Hello Tristan!
First of all I don't want to start a mess or something! Really not! I didn't knew about the celebration month for African-American history. Maybe I'm a dreamer but I also hope that there will be a color-blind utopia. I just was scared about another senseless discussion about which "color" is doing the better music. I remember a discussion some months ago. Somebody posted that real 313 related music should not be produced by white people. I don't want to read such messages anymore! Sorry if anybody feels angry about it! Arne > 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 > Arne Weinberg KEYNOTE Rec. formerly known as GROUND ZERO Rec. / STARBABY Rec. *************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
