>did any of the halifax people on the list >see the article in _the coast_ about stinkin' rich >and misogyny/sexism? comments, anyone? > Not a Halifax people but I did read the article this evening. Not knowing, Stinkin' (or do I have to call him Mr Rich?) I have to assume that he was sincere in his explanantion and that he was misunderstood by the author of the piece. A couple of things struck me though. 1)If she misunderstood his intent, and she seems, at least from the article to be intelligent and capable of objective and critical thought, what must the other less mentally robust members of the audience have taken away from it? It reminds me of the John Doe interview a few weeks ago in *The History Of RnR - PuNk* show where he talked about having to stop playing an anti-rape song because the nazis in the audience started thinking it was a pro-rape song. Subtlety is often lost on boneheads. 2) Stinkin' mentions his love of the NYC rap scene and how they are not misogynistic like the Miami and west coast artists. I guess that wouldn't include PE because Flavor Flav, to put it mildly, has been invloved in some non-feminist activities. Digable Planets are mentioned, rightly so as positive influences (Blowout Comb is a great record) - could that be because they are a sexually mixed group. (interestingly they are also not native NYers) Off the top of my head I can't think of another group with male and female rappers.
Man, talking about hip hop on sloanet - it *has* been a wacky week. yo yo yo yo yo boyeeeee jfb PS Friz Freleng died today. If you don't know who he was - find out. He was one of the few about whom you could say that he made this a planet worth visiting.
