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John Coltrane's Tone Circle

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166 points jim-jim-jim | 3 comments | 03 Sep 25 12:38 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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pessimizer ◴[03 Sep 25 16:12 UTC] No.45117446[source]▶
Nothing upper-middle class people love more than worshiping dead black Americans, while treating their descendants like dangerous parasites. They were so cool, such genius! I can't wait to be the authority on them, and make more on redefining them than they ever saw in their lives, or to buy the new product that no black American makes a dime from.

One day, every black American will be gone, and all that will be left of them are statues that everybody holds in very high regard.

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1. sealthedeal ◴[03 Sep 25 16:38 UTC] No.45117827[source]▶
You ok man? Having a bad day?
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2. shermantanktop ◴[03 Sep 25 16:47 UTC] No.45117928[source]▶
GP is describing a well-known phenomenon that spans countries, cultures and history: majority culture having a love/hate relationship with minorities, with extraordinary individuals on one side and diffuse fear and hatred on the other. Go read Othello's speeches.

So I know what they're saying. Do you not?

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3. krapp ◴[03 Sep 25 17:06 UTC] No.45118140[source]▶
Not every instance of white people liking or consuming black culture is that of a racist parasite trying to bleed the culture dry though. Sometimes white people just like stuff, and their interests overlap (as in this case with esotericism and music.) Culture works that way for everyone. The author doesn't seem to be trying to redefine anything or whitewash John Coltrane or what have you.