----- Original Message ----- From: "Arne Weinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [313] Black techno artists
> Again: > Is it really a question of the colour of the skin? This was discussed before. Arne, With no disrespect intended (I really love your music and your contributions to the list), I think a lot of Europeans have trouble relating to racial problems in the US (well, many Americans still believe in a color-blind uptopia too). Even some critical race theorists posit a future in which we can look *beyond* the color of one's skin (and this doesn't mean ignoring it). But at the moment, at least in America, this remains a utopian vision and not a reality. Case in point: racial injustice is still so pronounced in the US (and the evidence is still very clear today) that we have a month dedicated to celebration of African-American history, and more intensive educational focus on that neglected perspective on American and global history. So without re-hashing the debate about whether or not race is or should be an issue still in the US (or on this list), I would hope we could at least pay respect to Gerald's idea that we could recognize current influential African-American electronic music producers/DJs. It's a timely topic. Titonton's a great example! ...and like Gerald said, "how about Europe"? I for one, wouldn't know the color of a lot of European producer's skin to even comment. Tristan ---------- http://www.mp313.com <- Music http://www.metrotechno.net <- DC techno + more http://www.metatrackstudios.com <- DC DJ/Production studios http://phonopsia.tripod.com <- Hub [EMAIL PROTECTED] <- email <FrogboyMCI> <- AOL Instant Messenger --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
