Ive been on 313 for 1 day, I first subbed in about 94, but left after 3 years because of these endless threads which don't belong here (not on this scale). So do I unsub again after 1 Day?!! Id rather not! Come on. Drop it.
Steve Taylor > 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] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
