Ok here is something I want to discuss, especially with those who actually know how hiphop really started. Like, those who know that hiphop isnt just about rap. I mean, did it really "originate" or "start" from oppression from "whites." Or did it Grow from oppression from whites.
Im leaning towards the latter based on the history.
Hiphop started on sedgewick ave at a birthday party by Kool herc. Kool herc noticed people dancing more during the break beats so he decided to try making a continuous long break beat by just playing the break beat of one record and then going into the breakbeat of another and repeat. Nothing about that really involves oppression from whites. Now the graffiti, and later emceeing only grew the culture due to the oppression from whites for sure. But its actual inception? I feel like thats debateable.
Hip hop originated under conditions of socioeconomic oppression that existed as a direct consequence of white supremacy.
If you want to get into the finer details of the innovation and inspiration behind the origin of the "sound" of hip hop and how that not long after melded with the lyricism, dancing, fashion, art and cultural norms that created hip hop as we know it today and have for the majority of its existence, then that's always a dope discussion to have, but I don't think it is in any sense whatsoever, debatable that the the poor and disenfranchise black people saw it as a powerful movement to push back against those that oppressed them in self expression.
The surrounding details and circumstances such as her having a lengthy history and collecting things on her own for the museum seems like this was a personal passion of hers. Nobody seems to be disputing her qualifications so this is largely boiling down to her skin color. In which case she still has multiple black bosses. It's not like she's running the museum or anything approaching that level.
You're essentially saying no matter her qualifications, she shouldn't be hired at all because she's white.
That's a very simplified way of putting it, not that it would be unprecedented, because a lot of people wouldn't want a man to curate a museum dedicate to women's suffrage, or a non Native American to curate Native American history at a museum dedicated to it, or a non Japanese person to curate Japanese history for a museum dedicated to Japanese history.
Of course those things do happen, but they're wrong also.
There should be nothing outrageous about saying a white woman shouldn't be the one curating a black art form at a museum dedicated to black history.
If it weren't for her this shit wouldn't exist, period. Its sure as shit appropriate for her to be in the role and she shouldn't be expected to turn it down because the "optics" aren't right.
There is no evidence of that, and even if it was the cause, if it took a white woman to make a hip hop section happen, then that would only strengthen my argument that black voices should speak on behalf of black culture.
Hiphop IS a culture. Saying it the way you say it makes it seem like it isnt inclusive which even the forefathers of hiphop would disagree with you. Im rollling with KRS before im rollin with you bruh
Have we gotten to the point where you're denying hip hop is black culture in a thread where people have issue with a white woman being hired to be an authority on black art?
On an issue that is clearly controversial? No, I would think that something so controversial leading to such passionate discussions on race and cultural appropriate is not a non issue. To me, that would seem very obvious.