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From:
schematik
To:
Mxyzptlk , idm listy
Date:
Mon, 06 Jan 2003 12:26:06 -0600
Subject:
Re: [idm] pdm
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i am officially calling this thread dead by mentioning nazis. goodwin's law in now in effect. it would come sooner or later. --- "i watch what we created. what was music from the future, turn to popstar puppetry." --Juan Atkins, Update ?delegg transer http://www.fucktrance.org On Mon, 06 Jan 2003 10:56:13 Mxyzptlk wrote:
quoted 59 lines Breaking it down a bit:>Breaking it down a bit: >*Saying* that the term "IDM" is racist may be construed as racist (as if >there is a race which is excluded from "intelligence"). >The argument about whether the term "IDM" is a good one and whether >anything should replace it has recurred so often and for so long (archives, >anyone?) that it must have a supernatural origin. >FS lists and FA lists have been around and an accepted part of the list >(for good or ill) for ages as well, but they apparently are welcomed to >some extent by a degree of the populace and have some kind of function - >unlike the perennial rehash of the term "IDM" which evokes no light and >often heat. >Mikrolux is a lovely label. > > jeff > > >At 10:49 PM 1/5/2003, ben gill wrote: >>the link between calling music "IDM" and racism seems >>so completely ridiculous I can't even begin to form a >>response. This thread being demonic is so ridiculous >>I can't even begin to form a response. Just put the >>messages in the same file as the Guidance/Ebay posts. >> >> >>oye, snow.... >> >>Ben >> >>ps, "wevie stonder" is the best name I've ever heard >>in my life, no joke. Big ups. >> >> >>--- Mxyzptlk <jpklein@telocity.com> wrote: >> > The construing of it as being such is what I would >> > consider racist. >> > This thread is demonic. Let's cast it out (now that >> > I have had a say :-). >> > jeff >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > At 07:09 PM 1/5/2003, D. Wagner wrote: >> > >I've also heard the argument made somewhere that >> > the "intelligent" in IDM >> > >was thought to have an almost racist connotation >> > for a while. Has anybody >> > >else heard this as well? >> > > >> > >DW > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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