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
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/
>
