thanks for reading. i’m always open to comments and new ways of thinking about…well, everything.

if you wish to leave a comment, you can always visit the LJ blog and leave an anon note there. nothing worse than having to track all these different blogging situations (i just opened on up on myspace that i have no idea what to do with, but was kinda “guilted” into opening LOL)

“And being a woman doesn’t make you talented by default.”
THANK YOU!! i’m somehow reminded of a line in Kill Bill 1 when “Vernita Green” and “The Bride” are talking…i think the line is something like about the former’s great accomplishment in the last 4 years was getting knocked up. ( yeah, that took some “Mad Skillz!” )

It is a fact of life that you’re going to have to deal with more than one group of people. No matter what anyone tells you it’s not a white world, black world, man’s world, or woman’s world. So going to an all _____ school may have some benefits while you’re there, but when you get out you’re not going to deal with all _____. I’m going to leave that statement alone before I do myself into a hole with someone who went to Norfolk State or something similar.
*I did go to Salem High and ODU, so I might as well have gone to an all Filipino school. Go figure.*

Anyway, to highlight the importance of female scholars, scientists, artists, musicians etc. is great. This is not something that should be limited to girls. In this instance, the female bassist is used as an example for hopeful female bassists. I’m not downplaying the role of positive influences; however, they should not be confined only to people who are like you. Blacks shouldn’t be limited to black role models…whites limited to white role models..and girls to female role models. If that were the case my #1 role model would be Mama Sita (the Aunt Jemimah of the Philippines) and half of Tia Carrere.

The talents of these female bassists should be incorporated into lessons for everyone and not just for girls. There are too many things in this world that are exclusive and not inclusive. That’s part of the reason why this world remains segregated in so many ways.

And being a woman does not make you talented by default. The Smartacus who thought that book up probably drops name after name…regardless of talent, skill, or creativity. Dude, I’ve seen D’Arcy…she’s not that great. So girls are going to focus on the girl part and not the bass part. “I’m going to be a girl in a band. I’m going to be so hot. All the boys are going to think I’m great. My playing will be crap, but I’ll be cute and have a guitar shaped like a flower and a Hello Kitty pick!”

If there is going to be a Bass Method for Girls, then why not just separate everything: Sciene for girls, Algebra for girls blah blah blah. I’ll tell you one thing, I would have raised hell if they did that to me in school. I’d much rather rather learn about Kurt Vonnegut and Asimov than Danielle Steele and Mary Higgins Clark.

I would type more, but I’m starving and Justin has money for the “Justin and Kim Eat Dinner Fund”.