Appreciated your thoughts, David and Kent. And, yes, very telling that here it is a couple of days and still only us 3 white men took the time to contribute. Poor wifi out in the country for a while helping my parents out so not able to be more responsive. Andrew
On Wed., Aug. 19, 2020, 1:19 p.m. kent williams, <chaircrus...@gmail.com> wrote: > Don't worry, the main grief-giver is gone, likely hunkered down in their > Ypsi spite-bunker, telling anyone who'll listen how lame this e-mail list > is. > > Frankie Hutchinson is right on, and more than just her words. The focus of > Discwoman (on women/nonbinary/people of color) created careers for new, > unique voices in dance music, and she's had to deal with a lot of dragging > from people who can't handle the idea of people other than white men > calling the shots. > > The world of dance music has room for all sorts of people, even white men > ;-) but it's clear that the black erasure needs to stop. And the people > feeling attacked over this issue need to open their ears. When > under-represented (and underpaid) artists & DJs are given a chance, they > enlarge and deepen the music. The whole idea that 'affirmative action' is > reverse racism is so stupid. What happens when an effort is made to > include the underrepresented? It exposes whole worlds of talented artists > that were previously ignored. > > So this thread so far is 3 white guys talking, so I'm going to shut up now. > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 9:30 PM Andrew Duke <andrewdukecognit...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> [I am still shaking my head about the extended insanity that erupted on >> this list the last time I shared a link to dweller (their Juneteeth post >> compiling a listing of 60 articles related to techno's black history.) Not >> in a mood to be trifled with. Do some deep research before you give me >> grief again about my posts aiming to inform and possibly start discussions >> done with respect. Black is spelled "black" in their posts (likely stylized >> lowercase presentations) and I am posting this (below) verbatim. Ash Lauryn >> has written for them. Her sister, The AM, is one of the best new DJs out >> there. And yesteday I literally deleted all music from and related to Kevin >> Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Terrence Dixon, and Scan 7 from my collection. >> Those artists have been HUGE for me, some for 32+ years, but I am not >> interested in supporting artists who do not truly support women in a world >> already full of so many challenges. Check my Facebook if you want more info >> about how I feel. Check Jeff Mills' FB page where people fell over >> themselves yesterday to like the sharing of a June 11 article that trotted >> out more B3 repetition and failed to, once again, acknowledge women. Not >> leaving the list, but getting tired of little effort being made to provide >> what this list could be if more contributed. There are so many talented >> voices here who remain silent. Debate earnestly with diplomacy; take a deep >> breath and reread before you post, though: the internet is forever. Andrew >> Duke >> "Dweller electronics >> writings from a black perspective >> >> Posted on August 18, 2020 >> business techno matters: how those who have the most sacrifice the least >> by frankie decaiza hutchinson" >> >> https://dwellerforever.blog/2020/08/18/business-techno-matters-how-those-who-have-the-most-sacrifice-the-least/ >> >
