Ha ha ha ha, bitter sarcasm is uncalled for Mr. Millar, but I would imagine
me calling U a bitch is too, so we are even on that score!
How is this.........I rant and Rave about B12, Stasis and John B. no of whom
is African American!.........And I not once mentioned white, i do believe,
in any of my post, save this one.........but I wouldnt head down that path
if I were U, being that U are so sick of it!
Where is my freind Mercenary at, I need one order of cement shoes Merc!
Now let us see, who began this racial ball moving anyway! Hmmmmmmm, perhaps
its loaded in the words................Awwwwhhh shit I am just wasting
time................
Hk!
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> From: Tom Millar [SMTP:tmillar@utkux.utcc.utk.edu]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 2:57 PM
> To: tomas@yirku.com
> Cc: nordberg; multsanta@sprynet.com; idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: (idm) The sociology of Trip Hop
>
> White suburban dwellers are the root of all evil, you see.
>
> It's quite simple, really. White suburbanites are the only group massive
> and presumably privileged enough to attack at random for all the
> problems within America. The white suburbs have no voice of their own
> and thus can be lambasted at will for all the shit that happens in this
> country without fear of backlash.
>
> If you live in a major metropolis, not only do you get to see all the
> cool shows, you also get to talk down to anybody who lives anywhere
> else, since the city is where 'everything happens, man.' Any
> contribution to the arts by a person from outside the city can be easily
> derided simply because of its geographic origin. Plus, black Americans
> automatically get double quality points for everything they do since all
> of us white folk spend so much time shitting on them, or at least we
> used to. I'm fucking sick of it, because according to this equation
> nothing I put out has any merit compared to, say, DJ Spooky. Fuck A
> Bunch Of That.
>
> I hate this entire argument- I wish I could just forget what color every
> artist I ever listened to was or what city/country/scene they came from.
> The whole business can be distilled down to simple elitism and the
> insatiable human desire to pigeonhole everything.
>
> Just listen to the music and see if you like it; the art is what belongs
> under the microscope, never the artist or his intentions. Last time I
> checked, the combination of politics and art was called propaganda
> (socialist realism, anyone)?
>
> Tom