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re: ‘Dangerous gatekeeping’: why is country music still resistant to diversity?

Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:07 pm to
Posted by narddogg81
Vancouver
Member since Jan 2012
19720 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:07 pm to
Ever heard of Ray Charles?
Posted by oogabooga68
Member since Nov 2018
27194 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:09 pm to
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They all died as a result of the lack of diversity in country music.


I for one was disappointed that Covid wasn't the Walking Dead Level virus it was advertised to be.

Only a Global level event is going to allow the world to rid itself of all these worthless, weak POS like the author.

If the dead start rising from their graves, he and his ilk will be the first to be eaten.
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
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Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:14 pm to
It's not just country music. Sky diving, ski jumping and deep sea diving are also guilty of systemic racism.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
96663 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:14 pm to
Doing it to pander to an overseas audience was part of what posted off people so bad.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
96663 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:18 pm to
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Morris’ success was not only held up by country music executives as a shining example of change in the industry, but she also consistently used her platform to “talk about the importance of making folks of colour and LGBTQ+ people more visible in the industry”, explains Dr Francesca Royster, author of Black Country Music.


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Six years later, Morris is getting “the hell out” of country music citing an industry that celebrates people “proud to be misogynistic and racist and homophobic and transphobic”.


TLDR - She wanted to “start a discussion” by attempting to educate country music fans on racial and alphabet issues. She didn’t like what the result was.


People don’t like it when they get lectured to about why they should feel differently about something they disagree with. As she is showing.
Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
7138 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:25 pm to
When they say “We just want to start a Discussion” what they actually mean is “You listen to me you bigot, do not talk, & you must abide by my views”.
Posted by Antoninus
Ravenna
Member since Sep 2023
1089 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:29 pm to
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Ever heard of Ray Charles?
A great R&B singer, with an occasional Country crossover.

Charley Pride makes your point much better. That man was a quintessential Country singer.
This post was edited on 10/4/23 at 12:48 pm
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
141013 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:30 pm to
Excellent point, Hank.
Posted by stormyhog
Arkansas
Member since Oct 2009
443 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:31 pm to
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This is a couple weeks old at least and not worth caring about


Then don’t post here, a-hole
Posted by oogabooga68
Member since Nov 2018
27194 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:32 pm to
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Excellent point, Hank.


He's not Hank!!!!

He's Locke.....
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
96663 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:38 pm to
And they really don’t like it when, instead of treating them like an enlightening messiah, you tell them to frick off and directions of how to get there.
Posted by neverbefore
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2023
43 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:43 pm to
LGBTQ and media inclusion consultant? Inclusion into what? Jeffery's home, family, friends, community, circle of cohorts? Hell no. Jeffery wants inclusion for you and yours and all the elements of your life and family listed above, and so he writes about it to prove how much more sensitive and righteous he is than the rest of us, but be involved in any of it, I doubt it, just like most fuc's of his ilk.
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
26812 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:45 pm to
Didn't realize you could make certain people enjoy certain types of music.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
96663 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:46 pm to
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Didn't realize you could make certain people enjoy certain types of music.


They certainly try. People who hate rap music are apparently racist despite Keith Richards saying it is shite “music” because he hates being yelled at.
Posted by Diamondawg
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2006
32427 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:48 pm to
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Maren Morris won her first Grammy award for best country solo performance with her debut single, My Church
Not going to get into all of that but you ought look up Home Free Vocal Band doing My Church. Impressive.
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
63694 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:50 pm to
Well, whites make up about 85 per cent of the country, so it inevitably works out that way
Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
16001 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:50 pm to
I thought that a music genre reflected the interests and concerns of its listeners, not someone's idea of what a diverse population should look like.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
96663 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:56 pm to
Any medium which doesn’t kowtow to their alphabet overlords is to be destroyed.

Hence what happened with GamerGate in which gamers as a whole got pissed and rebelled because certain developers were using their sex and orientation as a weapon and the gaming press covered for her because they all supported her. And didn’t see how having a group chat in which the media members coordinated a response wasn’t exactly what they were accused of doing.
This post was edited on 10/4/23 at 12:57 pm
Posted by Diamondawg
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2006
32427 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:58 pm to
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I thought that a music genre reflected the interests and concerns of its listeners, not someone's idea of what a diverse population should look like.

Yeah - think Bud Light fiasco. Got to know your audience.
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
12786 posts
Posted on 10/4/23 at 1:00 pm to
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Liberals: All black = diversity


Except for their own position. They need to keep that. Everything else? Di-ver-si-tee
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