Re: [idm] So why was Plone dropped from Warp and not Mira Calix?
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not sure about penises, but agree about WARP and marketing.
quoted 40 lines that was the one of dumbest things I've ever read on this list...> that was the one of dumbest things I've ever read on this list...
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> > From: Mark [mailto:mef@ecst.csuchico.edu]
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> > Mira Calix has flair because
> > she's a rarity: a woman, let alone an attractive one, who makes
> > introvertedly abstract IDM music. Speaking from a marketing
> > perspective, this is money. Let's look at the target
> > audience: nerdy
> > indie/rock/electronic males. I hate to tell you this, but
> > marketing is
> > sexist. Marketing by definition has to put people in boxes
> > and play the
> > stereotype game. This proven to make money, and the larger
> > Warp gets,
> > in order to sustain themselves, they will need to rely more
> > and more on
> > generalizations in their marketing tactics. While Warp may not even
> > internally admit this, I bet its certainly one of the factors into
> > keeping her around. I'd be curious to see how she's selling.
> > And while
> > the self righteous subscribers here are too PC to admit it,
> > because they
> > have penises and testosterone, it's an element in their mind.
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