How to handle hate in American Musical Heritage
Oct 17, 2020 13:03:51 GMT
Post by Sanjay Gupton on Oct 17, 2020 13:03:51 GMT
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It's 9 AM. I don't see this making 10.
Brad says:
An article in The NY Times about what to do about racist songs when issuing a collection on American folk music.
How to Handle the Hate in America’s Musical Heritage
“Lance Ledbetter was buying sweet Georgia peaches near downtown Atlanta on a sweltering June morning when he realized he was about to make a potentially catastrophic mistake: His record label, the Grammy-winning archival bastion Dust-to-Digital, would soon release its first racist songs.”
He and his wife decided they couldn’t release the racist songs, a move that didn’t meet universal acceptance.
DRM jumps in:
Joy to the world. The American South, that gave the world jazz, rockabilly, gospel, the blues, early rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and roots music gets thrown under the bus for past sins. Unheard of!
River of Song: Music Along the River
Mark Winstanley:
I am not one that likes racism from any perspective, or from any group against any other group, it is so ridiculous it makes my head spin and makes me angry... skin pigment and facial features are such a stupid thing to care about.... but anyhow ....
To some degree I am not sure it is a good idea to pretend things never existed. Observation of historical stupidity is in some ways an important thing. If we ignore the realities of life and history, then ignorance becomes the norm.
I guess to some extent it really depends on what exactly we are talking about, when we say a certain lyric is racist or whatever. Context is terribly important, and very often ignored, or not understood.
Somewhat dangerous, but interesting topic
I just don't see this not turning into some real Nazi craziness real fast.
It's 9 AM. I don't see this making 10.
Brad says:
An article in The NY Times about what to do about racist songs when issuing a collection on American folk music.
How to Handle the Hate in America’s Musical Heritage
“Lance Ledbetter was buying sweet Georgia peaches near downtown Atlanta on a sweltering June morning when he realized he was about to make a potentially catastrophic mistake: His record label, the Grammy-winning archival bastion Dust-to-Digital, would soon release its first racist songs.”
He and his wife decided they couldn’t release the racist songs, a move that didn’t meet universal acceptance.
DRM jumps in:
Joy to the world. The American South, that gave the world jazz, rockabilly, gospel, the blues, early rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and roots music gets thrown under the bus for past sins. Unheard of!
River of Song: Music Along the River
Mark Winstanley:
I am not one that likes racism from any perspective, or from any group against any other group, it is so ridiculous it makes my head spin and makes me angry... skin pigment and facial features are such a stupid thing to care about.... but anyhow ....
To some degree I am not sure it is a good idea to pretend things never existed. Observation of historical stupidity is in some ways an important thing. If we ignore the realities of life and history, then ignorance becomes the norm.
I guess to some extent it really depends on what exactly we are talking about, when we say a certain lyric is racist or whatever. Context is terribly important, and very often ignored, or not understood.
Somewhat dangerous, but interesting topic
I just don't see this not turning into some real Nazi craziness real fast.