Manire, Aaron D (amanire@indiana.edu)
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 13:15:15 -0500
Agreed. This rumor is internally incoherent. But, beyond that, if you
really want to know the truth, go ask Oprah: http://www.oprah.com Go look
through the show transcripts, whatever. Figure it out for yourself before
you perpetuate global ignorance. Stop. Think. Represent yourself.
Represent reality. That's the whole point of the Net. Really!!
On the AJ tip, I caught DJ Krush and Wagonchrist at the Metro, Chicago on
Saturday. Krush brought the house to hiphop epiphany with the smoothest
style I have witnessed on the technics. Climaxing the set, he broke out
classic Herbie Hancock, Rockit, eliciting massive OOOOHHHHHH's from the
crowd. Vilbert's performance, however, leaves something to be desired.
Perhaps he could rock a radio show, but not a party. I don't think he even
looked at the audience.
easy,
80M
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Berger [SMTP:paulberger65@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 1998 12:18 PM
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: Re: OFFTOPIC![Fwd: Fwd[2]: Racist]
>
> I would look at this as a rumor for now, because there are some real
> inconsistencies in the story. Here's the big one:
> >he basically said that if he had known that so many >chinamen and
> niggers were going to buy his clothes, >he never would have made it so
> nice...
> So, what was he gonna do, make great clothes for white people and
> shitty ones for everyone else? Are you nuts?
> Think about this; if Tommy Hilfiger was indeed a big-time racist(or a
> simple BIGOT), when why would he seek out young people of all races to
> model his clothes in fashion shows, magazine and TV ads? Doesn't that
> strike you as odd? Here, a white man's clothing line is embraced by a
> large part of the hip-hop community. If I were in his shoes, I would
> be one proud MF. And why would he make a statement like that on
> national TV, on OPRAH no less, using the 'n' word in her presence? Any
> right-thinking person with a high public profile would know better
> than to shoot himself in the foot like that. Do you really think that
> Tommy Hilfiger is stupid enough to go on Oprah and make such blatantly
> bigoted remarks? Would Oprah even choose to air a show like that?
> Sorry, Elson, if I'm rehashing what might be old news, but I can't see
> the point in tarnishing the name of a man that may be falsely accused.
> Let's not spread rumors until we can back them up with facts.
>
> Take Care-----Paul Berger---
>
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