tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286853982202032176.post148277396259728135..comments2024-01-31T03:27:27.261-05:00Comments on Living Out LOUD: Out of the BoxMango Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02145025404228450871noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286853982202032176.post-34131650981829147332008-04-25T07:47:00.000-04:002008-04-25T07:47:00.000-04:00In my experience it has not been unusual for most ...In my experience it has not been unusual for most people I encounter to be somehow inehrently biased towards african and diaspora cultural forms. Despite the massive cultural education we have had over the last few years, there is still the perception of the african as 'primitive' in a new sense. It is no longer simply the bushman image as it used to be. But even with the grudgung respect that african based forms have come to command, there is still teh perception that it is undisciplnedd, requires not actual professional study and is not intellectually or artistically rigorous. As a dancer, it has been interesting to watch the regard for asian cutural forms and the dismissal of african based forms, Some of it has been due to the way its been taught and introduction. the mistaken idea that 'every one can do it' makes it less; its non'exclusivity makes it less; Very few people that I hav come across teach asian forms without careful attention to the cultural relvance, the emphasis on the apprentice master tradition, the number of years it takes to acheive 'perfection' or to be considered accomplished. <BR/><BR/>It is an interesting conundrum that the very things that are esssential to the philosophy of diaspora culture are the things somehow seem to make it 'less' in (some of) the public eye. <BR/><BR/>So the question that becomes interesting to me is; how do we talk about it and present it with the same attention to its history, context, disciple and craft without losing its inherent idea of inclusive community based learning and experience? <BR/><BR/>Just musingTIDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539543803855719917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286853982202032176.post-51145338601342043412008-04-22T00:37:00.000-04:002008-04-22T00:37:00.000-04:00Grrrlllll....no you aren't making too much of it. ...Grrrlllll....no you aren't making too much of it. I truly believe we're going backwards in time when it comes to perceptions about another's culture, race, etc. So many folks just can't see outside the box...I wish it were different but I think we have to just be ourselves so the ignorant can become enlightened.QueenGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212730712511785252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286853982202032176.post-58355656488764884752008-04-11T21:57:00.000-04:002008-04-11T21:57:00.000-04:00WOW! That was heavy handed. You are not making t...WOW! That was heavy handed. You are not making too much of it. I wish you had a tape to play back for her so she could hear how racist and ignorant she sounded. I'm sure she would tell you that she isn't and that she loves you and your family, but...<BR/><BR/>The "but" seems to linger for many people. It's sad. Let's hope Jack is a more open minded person than his mother.<BR/><BR/>Jillybeanjillybeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501793583688098057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286853982202032176.post-75479651648679202492008-04-10T23:27:00.000-04:002008-04-10T23:27:00.000-04:00No she didn't! (Imagine that said with an irritate...No she didn't! (Imagine that said with an irritated neck roll and an angry finger wag).<BR/><BR/>I cannot believe she said that to you in your face. That is so rude and racist and would make me seriously not want to hang with her ever again. Be angry. <BR/><BR/>LTProfessor Tharpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.com