I literally just had this argument with a friend. I made the same points as you. It was tongue and cheek. While not an OK think to say, it's comedians making jokes. Cancelling a tour and deportation seems like a gross overreaction to me.
The answer to the question “who thought this was a good idea?” Is Coca Cola. The companies (and distributors) selling these products to stores negotiates with those stores to build these displays and decides what they look like.
Fuck em.
I can’t believe I’m on the music industry’s side on this. It’s a sad day when I have to root for the team that’s made it hard for me to make a living while they fight against the team that’s trying to make me obsolete.
You don't come across as ignorant, no worries. It's mostly just nomenclature.
"Black Churches" are simply churches (usually, but not exclusively Baptist) that are located in or near, or cater to Black communities. There's usually a Black pastor. I've never really thought about why this is a thing until reading your comment, but my guess is it stems from the post-slavery and post-equal rights movement era thing. The federal, state and local governments put forth a lot of policies that are in retrospect kinda shitty to Black people. I imagine this led Black Americans to form congregations that they wouldn't be quietly pushed away from, and feel overall more comfortable in.
In modern America, they are just labeled that. There are no restrictions or rules against who can go to the church. I am a white, non-religious audio engineer, who works Sunday mornings doing sound at a "Black Church". I'd say about 10-15% of the members at this church are white or non-Black. The church is located within a section of town that has a more diverse population than other areas. The pastor and his family that run the church are very nice, and very welcoming of all the patrons. They've always been very nice to me, even knowing that I don't follow the religion.
This is also how I spell it, but is it the correct spelling?
Edit: I should have just read further.
Really glad he should be ok. This guy’s words are important and this band is important.
I’ll be real I didn’t know they paid better than others. But what does the number look like? Are they taking ten percent? Twenty? Or is it more like they pay out what’s equivalent to like one percent? If the numbers aren’t largely in the artist’s favor, it’s still exploitation and not ok.
Also don’t tell me I can’t hate them for any reason. Without researching I am VERY confident they are exploiting artists. It’s what companies like this do to artists.
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