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you may not have love for go-go, but do you "have a problem with it" as Mr Brown suggested

Now? No. Did I? Yes. It took me years to get over myself and realize that this is a locally-born genre of music and my attempts to devalue it were ridiculous.

Do you think the crowd responded because they resent african american nonnatives who don't like go-go.

Well yes. Why don't you? I've been to go-go clubs where the performers yelled expletive-ridden "we don't give a bleep who don't like our music" chants. Under the influence of a heavy mix of of drums, trumpets, guitars, vocalist etc., I'm inclined to believe that white people were the furthest thing from their minds. Kwame made a universal statement applying to anyone, irrespective of race. Yet, some apparently felt it was divisive. Well, ok.

Its possible they do (resent all nonnatives regardless of race, that is).

I would say they resent any who attempts to devalue their city.

OTOH Im also not sure its worth making a big deal out of

Well it's not. He was accused of being divisive. He's not making a big deal of it. People are passionate about their native home...good and bad.

Ask yourself this, if Tim McGraw made the same statement (about country music) at a Tennessee concert..and the crowd reacted the same way, would you instinctively think they were "really" referring to black people? I wouldn't.

That's a good test for any of those who felt the racial slight in Brown's comments. Try it. And be honest.

by HogWash on Jun 4, 2012 8:00 pm • link • report

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