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radioelizabeth
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Well...
What a ride.
I'm anticepating a close to the previous thread on "color coding".
Feels good to be challenged and even offended a few times, in order to strengthen the backbone and be affirmed in good solid positions.
Feels great to be able to stand behind every single word with my own name. It's like a test of integrity and character. Glad to know I'm still who I say I am.
I think at one point I was told I lived in "la la land". Hmm... sometimes I wouldn't mind visiting, but I wouldn't want to live there.
But whatzthat did (eventually) cite some stations that do indeed define their music by skin color...or at least, they use skin color in their positioner or name.
It was refreshing to finally be given examples of that.
Whatever the reason is on why they choose to do that, I would say I think it's a bad idea.
That is my opinion, of course, but it just doesn't seem to make much sense to me.
There has been much discussion that because they do, it should be ok. And that stations industry wide select music or pass on music based on the skin color of an artist (although, that claim was never substantiated). Again, that just seems so wrong.
Either way.
Terms like "Black Gospel" or "White AC" (never heard that before, but it would be just as strange) feel forced and uncomfortable and I'm under the impression they don't do much but cause a dividing line between people and music- a line that is drawn based on very primitive thinking.
I think one post actually went as far as to make an assumption that "black people like black music". I'm going to go global in my position here, and refute that.
People are not skin colors. Music is a lot of things, but never "black or white".
Other posts lumped artists together and made the assumption all they had in common was the color of their skin. Sad.
At one point the "gender card" was even played. Not sure what that has to do with the thread, but I will say I'm glad I'm a girl. Boys aren't nearly as pretty. (well, some are, but I digress...)
No examples were ever shown of any CCM ACs or CCM CHRs passing on an artist because of skin color. So, I'm guessing any more attempt to have evidence of that cited will fall on deaf ears.
Thanks for the lurkers and posters alike.

e
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RADIOELIZABETH
Pleasant, Passionate, Persuasive
www.radioelizabeth.com</P>
What a ride.
I'm anticepating a close to the previous thread on "color coding".
Feels good to be challenged and even offended a few times, in order to strengthen the backbone and be affirmed in good solid positions.
Feels great to be able to stand behind every single word with my own name. It's like a test of integrity and character. Glad to know I'm still who I say I am.
I think at one point I was told I lived in "la la land". Hmm... sometimes I wouldn't mind visiting, but I wouldn't want to live there.
But whatzthat did (eventually) cite some stations that do indeed define their music by skin color...or at least, they use skin color in their positioner or name.
It was refreshing to finally be given examples of that.
Whatever the reason is on why they choose to do that, I would say I think it's a bad idea.
That is my opinion, of course, but it just doesn't seem to make much sense to me.
There has been much discussion that because they do, it should be ok. And that stations industry wide select music or pass on music based on the skin color of an artist (although, that claim was never substantiated). Again, that just seems so wrong.
Either way.
Terms like "Black Gospel" or "White AC" (never heard that before, but it would be just as strange) feel forced and uncomfortable and I'm under the impression they don't do much but cause a dividing line between people and music- a line that is drawn based on very primitive thinking.
I think one post actually went as far as to make an assumption that "black people like black music". I'm going to go global in my position here, and refute that.
People are not skin colors. Music is a lot of things, but never "black or white".
Other posts lumped artists together and made the assumption all they had in common was the color of their skin. Sad.
At one point the "gender card" was even played. Not sure what that has to do with the thread, but I will say I'm glad I'm a girl. Boys aren't nearly as pretty. (well, some are, but I digress...)
No examples were ever shown of any CCM ACs or CCM CHRs passing on an artist because of skin color. So, I'm guessing any more attempt to have evidence of that cited will fall on deaf ears.
Thanks for the lurkers and posters alike.
e
<P ID="signature">______________
RADIOELIZABETH
Pleasant, Passionate, Persuasive
www.radioelizabeth.com</P>