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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Sparked by a familiar controversy rearing its head on The Lex's LJ, I thought maybe a poll would help us get further into this question. (Let's not go all ILM here, please.)

[Poll #663010]

The underlying question maybe:"Is it important for your consumption of music to reflect your social and political beliefs?" (another old ILM favourite). When the choice to be made is a negative one, a lot of people say "yes" - someone who hates homophobia may well boycott records by an act they see as homophobic. But my guess is people who believe in racial equality don't make 'positive' choices to support that in their music consumption (for instance). And why should they, if they don't like the music? But I think it's an interesting area.

Comments

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

haha yes does "bought" include STOLE VIA THE INTERWEB?

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

well also, it's all just track, track, track these days, not "records" ie alBUMS

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

ie how do i count the 200+ tracks by JUST ONE LADY i d/led in order to ensure victory in cuptimism?

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

i don't think freakytigger's thought this whole thing through...

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

Oh, he's a busy man, you know!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

like flip he is ;) i do as much work as him and i do next to 0.

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

B-but all those polls!

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

was that lady GOOGOOSH? (don't answer this if it will somehow spoil the surprisedisrupt Iran's team selection) (haha catch 22!)

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

YES IT WAS!

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

MULLAH RESMAT HAS NO STANDING WITHIN THE IRANIAN CAMP

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

also should i include two alBUMS i have downloaded in their entireity recently, but which i bought ten years ago?

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

And how do I count the Girl Groups Box Set? And what ethnicity are all these girls???

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yes!

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

ah, I stuck with actually paid real actual money for actually ones. If it was 'acquired by any means nudge nudge guvnor' the albums I've acquired in the last three days, i.e. 500+, are around 98% black and easily 90% male.