Here’s what I’m talking about this morning.
1. Why some gay bars refuse to play hip-hop music: It’s usually because of racism.
We had an unfortunate situation in the gayborhood recently. The short story: A DJ at one of the bars allegedly complained about black customers requesting hip-hop music. Variants of the n-word were used to refer to the customers.
Of course this conversation happened via text, and screenshots were widely circulated on Facebook. Now people are outraged and some are boycotting that bar.
This is part of a broader tendency of gay bars to shy away from playing hip-hop music. The perception among some bars is that hip-hop music attracts an unsavory crowd that doesn’t spend much money and tends to get into fights.
The problem is that “we don’t play hip-hop because of the crowd” is often a veiled way of saying “we don’t want black people here.”
The result is that hip-hop (other than the stray Beyonce song) gets relegated to the bars with the worst standards, and stereotypes just reinforce themselves.
2. Winter-ish: Winter in Dallas is bizarre. We will flirt with freezing temperatures at night, but get into the 60’s and 70’s during the day. This makes it impossible to dress appropriately. I’m alternatively cold and overheated.
Hopefully I’ll get it together soon.
3. Russian hacking: Things are heating up.
4. Women who draw: this lovely directory of female illustrators that I came across.
5. The Dallas Zoo: We went, and it was freezing.
Tonight
Here’s what’s going on in the gayborhood tonight:
Drag show at JR’s Bar & Grill at 11 p.m.
2 Comments
Jim Dujka
December 13, 2016 at 8:00 amWhen it comes to the hip-hop topic, I don’t see it as a race issue, but more of a culture issue. I have personally noticed that when hip-hop music is played, the crown tends to be louder, ruder, and to be honest – just plain ignorant with how they treat other guests as well as the bar staff. I am not sure whether the guests spend more or less money, but I have also personally witnessed more fights and altercations during the “hip-hop themed nights”. It doesn’t matter what the color of their skin is, it’s their behavior and mindset that’s the problem. I will not go to an establishment when the music entertainment is hip-hop based. Why is it that when facts are pointed out, the problems are discussed, and decisions are made based upon the behavior of the crowd, people immediately claim racism?
Ogden Mendez
December 14, 2016 at 5:13 amThis is so fake!
I am Mexican i hate hip-hop and not cuz of that means I hate black people… so imma be asking for corridos and if they don’t play then I’ll get mad and say it’s cuz they are racist? What a ridiculous thing… I love my friends and I don’t see them as black, yellow, white or brown… they are just my friends… so dude stop sharing hate