Re: the most spiritual

From: Max Rocha (maxrocha@pacbell.net)
Date: Sun Apr 01 2001 - 19:33:23 CEST

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    True, this "black & white" thing is sure getting old. I agree on the note
    that there are more races/ethnicities, and actually, human diversity issues
    at stakes that needs to be addressed & be brought to our awareness. A good
    example would be the Elson's struggle as a Filipino American. When one
    hears a beat, would one think of, wow, could this be a Filipino American's
    tune?

    Personally, I think that that the tunnel vision of black & white mentality
    applies to all spectrum of society. As an Asian American social worker
    working with run away youth, I see & hear lots of stereotypes about run
    aways... One of which is "Aren't they mostly white or black kids?" Don't
    forget that there are more than Black & White people around.

    I'm now thinking of Ken Burns' Jazz. Can we really drop the history of
    black jazz artists' struggle & the exploitation that they have faced? I
    associate this art form with not only rhythm & beats, but with also history
    & culture, & the struggle from the past to the present. If we don't talk
    about differences, there will be no understanding & no tolerance. I think
    that when people talk about their similiarities with others, they are
    avoiding their personal discomfort with the differences they have with the
    others.

    Max

    > At 06:51 PM 3/31/01 +0200, Jeroen van der Ent wrote:
    > >
    > >Can we drop this black & white thing please? I've heard it to much. There
    > >ain't no thing as claiming music for a race

    > I think all of us are on the same boat here. However, for some of us, like
    > it or not, race matters do play a large role in our lives. The only way we
    > can overcome all the problems with it is to bring our issues out into the
    > open, express them and discuss them If we keep them bottled up inside
    > (voluntarily or involuntarily), 100 years from now they'll still be
    bottled
    > up inside.
    >
    > Elson
    >
    >



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