I'm Not Being Prejudiced, But...
So there were two older folks talking in a cube near mine. They were discussing American Idol and how a lot of the people on there are doing a lot of modulations and runs on the scales. The man complained about how much they're like Mariah Carey and that he didn't enjoy that. The woman said, "That's Black. I'm not being prejudiced, but I am sorry, that's black."
He said, "Well, no it isn't."
She said, "Oh yes it is and now all the kids on there are doing that."
Well, cool, as long as you're not being prejudiced.
They then went on to discuss Jazz music at length, mentioning greats like Ella Fitzgerald. Gee, jazz doesn't have any modulations or scale runs, does it?
He said, "Well, no it isn't."
She said, "Oh yes it is and now all the kids on there are doing that."
Well, cool, as long as you're not being prejudiced.
They then went on to discuss Jazz music at length, mentioning greats like Ella Fitzgerald. Gee, jazz doesn't have any modulations or scale runs, does it?
posted by Ueberyak at 7:40 AM
4 Comments:
i'm not being prejudiced, but jazz is pretty stinking black as well.
Cool.
As long as you aren't being prejudiced.
I'm not being prejudiced either...however...
Some of the assholes on American Idol have ululations worthy of a Ubangi driving a spike thru his rather (sterotypically) large genitalia.
Not that there is anything wrong with that...
I was listening to a show on NPR a few years back, and it was opera snobs listening to a snippet of an aria, naming the singer and naming the extra notes the put into a flourish that aren't supposed to be there. So even us cultured white snobs have people jumping the scales and fluttering all over the place. But then again, and I'm not being prejudiced, but opera is so white.
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