Are not these awards also racist?

[anotheoldgit]

With tonight's MOBO (Music of Black Origin) awards and previous BET (Black Entertainment TV) awards.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/69598 35.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/51237 94.stm

Why are these necessary when we are constantly being told to ignore a person's colour? If there were to be awards for Music of White Origin or White Entertainment TV, they would be construde as racist.

[Pippa68]

Hey DJ....got any R&B? ;o)

Actually I just had a thought...is there REALLY any music that isn't of black origin? didn't Rock & Roll stem from black jazz and *ahem* the REAL rythmn & blues?

From Rock & Roll you got Rock music (deemed as white) and there you have it. Status Quo are MOBO!

[anotheoldgit]

Blimey Booldawg, having read through those lyrics you posted, got me thinking, what ever happened to romance?

The likes of Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sammy Cahn, Cole Porter and Ira Gershwin would be turning in their graves.

[Reverandfunk]

Pippa don't lol because I know that tomorrow night I will get sum bird in her 40's asking for rnb bcos "it's grate" shudders

[jackthehat]

I see your Status Quo, Pippa................and I raise you........'Steeleye Span' !!

[Pippa68]

But Rev..you do play Timberlake, surely? lol

[4getmenot]

I;m sure we have this question every year

[Reverandfunk]

At a push lol

Only sexyback usually which i dont really class as rnb

[anotheoldgit]

Classical music isn't of Black origin, Pippa68.

[Pippa68]

Electric folk music, jack...now there is a quandry! what about Jimi Hendrix?

My head hurts...

[Pippa68]

LOL Rev..what exactly is R&B/RnB?

Rhianna??? pah!

AOG ~ I give you that one. However classical music cannot be counted as it isn't regarded as chart mainstream. Unless you count Pavarotti, and he was a singer..not a composer. And I still wouldn't class him as a mainstream recording artist.

My head still hurts..

[Reverandfunk]

Pippa I do struggle at times lol.

Rihanna is a funny one, I really like SOS but umbrella is pants.

The things I get asked for most are:

50 cent
Akon
Sean Paul (I once offered to give someone a tenner if they could tell me what he was saying)
Usher

[Pippa68]

Ah yes...isn't SOS the one with the 'Tainted Love' sample?

Looking at the others I can see why your job can sometimes be a nightmare. However it must be worse at Christmas & New Year (Hi Ho Silver Lining, anyone?)

My son is into Chamillionaire at the moment. Ye Gods.

[Reverandfunk]

We be ridin'

Its so funny when 15 year olds come up to you and ask for NWA in patois lol

To be honest with you Xmas aint that bad I get away with about 2/3 xmas songs the rest is the just the usual rubbish lol. And I already have 11 bookings in december ;-(

[Pippa68]

Yay!

At least you know that you will hear 'Time Warp' and 'Wig Wam Bam' at least 11 times in December..lol.

[Ellegirly 74]

I kind of get it now. So it's not about an award for a 'black person', it's an award which celebrates a genre of music that was originally created by black people/culture??

I can understand it, but what I think is, possibly, that just saying the tables were turned and we wanted to celebrate the origins of white music and create an award ceremony for this (regardless of whether it was a white or a black person up for the award), in this country, in this day and age where racism has become such a HUGE ISSUE, it would most definitely have to be called something else so as not to upset people from other races/cultures.

For example I truly don't believe it would be able to be called 'Music of White Origin Awards', and I think that's quite simply due to the fact that the whole PC thing in this country has gone crazy.

[Pippa68]

I think we have established that 'Music Of White Origin' would be classical music ;o)

As it is easy to call it classical music, while music of black origin covers different genres, I think they have the correct name in the MOBO's.

[Reverandfunk]

Pippa I never play the time warp and surprisingly never get asked for it lol.

Wig wam bam please behave lol you'll be asking for tiger feet and *** on feel the noize next

[Pippa68]

I have to confess I have 'Wig Wam Bam' in the car. It was the first song Little Pippa learned to sing!

A lovely happy song to set me up for the day.

*walks off sheepish*

[Reverandfunk]

ballroom blitz is better lol

And the first single I ever bought was Magic by Pilot.....

closely followed by funky moped lol

[Pippa68]

Oh, oh oh! that Pilot one is another awesome one :o)

Do you have anything by Racey? lol.