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Originally posted by Austin
And you can't pretend to talk for all Caribbean peoples everywhere. I'm sure the vast majority couldn't give two ****s about people covering a Rihanna song, as long as it is done in a respectful and celebratory manner. Lets flip it shall we. I have a strong connection to UK grime culture. If someone was to do a (good) cover of a JME or Stormzy song, I would enjoy it and think it was cool - as long as it wasn't mocking the song in any way.
Rihanna, a global superstar that represents blurring cultural boundaries and capitalism has released a song and its going to get covered. If it wasn't being covered and it flopped, i bet people like you would be angry that white people had ignored it. It's ridiculous
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But i'm not. I'm not trying to speak for ALL Caribbean people. My cousin may have a different approach and feel to the song just like my best friend would, just like my Godsister would. However, I have the right [as a person with an ethnic/ancestral connection] to Jamaica to put forth my thoughts on the song. That is valid since EYE have a lived experience of it.
Same with grime. You can appreciate it sure, i am not denying that for you, but if you do not have a lived experience of that way of life, then you do not have ownership of that music or its culture. Like how i can respect music derived from Tamil but with no connection, i do not and cannot claim an ownership of it.
Please also let this be known. I could not give a **** about if a White person ignored a track. I do not place their validation on a pedestal. I do not care. Just respect what that person has put forth. Whether it be music, film, publications etc.
Just ... sad.
