Pathetic is one word that comes to mind when I recall Joe Marougi’s past contributions to this listserv.
Are you sad that I’m smart or triggered by truth? Denise > On Oct 24, 2018, at 11:32, Joe Marougi <jmaro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wow Denise you must really be fun at parties. What the hell are you talking > about? > > That was an amazing video tribute to Drexciya and the “oppressive white > woman” was blowing them the whole time with mad props!? > > Maybe you’re forgetting a few things: > > - RA (or no one at all for that matter) are OBLIGATED to do anything in a > certain way. Their money, their resources, their business. As long as it was > done with integrity and factual etc then there shouldn’t be a problem with > it. > > - Apparenly they felt that the woman had the voice they wanted to lead the > video. Umm, let’s see...maybe because the fucking AUDIENCE they target look > and sound like her?? And again, it’s their dime not yours or mine. > > - Instead of being pumped that a documentary like this was released and > hopefully generated some more awareness for very well-deserved artists you > have to come in with your miserable take and try to shit on it. > > - You’re the only racist here by saying that a white person can’t make > something about black people, especially when it’s geared towards MORE white > people (their audience). > > - For fucks sake, this was a totally positive project and you’re trying to > make them out to be slave owners. Are you jelly that you didn’t make it?? > > The only thing that sucks is if they used my man Andrew’s interview without > asking him, but that’s far from any sort of racial bias or angle. > > That’s like someone starving being given food then complaining it isn’t filet > mignon. > > Pathetic. > > > >> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 7:06 AM Denise Dalphond <denisedalph...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> I love Drexciya. And it's really cool to be able to hear from James Stinson >> still in 2018, thanks to Andrew Duke. And it's pretty amazing that Andrew >> Duke did that interview. It's a priceless artifact. I could go on! >> >> Resident Advisor didn't credit Andrew Duke when they first posted the video, >> and why is there a white woman's british voice narrating? It's off putting. >> They're using the voice of the colonizer to tell the story of brilliant, >> musical escape from enslavement and forced labor. Escape from the colonizer. >> >> Oh here goes Denise, making everything about race. But this actually all the >> way super duper is all about race and racism. >> >> And how much electronic music culture coverage is based in europe, the >> birthplace of imperialism and colonialism? A lot. >> >> Music fans and writers should be more concerned about preserving and >> protecting and respecting the culture that made this music. >> >> Why didn't they ask Cornelius Harris to narrate? Why didn't they ask John >> Collins to narrate? That would be meaningful to artists and fans alike. >> >> >> >> Denise >> >> >> >> Denise Dalphond, Ph.D. >> ethnomusicologist >> schoolcraftwax.work >> >> >>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 9:47 AM Jeff Davis <j...@jeffreyjdavis.com> wrote: >>> Pretty sure most of you saw this already but I thought this short >>> video did a good job encapsulating and contextualizing the concepts >>> behind Drexciya. >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgG-QiChiA8 >>> >>> includes a snippet from an Andrew Duke interview as well!! >>> >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> Jeffrey J Davis >>> >>> j...@jeffreyjdavis.com >>> >>> www.jeffreyjdavis.com >>> >>> 218.833.2847
