rolling "Is This Racist?" thread

the word "jazz" comes from "jasm", which meant semen but also was used to denote vitality and energy. this according to an art history professor from college.

All this jazzbo talk, I was about to make a witty remark about the Hasbro toy company.

But wait. Remember when "bro" was more of an African American reference, soul brother 70s street "jive" talk, etc?

Now it's more about frat boys and white people who surprise each other with bottles of Smirnoff Ice. Hasbro indeed.

Most of the music's innovators -- Ellington, Miles, Mingus, Monk, many others -- hated the term "jazz," which they (rightly) saw as limiting and demeaning at best.

Elvis Costello gets Stroppy with Aging Jazzbo

― lars von (Treeship), Wednesday, August 27, 2014 10:16 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^fuck elvis i just picked up a gary peacock/mal waldren record at a garage sale, dude rules

who'd have thought a racial slur would be mentioned in conjunction with elvis costello

what

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD0c2GQWBdY

Native America Become “Naturally Lazy” on The FADER‏

http://circuitsweet.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/b994e988-8fe7-4892-a306-7ba905033ad1.jpg

ha ha

are you fucking kidding me

brb, tearing my face off in frustration

When asked about the origin of their band name, frontman Ross Farbe explained, “I was thinking about the heritage of the music I wanted to create, and how rock and roll originated in America. It’s a joining of cultures and influences that could only happen in our young, strange country.”

yes this is racist

sigh

“People are scared to love the Beatles,” says Ross Farbe, vocalist and guitarist of New Orleans dream-pop, rock ‘n’ roll band Native America. “Along with that, the Beach Boys. Another band that everyone’s afraid to like. We adore them.”

are we at that point in the decade again, because I thought people love the shit out of those

People are scared to love the Beatles and Beach Boys? Was there ever a time or place where this was true?

iran, 1980

Soviet Union in 1970?

and so forth

sad that quote is too long for a thread title

all right, fine, ya got me

Scared to hate them more like... LOL 'scared' tho

That's what's wrong with music these days, not enough musicians hate the Beatles

looks like a still from 'the strokes - the high school years'.

first they came for the beatles

guilty of loving the beatles

also qualifies for the unfortunate band photo thread. First track doesn't sound too bad, a little like Dr. Dog.

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2014/09/thug-kitchen-author-real-names-revealed.html

oh ffs

Yes

why didn't they just cut to the chase and call it NIGGER CHOW

just coming here to post that

http://epicurious.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83451cb0369e201bb078ecd24970d-pi

THUG LIFE

Nnnoooo I wanted TK to be real!

"real"

Has ghettohikes taught us nothing?

Maybe they just wanted to imply that the food was filling enough for hired mafia muscle.

Or a cult of Indian assassins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee

maybe they just wahttp://epicurious.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83451cb0369e201bb078ecd24970d-pi

Even with the alleged decline in ILX brainpower over the years, I really don't think you need to annotate a Thuggee joke

whew

I lingered on the post button for many seconds with that one

I guess I liked to think there was a real Black dude from I dunno East Flatbush or something who was THAT into healthy eating as a from of subversive self-care.

The red mist cleared enough for me to start reading the article and

I read lengthy passages out loud to the entire staff in a voice that I can only describe as excessively masculine in a way that I am definitely not.

I cannot wait for someone to murder these people

Months later, after a bit of detective work and a fair amount of sweet-talking, I found myself driving through East Hollywood on the way to sample some dairy-free ice cream from Scoops, blasting Gucci Mane's "Lemonade" with the windows down.

deej?????

I didn't actually think he was in Brooklyn (also I've only seen the blog like twice) but that's how I imagined the author. This is infuriating.

Then, in early April, actress Gwyneth Paltrow included a link to Thug Kitchen in her GOOP newsletter, with no other commentary or explanation other than that This might be my favorite thing ever.

okay lol

http://theghettokitchen.tumblr.com/

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfgmua9QVK1qadi7y.jpg