1xtra Racist?

bob crunkhouse · Post by **bob crunkhouse** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:15 pm

somehow found myself on this kids myspace page, hes started a discussion about 1xtra promoting "new black music" and that being racist, i think i agree. Check it here if you happen to be extremely bored and at home for christmas (like me)!

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... =286882209

This is my favourite bit

SORRY BUT I GOTTA STEP IN A SAY SOMETHING

THINK BOUT IT LIKE THIS!!! 1XTRA WAS MADE AND DEDICATED TO BLACK ARTIST AND THATS IT.

COS RADIO 1 WAS PALYING ALL GENRES, CREEDS AND COLOURS ON THERE

1XTRA CREATED A DIGITAL RADIO STATION FOR BLACK/WHITE/ASIAN WHATEVER...

NUFFIN RACIAL ABOUT IT.

I'M SURE THERES OTHER THINGS OUT THERE THAT ARE MADE FOR JUST WHITE PEOPLE,

LIKE SUNBEDS

GET ME

Thoughts etc..

blizzardmusic · Post by **blizzardmusic** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:16 pm

what a load of shit coming from this guy.

powerpill · Post by **powerpill** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:16 pm

sunbeds comment

bob crunkhouse · Post by **bob crunkhouse** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:19 pm

BlizzardMusic wrote:what a load of shit coming from this guy.

do u think? i mean its just music, urban msuic i guess. Dosent mean black music.

blizzardmusic · Post by **blizzardmusic** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:20 pm

Bob Crunkhouse wrote:
BlizzardMusic wrote:what a load of shit coming from this guy.
do u think? i mean its just music, urban msuic i guess. Dosent mean black music.

music shouldn't have a brand sayin that its black. its music for everyone.

djelements · Post by **djelements** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:20 pm

As far as I'm concerned, anything that says one race is better than another race is discriminatory and racist. Haven't read the article yet, but if you say there's radio stations that play only certain races' music, there is nothing wrong with it unless it promotes the superiority of that specific race over any other race. (eg. Black Power, White Supremacy, Aryan Supremacy, etc.)

EDIT: After having read the article, and your responses, I'd have to say that you both make good points, he just comes across as a douche making the same points as you guys. And yeah, urban areas may be predominantly inhabited by black people, but "Urban" music doesn't have to be "black" music.

bob crunkhouse · Post by **bob crunkhouse** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:24 pm

well theres obviously none of that involved. I guess its music of black origin (perhaps?) but i dunno, i just dont see it as necessary. i mean it could never happen the other way round..

boy_arena · Post by **boy_arena** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:26 pm

Im actually glad someone has posted this, its always made me wonder why the hell do they say home of black music hmmm.

bob crunkhouse · Post by **bob crunkhouse** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:26 pm

BlizzardMusic wrote:
Bob Crunkhouse wrote:
BlizzardMusic wrote:what a load of shit coming from this guy.
do u think? i mean its just music, urban msuic i guess. Dosent mean black music.
music shouldn't have a brand sayin that its black. its music for everyone.

yeah i agree, in which case you agree with him to, i.e hes not talking a load of shit.

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:36 pm

"Urban music" makes no sense. Simon and Garfunkel were from New York, does that makes Bridge over troubled water "urban music"? Does it fuck. "Urban" is a euphemism for black. Why not just say black?

ozols man · Post by **ozols man** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:39 pm

haha yeh isnt that that twat who posts bulletins everyday about the smell of his arse crack etcetera. jesus i never seen someone with so much time on his hands, his tunes r a bit shit too like

bob crunkhouse · Post by **bob crunkhouse** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:40 pm

fuck that! Urban music to me just means inner city music, the sound of the underground etc. Nothing racial about it.

would you call dubstep black music?

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:45 pm

Bob Crunkhouse wrote:fuck that! Urban music to me just means inner city music, the sound of the underground etc. Nothing racial about it.

would you call dubstep black music?

They are using black to refer to their audience more than the origins of the music. If they meant of black origin then the majority of popular music would be eligible to be termed as such. What they mean is music predominantly listened to by the black community, or just music that is conspicuously listened to by said community. So that would be a no.

blizzardmusic · Post by **blizzardmusic** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:46 pm

Bob Crunkhouse wrote:
would you call dubstep black music?

no
you wouldn't
coz the majority of people that are either producing dubstep are white.

loefah
skream
s.n.o
whiteboi
cluekid
skream
hijak
caspa
rusko
ekaros
reso
distinction
omen
plasticman

i could go on for ages.

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:46 pm

If you don't think hip-hop, r'n'b, dancehall and garage have a different audience to what's played on Radio 1 and that there's no racial element to this difference I would like to know what colour the sky is in your world.

djelements · Post by **djelements** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:52 pm

jim wrote:I would like to know what colour the sky is in your world.

Orange, with clouds shaped like monkey silhouettes.

umkhontowesizwe · Post by **umkhontowesizwe** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:54 pm

jim wrote:If you don't think hip-hop, r'n'b, dancehall and garage have a different audience to what's played on Radio 1 and that there's no racial element to this difference I would like to know what colour the sky is in your world.

This may be true but using the same logic, can you see a show specialising in rock music (radio 1 rock show for example) being billed as 'promoting new white music'? I think it's the double standard that pisses folk off.

Not that I would have a problem with that btw, people shouldn't be afraid to call a spade a spade.

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:55 pm

It's not a double standard. We live in a predominantly white country, everything unless otherwise stated is geared towards a general audience, meaning a generally white audience.

Edit: Oops didn't read the last bit of your post

d-T-r · Post by **d-T-r** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:56 pm

i had a similar converstaion with someone a while back when it was the mobos...

im white but made the point that it was fair seeing as its music with black ORIGIN

thats not to say white people can't enjoy it obviously. music is colour blind.

blizzardmusic · Post by **blizzardmusic** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:56 pm

dTruk wrote: thats not to say white people can't enjoy it obviously. music is colour blind.

gracias.

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