"Black History Month - 11 Blacks Who Kill It In Heavy Metal & Hard Rock"

mynameislyddy:

stfuracists:

ross6505:

This is literally one of the most pathetic articles I’ve ever even attempted to read. Who gives a shit about the colour of someone’s skin? It’s practically singling out people in some weird form of Affirmative Action/Reverse racism but it isn’t called on because it’s some how treated as a “positive” thing. Rage.

Actually, I think the article is a great idea, because while people of color have significant roles in pop culture and particularly hip hop, the music industry has long been guilty of a lot of racism and whitewashing. It is essential to recognize the contribution of black folks in rock ‘n roll, especially since the genre started from white guys ripping off black music and making money off it.

This is a great article - I often lament the lack of POC in rock music. In the bands and in the audience. I think, this is something that is partly my responsibility to fix, as a white rock fan. The same way men/male people are partly responsible to encourage and make space for woman/female people in bands as as fans, and they all are partly responsible to do the same for non-binary people.

Anyone know of any articles about other rock genres, or other races/ethnicities? Asian people in punk bands, or something.

Some of my fave punk bands are Japanese: Teengenerate, Bleach03, Wart, The Ignition etc.