yeah well i grew up hanging out in detroit where racist skins would come to shows and fights would happen and cops would come and i learned at an early age _race does matter_..politics _matter_..if you choose to ignore it, if you choose to not be a force for change that is fine but i won't sit here and have someone preach that it doesn't..everything you do is political on some level
-kathleen >===== Original Message From tim maughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== george...you couldn't have said it better. it really upsets me to watch you all b*tch at each other like this. when i was a kid, techno was a unifying force...well, at least here in the UK. when i was 16 id sneak out of home and disappear down to london for the weekend..spend all the money i had...just to listen to techno in some dingy warehouse...or id be spending all saturday night running through the hiddle of but-f**k nowhere, chased by the cops, to try and find an illegal sound system somewhere... and the poeple i did this with - who i talked, danced, got high, and loved with - weren't ANY color. hey - yeah..they were black, asian, white, male, female, rich kids, ghetto kids, straight, gay, disabled...but no one cared. no one said anything. why? cos only one thing mattered: techno. on 3/4/01 3:46 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Let's try something folks: > > 1. Pick you favorite piece of Techno. > 2. Pop it in the CD player/turntable/tape deck or whatever. > 3. Put your headphones on. > 4. Sit down, relax. Press "Play" and close your eyes. > > When the track is done, open your eyes and hit "stop". Answer this > question: > > At any time while you were listening to that piece of music, did you think > about it's creator's race? > > No. Because it doesn't matter. > > Must we dwell on such superficial things like skin color? When you're in > that sweat box, standing in front of the speakers, listening to the dj > spin, moving your body to a 4/4 beat, in a circle checking out the break > dancers, in the chill out room, does it matter? > > When you've taken one too many pills, and the medics come, and the doctors > in the hospital pump your stomache, does his or her race make a difference? > > Remember when you were 3 or 4? In preschool, your friends are every color. > You played with everyone; did it matter then? > > Didn't think so. > > Why does it matter now? > > > > > TIMOTHY JOHNSON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 04/03/2001 09:20:08 AM > > To: 313@hyperreal.org > cc: > Subject: Re: [313] Race and Techno Annoyance > > > Ok let's see past the colors. Obviously it doesn't matter anyways. We > can't see what color each other is over the netwaves. That is one of the > beauties of the internet. If you ask me, race is not a problem. Sure it > would be great if we were all the same color, but we're not. Music as well > as the internet is a beauty in life that sees thru the colors and blends > the culture. Let's concentrate on the good things: music, uninhibited > conversation, fine foods, comfort, and did Imention music? Yeah techno > music--my personal favorite. Peace! > > WRAITH313 > www.mp3.com/wraith313 > -Keep it real, don't let the real keep you- > > > ________________________________________________ > PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. > http://www.peoplepc.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
