The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #81259 Message #1489407
Posted By: Azizi
20-May-05 - 02:59 PM
Thread Name: BS: Re the Mudcat
Subject: RE: BS: Re the Mudcat
Bubble Burster,
You said 'it' isn't diverse and is quite Anglocentric".
I guess it depends on what you mean by 'it'.
In my 9 months on Mudcat I have 'met' a number of people here from numerous places throughout the world who are extremely knowledgable about a diverse number of music and non-music topics.
While I would love to see a increase in the number of Mudcat posters who are people of color, I have to disagree with you that the resources available in the archives -posts, Permathreads, and Digital Tradition- aren't diverse {meaning that they are only from and about Anglo music and issues that only relate to persons of Anglo descent}.
I would also add that with very few exceptions, I have found Mudcatters to be open to and enthusiastic about diversity.
I would ask you Bubble Burster, are you part of the problem or are you part of the solution?
What have you done lately to add non-Anglo music to Mudcat?
And what have you done lately to spread the word to people of color about this rich resource?