What is Racism?

Rizlared

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I don't know about other countries, here we have a high profile music awards ceremony called the MOBOs

The Music Of Black Origin awards.

Now the existence of these awards gives non black racists (as, let's be fair, black racists exist) ammunition. They say such things as "you wouldn't be allowed a music of white origin awards ceremony"

Would a music of white origin awards ceremony be deemed racist?

Ignoring this...as people suffering confirmation bias (by definition, racists) will cherry pick anything that reinforces that belief, what troubles me is a conversation I had with an ex colleague some years ago.

Her name was (and presumably still is) Michelle, who, it's necessary to add, was a young black woman.

It went like this...

Michelle: " are you watching the mobos tonight?"

Me: "nah, with the exception of the mercury music awards, i don't bother with awards ceremonies"

Michelle: "I've never watched the mercuries. I only watch the MOBOs. Oasis & all that, that's white boy music, what's that got to do with me?"

^^^^^this is my problem^^^^^

You see, the MOBOs are doing nothing more than shifting units by selling identity (and exacerbating issues in the process)

Oasis....a rock and roll band.

rock and roll origins....Chuck Berry, Little Richard

before that the blues

So a band like Oasis, by definition, is music of black origin.

So my issue here isn't the existence of the MOBOs but how their limited format can help shape a negative, and inaccurate, outlook.

Michelle was obviously within her rights for any band to not resonate with her...but for her to do so on racial grounds irrespective of the history of black music i find troubling
 

UncleBuck

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I don't know about other countries, here we have a high profile music awards ceremony called the MOBOs

The Music Of Black Origin awards.

Now the existence of these awards gives non black racists (as, let's be fair, black racists exist) ammunition. They say such things as "you wouldn't be allowed a music of white origin awards ceremony"

Would a music of white origin awards ceremony be deemed racist?

Ignoring this...as people suffering confirmation bias (by definition, racists) will cherry pick anything that reinforces that belief, what troubles me is a conversation I had with an ex colleague some years ago.

Her name was (and presumably still is) Michelle, who, it's necessary to add, was a young black woman.

It went like this...

Michelle: " are you watching the mobos tonight?"

Me: "nah, with the exception of the mercury music awards, i don't bother with awards ceremonies"

Michelle: "I've never watched the mercuries. I only watch the MOBOs. Oasis & all that, that's white boy music, what's that got to do with me?"

^^^^^this is my problem^^^^^

You see, the MOBOs are doing nothing more than shifting units by selling identity (and exacerbating issues in the process)

Oasis....a rock and roll band.

rock and roll origins....Chuck Berry, Little Richard

before that the blues

So a band like Oasis, by definition, is music of black origin.

So my issue here isn't the existence of the MOBOs but how their limited format can help shape a negative, and inaccurate, outlook.

Michelle was obviously within her rights for any band to not resonate with her...but for her to do so on racial grounds irrespective of the history of black music i find troubling

monumentally fucking dumb.
 

Big_Lou

Well-Known Member
I don't know about other countries, here we have a high profile music awards ceremony called the MOBOs

The Music Of Black Origin awards.

Now the existence of these awards gives non black racists (as, let's be fair, black racists exist) ammunition. They say such things as "you wouldn't be allowed a music of white origin awards ceremony"

Would a music of white origin awards ceremony be deemed racist?

Ignoring this...as people suffering confirmation bias (by definition, racists) will cherry pick anything that reinforces that belief, what troubles me is a conversation I had with an ex colleague some years ago.

Her name was (and presumably still is) Michelle, who, it's necessary to add, was a young black woman.

It went like this...

Michelle: " are you watching the mobos tonight?"

Me: "nah, with the exception of the mercury music awards, i don't bother with awards ceremonies"

Michelle: "I've never watched the mercuries. I only watch the MOBOs. Oasis & all that, that's white boy music, what's that got to do with me?"

^^^^^this is my problem^^^^^

You see, the MOBOs are doing nothing more than shifting units by selling identity (and exacerbating issues in the process)

Oasis....a rock and roll band.

rock and roll origins....Chuck Berry, Little Richard

before that the blues

So a band like Oasis, by definition, is music of black origin.

So my issue here isn't the existence of the MOBOs but how their limited format can help shape a negative, and inaccurate, outlook.

Michelle was obviously within her rights for any band to not resonate with her...but for her to do so on racial grounds irrespective of the history of black music i find troubling
TL/rambling racist manifesto.

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Rizlared

Well-Known Member
To call someone stupid or tell them they are wrong.... without detailing why you believe that...is valueless.

Trolling

The usual suspects roll out insults... some of whom hurl the 'racist' tag at people with regularity and yet they appear to not understand what is or isn't racist.

It's almost as though you have zero interest in discussing issues.

It comes across as a group of people with more opinions than knowledge, collectively shouting down anyone using a forum that they want to control.

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