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From:
Jon Drukman
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Date:
Thu, 17 Mar 94 09:37:08 PST
Subject:
Re: race/gender of idm fans
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quoted 5 lines Just an observation, but does it seem to others that nearly everyone>Just an observation, but does it seem to others that nearly everyone >that is into techno and idm are white males? If you think this is true, >why is it? Tony Thorpe of Moody Boyz is the only non-white techno artist >I can think of. Are there any other black/hispanic/asian/etc artists or >techno/idm followers out there? On this list?
this is just untrue, actually. there are a lot of white males into it, but there is also a selection bias at work here because a majority of the people on the net are white males. so you're getting a skewed picture. if you go out to clubs here you'd see a huge diversity both in terms of gender and race. i can think of two techno artists working here in the bay area that i know personally who are not white. and a few more that i don't know who are not white. in fact, most of the DJs here that play harder stuff are women... we guys are just softies, i guess! Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@oracle.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.