Anyone else bored of 'racism' yet?

**0james0** · 11-11-2011 08:30 PM

I actually find it a bit odd when on the radio they might describe a station as black music. I thinks it's too exclusive and quite demeaning. What exactly is black music?

That's national radio saying that.

I also find the MOBO awards weird, it's a really celebrated award, but only for music of black origin. I can't help but think that music of white origin award would be considered racist.

I also think that black people are now the least racially abused. Muslims and so on get it worse from all angles. Far more stereotyping.

**Andre** · 11-11-2011 09:27 PM

I'm a connoisseur and instigator of black humor are our days numbered?

**Gandalf** · 11-12-2011 01:20 AM

Well said James. I have never got the MOBO's eithers and people would find it weird to have an award celebrating only 'white' music.

Nonsense really.

**Mark TKO** · 11-12-2011 08:49 AM

yes well said James - couldn't rep you as must have done so yesterday so I need to 'spread it around'....

**generalbulldog** · 11-13-2011 08:37 AM

Say what you want, but multiculturalism has failed imo. EVen some harvard professor agrees on that.

**Jimanuel Boogustus** · 11-13-2011 09:16 AM

Who, Professor Green?

No seriously,

I'm not sure what to think of the MOBO's either... I mean, it's good that someone decided to celebrate and give credence to music that is (was) less coveted (in Britain) and I guess that had to call it something but... I dunno, yeah just seems like maybe these genres have a voice now. I mean what cerain artis wining The Mercury Prize, Brit Awards & Ivor Novello Awards...

**VictorCharlie** · 11-13-2011 09:59 AM

The thing about race issues in the U.S. is the lack of honest two-way dialogue. Discrimination is still largely a one way street whether it is passive or blatant but racism is very much a two way highway. White folks want to avoid the conversation all together due to simple fatigue, the fear of the PC police labeling any small thing they say as racist or some absurd guilt over actions they are removed from by multiple generations. Minorities don't want to have the honest conversation b/c they have to admit a certain level of hypocrisy and blame as well as the surrendering of a victim status used by tools like Sharpton. I don't care what type of community you look at (white, black, latin etc) more often then not the problems in that community are caused internally and the ultimate solution will have to be so as well.