09:12:20 PM
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