Indiaantje89 wrote:
Nee hoor, het is enkel self fulfilling prophecy wat je nu doet. Er zijn ook veel en veel minder vrouwen actief in de muziek scene, dus daarom zijn er ook veel minder headliners. Maar dat is nog steeds geen bewijs dat ze niet iets zouden mogen.
Klopt wel en kan me evenwel vinden in de analyse van
@joslittel, doch is het vreemd dat ze dan net voor acts als Post Malone kiezen om op herhaling te komen of om Catfish & The Bottlemen te pushen als headliner terwijl die zowat overal in de UK te zien zijn en er talloze andere (vrouwelijke) acts zijn die op dat randje sub/headliner balanceren daar.
edit: Deze comment op Efestivals vond ik trouwens wel zeer treffend.
It’s about the culture that the entertainment industry has the power to create. What everyone sees/ hears on screen/radio is a big deal, particularly to young people who’s opinions on gender roles and equality are shaped massively by it. And if a young person, boy or girl, sees a line up promoted as six big headliners which is all hotdog and no bun they’re gonna grow up influenced by that. I’m not saying this one piddling festival has the power to change the world by itself, of course in the grand scheme its just one line up. But its indicative of the culture at large in a lot of corners of the industry. Of course all industries and companies have the same responsibility but it’s entertainment that everyone has in common and sees every day on some level.
You’re right, average Joe asshole misogynist isn’t going to change his mind if he sees more representation, if anything he will get more affronted and annoyed. But like your (don’t mean yours personally, just to make sure), “funny” racist grandparent does and says things you wouldn’t dream of now, the next generation will hopefully look at us and realise how much work we had to do to improve as well. The hard part for us is most of us really mean well but that doesn’t mean the problem doesn’t exist. And you’re right again, they’re probably richer and more successful than I will ever see in my life. But that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t get a fair amount compared to the men.
A fine, yet sad, current example, Chadwick Boseman who recently passed away was the lead in the first major studio blockbuster film which had a predominantly black cast. That film came out in 2018! And Boseman now has a legacy of contributing massively to breaking a massive wall down in an industry that wouldn’t give opportunities like that to black casts before.
I find it hard to believe anyone can look beyond gender, or colour or orientation. It’s part of who you are and who I am. Stormzy is a young black man from London and that absolutely drives his music and also drives why a lot of people love it or will never listen to it (bit of a bad example with how huge he is but you hopefully get my point). Our differences as people shouldn’t be ignored, that’s not what not being sexist or racist is. The point is being what you are shouldn’t hold you back.
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