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Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Birth of the Legendary Brilliant Musician and International Human Rights Activist Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 - April 21, 2003) ~ PRESENTE

“Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music…

I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about… Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.”

I don’t celebrate this day, so I will just send out to everyone, some love, peacefulness, power, healing energy, healthy food, companionship, validation for all our righteous rage, kind words, heat & hot water, and the belief that we are one day closer to freedom.

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provocatoria: You know, I follow a decent number of white queer/feminist folks that rave about white queers, the white subjects of human interest stories and other white celebrities transgressing gender norms.It’s reblogged and reposted and lauded as a phenomenal step toward gender equity. But. Why haven’t I seen this yet? Maybe it’s because Kanye is the center of a genre of music that they blame for all misogyny on the face of the planet? Could it be that he’s a black man and that black men are blamed for violent sexism while we give white dude artists a pass and glorify them when they decide to be decent human beings? Hm. The racism doesn’t just show itself in what is said, but what isn’t said too.
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provocatoria:

You know, I follow a decent number of white queer/feminist folks that rave about white queers, the white subjects of human interest stories and other white celebrities transgressing gender norms.It’s reblogged and reposted and lauded as a phenomenal step toward gender equity.

But.

Why haven’t I seen this yet? Maybe it’s because Kanye is the center of a genre of music that they blame for all misogyny on the face of the planet? Could it be that he’s a black man and that black men are blamed for violent sexism while we give white dude artists a pass and glorify them when they decide to be decent human beings?

Hm. The racism doesn’t just show itself in what is said, but what isn’t said too.

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