Mowo: Country Music Awards This Week

[Zeuhl]

November 6th and yet again it's the CMA Awards

The 47th in fact

http://www.cmaworld.com/cma-awards/

Why do these people get away with this blatantly racially defined competition?

There must be dozens of British clog dancers, brass bands and bagpipers who would like to enter but know it's hopeless unless one hails from America or Canada.

I know the usual flock of apologists for this sort of thing will say people of any race or creed can enter, but based on previous results you can bet the vast majority of winners will be white, from the mid west and wearing silly big hats indoors.

I bet if someone (such as BBC Radio 2) tried to hold British Folk Awards they'd be shot down in flames for being racist and anti-cowboy.

Perhaps other ABers will join in condemning this celebration of MOWO
(Music of Wildwest Origin) prejudice


:-)

[mikey4444]

Not sure how this really differs from the Mercury Prize. That is "an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland" Presumably that means that American or any other foreign albums can't get much of a look-in ? Low brow and entirely forgettable as most pop music but hardly racist surely ?

[FredPuli43]

Very funny !

For anyone who misses the joke, "Country music" means a genre of American popular music. It is derived from music of the South East USA. It does not mean any folk music from anywhere else.

[mikey4444]

Just found some British Folk Music awards, on Radio as it happens !

http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2011/02/bbc-radio-2-folk-award-winners-2011/

[mikey4444]

Ah...perhaps you were being ironic Zeuhl ? Bit heavy handed.

I can't stand country music...all that gingham and those awfully uncomfortable boots. I drove across the pan-handle of Texas once, about 20 years ago and had to resort to playing a wonky tape of the The Magic Flute on the rental car's stereo, because I couldn't find anything other than country music on the radio. Ghastly experience.

[boxtops]

So do you also rage against the MOBO awards, as being discriminatory?

[ludwig]

It's true, you don't see many black country singers. (Ozzy Osbourne doesn't count before anyone says it).

[andy-hughes]

I fail to understand how the CMA is racially biased.

Music always has, and always will, find its own level musically, culturally, and indeed ethnically as well.

Apart from Eminem, i would struggle to think of any Caucasian rapper who attracts any degree of respect from the urban community, similarly, country music has always eminated from predominently white comunities.

Just because a musical style attracts performers and admirers from certain ethnicities, does not make it racist - that would apply only if people other other races were not permitted to join in. This is clearly a case where other nations prefer not to join in, rather than would wish to and are exclduded on the basis of race.

I think you are on a dodgy premise here Zeuhl.

[mushroom25]

I once heard a description of how to make a country record - for which you needed a 7" vinyl single and a black and decker drill. you take the drill, and make a spindle hole about 3/4 of an inch off-centre. then place the single on a turntable with the deck spindle through the new hole and play.

hey presto! that authentic country sound!

[ludwig]

I think he's joking andy. It's an 'homage' to AOG's annual 'How can they get away with having a MOBO awards' question.

[sp1814]

Zeuhl

I see you've entered AB's 'Most Mischievous Question of 2013' competition.

Best of luck.

[mushroom25]

Ludwig, ozzy osbourne was born in Birmingham, which has never at any time formed part of the black country.

[andy-hughes]

ludwig - on second reading, I think you are right.

I admit i was surprised at Zeuhl's post - as i read it - because we are usually in step, but I can see I have read it with my irony-meter turned off -my mistake, apologies Zeuhl.

[sp1814]

andy-hughes

Yes - Zeuhl is pre-empting the annual 'Why are they allowed to get away with the MOBO awards' question.

I believe it now holds the record as the most asked question on AB of all time.

[sp1814]

andy_hughes

Also, the MOBOs have had plenty of white nominees over the years. It's nothing to do with race - all to do with the kind of music the artist produces:

Ed Sheeran
Jessie J
Eminem
Adele
The Streets
Chase and Status
Katy B
Matthew Halsall
Gwilym Simcock
Michael Hough

That was just in 2011.

[ludwig]

// Ludwig, ozzy osbourne was born in Birmingham, which has never at any time formed part of the black country. //

I'll take your word for it. I thought he was from Tipton/Dudley area.

[DJHawkes]

Garth was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame last year and supported this years inductee Kenny Rogers, I doubt he'll be going to these CMA awards though as his sister died the night before last.

[hc4361]

Ozzy was born in Aston, Birmingham and went to school in Aston.

[anotheoldgit]

andy-hughes

l/// ludwig - on second reading, I think you are right. ///

/// I admit i was surprised at Zeuhl's post - as i read it - because we are usually in step, but I can see I have read it with my irony-meter turned off -my mistake, apologies Zeuhl. ///

I thought that you promised a few days ago that you would cease jointing in with this AOG ribbing, but still when it comes to upsetting the likes of Zeuhi, someone like you is forced to take sides I suppose, you are all so fickle Andy.

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

Can't see Al Jolson in that list sp. :0)

[andy-hughes]

AOG - "I thought that you promised a few days ago that you would cease jointing in with this AOG ribbing, but still when it comes to upsetting the likes of Zeuhi, someone like you is forced to take sides I suppose, you are all so fickle Andy."

I didn't 'promise' anything, I confessed that my personal posts had been deliverately provocative, and for that I apologised, it was nothing to do with 'joining in' anything with anyone.

I have never, during my entire time on AB ever considered posting a response to avoid 'upsetting' anyone, ever, that is simply not the person I am, and I think you know that. I post what I think at the time, sometimes hastily I admit, but in this instance, I can assure you the concept of upsetting Zeuhl, or not, was not anywhere in my thinking at all.

I made the point that the irony of the posting missed me first time around - and i did not consider my post to be a support of any conflict with you.

In conclusion, i am not, and never have or will be 'forced to take sides', nor am i fickle, and i trust that on reflection, you may wish to ammend those observations since they are without merit.

It is difficult to assume a position of an innocent injured party receiving unjust barbed comments if you are dishing out the same.