When I think of jazz and blues , I think " what a load of f**king s**t"

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From about 1.2 million years ago to less than 100,000 years ago, archaic humans, including archaic Homo sapiens, were dark-skinned.
As Homo sapiens populations began to migrate, the evolutionary constraint keeping skin dark decreased proportionally to the distance north a population migrated, resulting in a range of skin tones within northern populations.
At some point, some northern populations experienced positive selection for lighter skin due to the increased production of vitamin D from sunlight and the genes for darker skin disappeared from these populations.
Subsequent migrations into different UV environments and admixture between populations have resulted in the varied range of skin pigmentations we see today.

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Just the good stuff. I think its kind of hard to doubt that genres such as Jazz, Rock, Rock N Roll, Blues, Soul and Disco were pioneered and pushed forwards by black artists into a white audience that then embraced them. Genres such as Funk, Hip Hop, Rap, Detroit House music and also revolutionised music again throughout a more modern period.

When I think Jazz and Blues (arguably the two most influential of genres) I think Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, Muddy Waters, Blind Lemon, John Coltraine, rather than... Eric Clapton and Glenn Miller.

Elvis might have been the king of rock and roll, but he was really just playing black music to white kids, as were the Stones and Beatles when they both started out. That's not to say white music was entirely non-contributory (Country music for example), but that modern music really stems from the influence of the 50s and 60s adaptation of black influences.

Of course the real pioneer was Patti Page and Frankie Laine.

Where the vast majority of people are within a demographic it is already the focus and the dominating voice. Others are to varying degrees less likely to be treated fairly, are certainly identifiable by their difference and more likely to hold other cultural ties. That is balanced out by them developing an identity that is mainstream but also often including a bond with those sharing their experiences and challenges.

There is a specific niche audience for say the Asian Network whereas there is little need for 'White TV' in a society that is vasty white. By nature of that fact the motivation for it would come from a different place. This is my logic behind the belief that all British black celebs, most of whom were at the MOBOS, aren't incredible racists which is essentially what some people here are saying.

By the same token if the country was vastly black instead of white I would understand the relevance of niche shows catering to the culture and hisory of that audience.

Edited by bilbo (08 Nov 2015 6.50pm)

Where the vast majority of people fall within one demographic it's already the focus and the dominating voice. Others are to varying degrees less likely to be treated fairly, are identifiable by their difference and more likely to hold other cultural ties. That is balanced out by them developing an identity that is mainstream but very often includes a bond with those sharing these same experiences and challenges.

There is a specific niche audience for say the Asian Network whereas there is little need for 'White TV' in a society that is vasty white. By nature of that fact the motivation for it would come from a different place. This is my logic behind the belief that all British black celebs, most of whom were at the MOBOS, aren't incredible racists which is essentially what some people here are saying.

By the same token if the country was vastly black instead of white I would understand the relevance of niche shows catering to that audience.

Edited by bilbo (08 Nov 2015 7.04pm)