
Music Of Black Origin: WHITEY'S NEED NOT APPLY (Unless you admit that good white music is only good because it's really of black origin, you thieving white bastards)
Yes – that’s right, the bloody MOBO’s. For those who haven’t yet had this rammed down their throats during another ‘lets not point out blatant positive-discrimination against whites’ item on the news, MOBO’s stands for (wait for it…)
Music
Of
Black
Origin
(Awards)
So, really they should be called MOBOA, but that sounds like the lead character in a black-only version of Rocky.
Anyway, if you haven’t spotted it and become outraged already you’re probably not white. But here’s the deal: I have NO PROBLEM with black people (or yellow, pink, purple or green people) or the statement that some music is definitely of ‘black origin’. I wouldn’t argue about this any more than I would argue against the statement that some music is of white origin, or that some cars are of Japanese origin, or that some of the food in my fridge is of supermarket origin, and beyond that, farm origin. BUT, can you seriously imagine the uproar that would ensue if some white popstar launched the MOWO’s….
That’s right – the
Music
Of
White
Origin
(Awards)
So, come on then. How about it? What’s that I can hear? White supremacist what? Racist who? All white music comes from black music? Seriously??
WTF? There’s no way on this planet that anyone would try to answer the MOBO’s with a white equivalent . Lets face it, they’re simply trying to draw lines of segregation (there’s irony for you..!) between whole segments of society based on whether their skin is white or black. Never mind halfway meaningful categories like asian, african etc – they don’t care about that. It’s white, or it’s black – that’s all that matters. I say again: W. T. F???? Does it matter that some music has a black origin? It does to some people, but to try to lay claim to whole swathes of popular culture by claiming that its origin is ‘black’ is like trying to argue that we’re ALL BLACK just because the cradle of life on this planet just so happened to be in what we today call Africa. We all came from the same gene pool, the same primordial slime – ergo, we’re all black. That makes everything of ‘african origin’. Happy now?
It’s as though these people want to deny the great non-black musicians who have added to, improved, or been inspired by music of black origin. Just look at rock-and-roll. It wouldn’t exist in the same way today without its black roots, but rock-and-roll is now a totally different beast – it’s been adapted, it’s become an almost exclusively white phenomenon (Don’t believe me? Let me see an all-black mainstream rock band. Rap – yes, RNB – yes, Rock – no. It’s a cultural thing, not a race issue – it’s just how the musical/cultural cookie crumbled.)
I don’t have a problem with anyone based on their race, colour or culture, but I do have a problem with inequality and blatant misuse and abuse of social and cultural power. I can’t help but feel that the black slave trade (a blip in terms of the history of the planet – all be it a shameful chapter in human history) is the ethnic-history equivalent of an Everlasting Gobstopper. It just never gets any smaller. Generations upon generations pass by, and yet the great great great great grandchildren of those who were genuinely enslaved and mistreated still bang on about it like it happened to them.
I might as well start a new campaign to ‘big-up’ the ‘oppressed whiteman’ who’s still, in the 21st century (a century with a black US President – a monument to democracy and equality) held racially-responsible for the mistakes of their ancestors. Afterall, my great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather ‘probably’ got enslaved by arabs in the 9th century. That’s right, black people don’t have the monopoly on slavery – but they sure do have the monopoly on playing the victim on history’s behalf. And they’re welcome to it. I don’t need to dredge up the past and wear it like a badge on my sleeve to justify my right to fair and equal treatment. It’s just a shame that bullshit (and, frankly, racially-exclusive) drum-beating, issue-ridden awards like the MOBO’s feel that they can’t let the music speak for itself. Even the MOBO website seems ashamed to mention what the acronym actually stands for, prefering instead to emphasise that it’s all about “urban music”. What thinly-veiled bullshit. Some PR guy is probably advising them to stop emphasising the meaning of MOBO – whilst the founder repeats the words “It seemed like a great idea for a name at the time.”..
Ah, thinking about it, they’re probably afraid to let the music speak for itself. Mainly because RNB and rap is utterly derivative, aggressive tuneless shite which glorifies gang culture/violence/intolerance/women-as-shag-machine-bitches and all the rest. Oh yeah, and here’s several shining examples of the so-called ‘positive role models’ offered up to black kids. This particular gallery has a ‘For FUCK’S SAKE LIGHTEN THE FUCK UP’ theme. Enjoy.

Sad Miserable Fuck (hey, it's a rap name, not an insult!)

I'll bust a cap in yo ass! How shit-stirringly original.

Need I say any more? Really?

Attitude. It's all about the tw-attitude.
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How about some equality for the whitey’s, hmm? Or is equality a one-way street now? Please, please. Someone launch the MOWO’s – I want to see the outrage unfold on the news as the ‘poor oppressed middle-class white-man’ takes a damn good kicking for daring to celebrate ‘whiteness’. Don’t worry, it’ll never happen.
GZS
PS: Anyone who thinks this is a racist blog needs to:
A) Get off the ‘anyone who mentions the words black in the same sentence as a criticism is a racist’ bandwagon.
B) Learn to read, slowly and thoroughly.
C) Learn to READ and understand, before they pass snap judgements.
D) Consider how they would react if the MOWO’s were launched and ask themselves this question: “Have I got a racist attitude hidden under my persecution complex?”.
E) I said, LEARN TO READ.
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