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Originally posted by DELTAQTE:
Ok let me be the devils advocate here.
I read someone said that white people are diggin her too. Do you think it's more because of her talent or it has something to do with that she's light skinned and pretty? Yeah Erykah is a bit earthy now and Jill Scott is just plain the bomb, but do they fit into white society's perception of beauty? The same could be argued for Beyonce.
I haven't bought the CD yet, but I do know that if I hear Fallen one more gin, I'ma pop! I do like the song girlfriend very much tho.
QTE
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if you visit erykah's site and look at the picture fan quilt you will see that there is a sizeable white fan base...i think that non-blacks are diggin alicia because alicia is a true artist and whether you are black, white, asian, hispanic, or whatever you know good music when you hear it...and i hope that as a black consumer you don't just buy "black music" because you would be playing into the very stereotype affixed to "us"...the same applies to jill...good music is good music...period...absent of color...i think that destiny's child draws in the teen and young adult audiences more so than older folks...teen and young adult audiences tend to be more tolerable of other races anyway and don't generally view life through a black and white filter...so i don't think their acceptance has to do with skin color...but the wide appeal of their music to that age group...
[This message has been edited by celestial_blues (edited August 12, 2001).]