On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Ben Browett wrote:
quoted 10 lines it's a hard genre for anyone to get into--i used to hate it! i> > it's a hard genre for anyone to get into--i used to hate it! i
> > couldn't really appreciate the broken rhythms and the abstract
> > sounds...but now i love it..it just took some time, and other sorts
> > of emotional and mental maturing.
>
> But as you say the mental attitude towards enjoying the music for both sexes
> is the same, but why aren't there as many females listening to it? Do you
> think it's more about male views of women not liking it than will actually
> be true and in so thinking this actually prevents women from getting into
> it?
i really don't know specifically what the reason is. i mean, i imagine
it's sociological in nature. and it's not wrong to want to encourage
women to listen to idm, but i just don't like how contrived it seems
to create a mailing list just for women to talk about idm, as though
our ideas about it would be so radically different than those of the
men on this list. sure, it's a pain to deal with people who are prejudiced
against women, i have had to do that all my life--but i don't like
'special treatment' of any kind. but whatever. to each his or her own.
i'm not going to look down on people who choose to join such a list,
or worry that i'm missing out on some special perspective.
it's music. of course we feel strongly about it.
and mmmmmmmm, that track off cottage industries 2, annexe disc 1:
'the force may be with you", by idmonster. *swoon*
also, i recommend 'second hand' by soehngenetic, off elektrolux.
-rachel (aka dj pie)
piesarenice.net
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