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Hey just an fyi (because i feel quite silly for only clocking this now), but that African Music Forum account is run by some French settler in West Africa.
I’ve boosted some of those posts, because my ass thought “oh cool, a publication on African music surely it’s an African”
My bad, forgot the fedi is full of colonisers 😑
Blocked.
@Walrus Okay so here's a thought on cultural appropriation.
Say someone from a culture that historically dominated/dominates another culture for some reason: e.g. a white British person and a Black African person via racism/imperialism/colonialism/capitalism, appropriates something from that culture: e.g. African music...
It is in no way comparible to a white Welsh person appropriating Greek music. That's just not an issue.
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@imp3tuz
@Walrus Okay so here's a thought on cultural appropriation.
Say someone from a culture that historically dominated/dominates another culture for some reason: e.g. a white British person and a Black African person via racism/imperialism/colonialism/capitalism, appropriates something from that culture: e.g. African music...
It is in no way comparible to a white Welsh person appropriating Greek music. That's just not an issue.
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@imp3tuz
@Walrus Furthermore, it centres the conversation from Black folk rightfully complaining about shitty white cultural appropriation to us. It appropriates it too, as it were.
So next time a Black person complains about us, *listen*, don't appropriate.
I'm white, so maybe you'll listen to me. You sure as heck aren't listening to the Black folk in this thread. 🤷♀️
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if you come in here on some “why can’t white people enjoy african music?” I am going to tell you to get Kirked.
I don’t give two shits about you enjoying our music, however creating a whole blog about it (THAT ACCEPTS DONATIONS) as a white settler on the continent is the definition of coloniser bs.
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@imp3tuz
Yeah, you should block me as well. I have a website about Rebetiko, I am not Greek, and I live in Wales.